Every year, the Lunar New Year marks the transition from one animal to another. The Year of the Dragon, which began on Feb. 10, 2024, ended Tuesday to begin the Year of the Snake.

Comparing Chinese New Year with America's largest annual migration is a good way to gauge its enormous size. Thanksgiving 2017 saw jam-packed airports, snarling tailbacks on the interstate and a ...

Lunar New Year, a holiday celebrated by more than 1 billion people around the world, is nearly upon us. With its symbols, traditions and diversity across countries and populations, ...

The Year of the Horse begins today with the Chinese New Year, but there's more the moon and its lunar cycle than meets the eye. Here's a look at popular lunar questions, with answers.

The lunar calendar, unlike the Gregorian calendar, uses the phases of the moon to delineate days, weeks and months of the year. A lunar month is the period of time from one new moon to the next ...

Lunar New Year is full of obscure facts, fun quirks and interesting customs. Here are 11 things to know about celebrating Lunar New Year in 2020 as we usher in the Year of the Rat.

Lunar New Year isn't just one night or day of celebrating, as it lasts for several days. In China, the celebration lasts 15 days, with the Spring Lantern Festival on the final day.

Get ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year of 2020, also known as the Chinese New Year. Here are some facts and superstitions about this annual cultural event, celebrated by millions of people ...

Travel and parties are discouraged in much of the world right now as the pandemic casts a shadow over the 2021 Lunar New Year. Find out how people are ushering in the Year of the Ox despite Covid-19.

Traditions and celebrations for the Year of the Tiger. Updated February 1, 2022 More than 3 years ago A Lunar New Year celebration in Sydney's Chinatown on Jan. 29.

This year, Lunar New Year begins Jan. 29. Because the lunar calendar is based on the phases of the moon, the beginning of the year happens on a different day each year.