Lunar New Year festivals and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield.

This year, Lunar New Year begins today, Wednesday, Jan. 29, and ends Feb. 12. Lunar New Year, also widely regarded as Chinese ...

The lunar new year marks the first new moon of the lunar calendar, which this year rises on 29 January, kicking off ...

Hundreds of millions of people across Asia celebrate the Lunar New Year with their families on Wednesday, as they bid ...

Wisps and clouds of smoke rose into the air at Buddhist and Daoist temples around Asia on Wednesday as people lit incense to ...

From mythical guardians to symbols of transformation and terror, the snake has slithered its way into the annals of art ...

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BEIJING (AP) — Lunar New Year festivals and prayers marked the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield on Wednesday — including in Moscow. Hundreds of people lined up in ...

Join Asia Society Texas in welcoming the Year of the Snake with performances, art and craft activities, a Lucky Lunar Mission, and food — all inspired by Lunar New Year traditions across Asia!

BEIJING (AP) — Lunar New Year festivals and prayers marked the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield on Wednesday — including in Moscow. Hundreds of people lined up in ...