Lunar New Year, often called the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year, is the most important holiday in China and many other Asian communities. Every year is marked by a different animal and 2025 is the Year of the Snake.

Firecrackers, parades and prayers marked the Lunar New Year as millions around Asia and farther afield celebrated

Asian American communities around the U.S. and around the world are ringing in the Year of the Snake Wednesday, including in New York City. The Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival,

It’s the Lunar New Year! As of January 29, 2025, we have officially entered the Year of the Snake. Lunar New Year — which includes Chinese New Year, Seollal in Korea, Tet in Vietnam and more — begins on Wednesday, kicking off more than two weeks of celebrations.

If you want to greet your relatives or impress your friends, here are some popular Mandarin and Cantonese phrases, and how to pronounce them.

To welcome the year of the snake, Tet Fest celebrates with authentic food, music and dances. From Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, the Mary Queen of Vietnam Church in the Village de L'Est of New Orleans East, the state's largest Vietnamese community, transforms into a culinary wonderland, offering traditional fare like pandan waffles and pho.

The first new moon of the lunar calendar officially ushered in the new year in many cultures Wednesday, marking the imminent arrival of spring and the first day of the Year of the Snake, which symbolizes good luck, rebirth and regality.

In the Chinese zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake. Different countries across Asia celebrate the new year in many ways and may follow a different zodiac.

Librarian Susan Monroe talks about Lunar New Year and the Year of the Snake project for children Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, at the Emmaus Public Library. The library held a celebration featuring

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‍Sheffield is set to celebrate Chinese New Year with its “biggest” festival to date – featuring events across the city over the next 12 days. The Lunar Chinese New Year Festival 2025 will begin with a light switch-on at Sheffield Children’s Hospital later today (30th January), followed by performances at Meadowhall shopping centre on Friday.