But for billions of people around the world who celebrate the Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year, festivities ...

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 ...

Here's everything to know about the 2025 Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake ... and will often put up red decorations – a color signifying good fortune in Chinese culture.

As the Chinese New ... Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig, each representing a different year in the repeating 12-year sequence. Lunar New Year is more than just a ...

The Lunar New Year marks the transition from one animal to another. The Year of the Snake last came in 2013. Last year was represented by the dragon, which throughout Chinese history has ...

Many people will also clean their homes before festivities begin and will often put up red decorations – a color signifying good fortune in Chinese culture. Every year, the Lunar New Year marks ...