The recent debate about whether we should call the holiday “Chinese New Year” or “Lunar New Year" has made me reflect on the ...

Ramped up military patrols during the usually quiet Lunar New Year were softened with social media messages from PLA service ...

In the Chinese zodiac, each new year, according to the lunar calendar, is associated with one of 12 animals, and 2025 marks the Year of the Snake. Different regions in Asia may not follow the same ...

Every year, when the first new moon in the lunar calendar rises, millions of families across East and Southeast Asia gather ...

Hundreds of millions gathered Wednesday in homes and crowded festivals to mark the beginning of the Chinese lunar calendar new year, ringing in the Year of the Snake with feasts, dances ...

The moon enters its new phase for February 2025 tonight, leaving the skies nice and dark for observing many bright planets ...

especially in China, where it is a major cultural celebration. The festival begins on the first new moon of the lunar calendar and lasts for 15 days, culminating in the Lantern Festival.

A woman carries a section of a dragon in February 2024 during a Chinese dragon dance at a Lunar New Year Festival in Austin, Texas. On the Gregorian calendar, Lunar New Year – which lasts from ...

Rather than following the Western Gregorian Calendar with 365-day years, the Chinese New Year follows a lunar calendar based on the moon's 12 phases. Each phase cycle spans approximately 29 days ...

In the Chinese zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the ... It begins with the first new moon of the lunar calendar and ends 15 days later on the first full moon. Because the lunar calendar is based ...

The rain didn't stop community members, families and friends from gathering for the 27th annual Lunar New Year Parade in ...