Firecrackers, parades and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield.

From Beijing to Hanoi and Moscow, the holiday — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea — ...

Thousands of years later, each lunar year is still said to possess certain characteristics of its animal namesake, and those ...

Across the world, hundreds of millions of people are welcoming the Year of the Snake as they celebrate the Lunar New Year ...

Asian American communities around the U.S. and around the world are ringing in the Year of the Snake Wednesday, including in ...

The first new moon of the lunar calendar officially ushered in the new year in many cultures Wednesday, marking the imminent ...

Google is ringing in the Year of the Snake in South Korea and beyond with a Lunar New Year-themed Google Doodle.

Celebrated across Asia and beyond, it marks the start of a new year based on the cycles of the moon rather than the Gregorian ...

The Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, is a 15-day festival that begins today, Jan. 29.

As millions of people around the globe ring in the Lunar New Year, one Boston hotel welcomed a local kung fu and tai chi ...