The 15th day of the first month on the Chinese lunar calendar marks the Lantern Festival. The moon is full in the sky, and families are reunited on Earth. This brings the story of "the lady Chang'e ...

The 15th day of the first month on the Chinese lunar calendar marks the Lantern Festival. The moon is full in the sky, and ...

Even though humans have pondered the moon since the first of us looked skyward, there is still much we don't know about it.

Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, is a time of fasting, reflection, prayer and community for Muslims ...

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This ancient Chinese festival is a time to put everything from the previous year in the past and look forward to all that ...

On Jan. 29, Asian American communities around the U.S. will ring in the Year of the Snake with community carnivals, family gatherings, parades, traditional food, fireworks and other festivities.

It is also widely observed by diaspora communities around the world. It begins with the first new moon of the lunar calendar and ends 15 days later on the first full moon. Because the lunar ...

Lunar New Year — also commonly called Chinese New Year — marks the start of the new year based on lunar calendars, or monthly cycles of the moon's phases. The lunar new year starts with the ...

Kicking off during the first new moon of the year, the Lunar New Year is a 15-day celebration that is beloved by many Asian communities. Because the Chinese calendar is based off the traditional ...

In many Asian countries, it is a festival that is celebrated for several days. In diaspora communities, particularly in cultural enclaves, Lunar New Year is visibly and joyfully celebrated. In the ...