Lunar New Year fireworks LIVE: Vietnam welcomes the Year of the Snake Watch fireworks celebrations live in various parts of Vietnam. Asian communities across the world will begin ringing in the Lunar New Year on Jan.

The Chinese zodiac calendar is a continuous 12-year cycle, each year represented by 12 animals in a specific order – Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster ...

Under the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of the Snake is here. Here's a look at various traditions where you can celebrate in Michigan.

Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year, begins on Jan. 29, 2025 and festivities typically last for 15 days.

While the event is a major holiday in China and nations with ethnic Chinese communities, it’s also celebrated in Vietnam, Japan ... The Snake is also a common zodiac sign among global figures, including Xi Jinping, Volodymyr Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron ...

East Asian communities across the globe are gearing up to welcome the Lunar New Year, which begins on January 29, 2025.

Wisps and clouds of smoke rose into the air at Buddhist and Daoist temples around Asia on Wednesday as people lit incense to pray for good luck in the Year of the Snake.

Food is also symbolic for the Vietnamese Lunar New Year. In the North, Banh Chung, a sticky rice cake with banana leaves, is typically the most popular dish. In Central Vietnam, the savory Bánh Tét cake with rice and green beans is often used to celebrate the new year. Thịt Kho Tàu – a pork and egg dish – is very popular in South Vietnam.

How the 12 Chinese zodiac animals were chosen and ordered: a race According to legend, the Jade Emperor held a race to determine how to name each year, which brought out the best, and worst, in the animals.

As millions of people across the world celebrate the Lunar New Year for 2025 over the next two weeks, colleagues at the FA were able to learn more about the occasion in a special online session on Thursday afternoon.

Although celebration of the New Year as noted on the Gregorian calendar—used in the United States and most of the