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

February is a big month for celebrations — Valentine’s Day, Black History Month, Mardi Gras. And in case you didn’t know, it's also Lunar New Year, which starts Saturday, Feb. 10.

Lunar New Year, celebrated by many Asian communities, begins on January 29, 2025, marking the Year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac. Festivities include carnivals, family gatherings, parades ...

Chinese Lunar New Year starts Feb. 1, 2022, and this year it’s the year of the water tiger. Celebrations will take place around the world for the next 15 days, and it will include activities ...

Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival, is a 15-day festival typically celebrated in China and other Asian countries that recognizes the start of the new year, ...

T he Lunar New Year 2025 is here, beginning on January 29. 2025 is the Year of the Wood Snake, and each Chinese zodiac sign has a few especially lucky months throughout the year.

Chinese New Year is also a lunar festival. Chinese New Year 2022 starts on the day after the first New Moon that falls between January 21 and February 20 each year. That New Moon this year occurs ...

The lunar calendar is based on moon cycles, so the dates of the Lunar New Year celebration can change slightly each year. Here’s everything to know about Lunar New Year 2024. When is Chinese New ...

Asian American communities around the U.S. will ring in the Lunar New Year on Feb. 10 with community carnivals, family gatherings, parades, traditional food, fireworks and other festivities.

The Chinese lunar new year is here, and 2025 marks the year of the snake. Over 3,500 years old, the Chinese lunar cycle lasts 12 years and is represented by a different animal each year.

When does the Chinese or Lunar New Year start, end? Lunar New Year begins Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. Depending upon the traditions followed, the celebrations can last up to 15 days.

The Chinese Zodiac is represented by a repeating 12-year cycle of animal signs and their attributes, based on the lunar calendar. Last year was represented by the dragon, which throughout Chinese ...