Several countries mark their new year based on the Chinese lunisolar calendar involving movement of the Sun and Moon.

Lion dancer makes impact on Chinese Lunar New Year tradition People around the world on Saturday celebrated the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year, marking the first day of the Year of the Rat ...

Chinese New Year’s Day: The first day of the new year is meant for paying visits and offering greetings to family members, starting with senior members of the family.

The Lunar New Year, or Chinese New Year, celebrates the start of the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. The first day of the Chinese New Year is marked by the first new moon that appears ...

The “Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade” commences at 8pm in Tsim Sha Tsui on the first day of the Year of ... Among the floats, popular cartoon characters loved by both ...

On a related note, many say you shouldn’t wash or cut your hair on the first day of the new year either. Why? Because the Chinese character for the word “hair” is the first character in the ...