Jan. 28 marks the Lunar New Year, beginning the Year of the Snake. It's not the only lunar festival — Ramadan begins Feb. 28, ...

The end of January marks the start of the Lunar New Year in 2025, a Chinese holiday that’s widely celebrated in various Asian cultures that honors the dawn of spring and the first new moon of the ...

but the first seven days — through Feb. 4 — are considered public holidays in many Asian countries. The lunar calendar is based on moon cycles, so the dates of the celebration shift slightly each year ...

In many Asian countries, it is a festival that is celebrated for several days. In diaspora communities, particularly in ...

Lunar New Year celebrations can last up to 15 days ... lunar calendar and the first full moon. It is the most significant holiday in China — which is why it is sometimes called Chinese New ...