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BEIJING (AP) — Firecrackers popped, incense was offered at temples and dancers and drummers paraded Wednesday in Asia and farther afield as millions around the world celebrated the Lunar New Year.

the Chinese New Year follows a lunar calendar based the moon's 12 phases. Each phase cycle spans approximately 29 days with the full calendar being about 354 days long. On the Gregorian calendar ...

But these dates are different each year, because the Chinese calendar is based on the moon's 12 phases. Each phase cycle is approximately 29 days, and the full calendar is about 354 days long.

The Lunar New Year usually starts sometime between late January and mid-February. This year, the festivities begin on ...

Because the lunar calendar is based on the cycles of the moon, the dates of the holiday vary slightly each year, falling between late January and mid-February. Each year honors an animal based on the ...

In diaspora communities, particularly in cultural enclaves, Lunar New Year is visibly and joyfully celebrated. In the Chinese zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake. Different countries across Asia ...

Over 1 billion people celebrate the holiday, which marks the transition from cold winter to a season of renewal and ushers in one of 12 Chinese zodiac signs.

Every winter, Asian communities around the world ring in the Lunar New Year with carnivals ... animals listed in the Chinese Zodiac calendar cycle: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse ...

Based on the cycles of the moon rather than the sun, Lunar New Year —which is typically celebrated in Asian countries including China, Vietnam, and South Korea — falls on January 29 this year ...