Lunar New Year and how it’s celebrated

US: Chinese Communities Celebrate Arrival Of 2025 Lunar New Year
Chinese communities around the world celebrated the Lunar New Year, welcoming the Year of the Snake. This video shows people in Philadelphia celebrating with a lion dance and firecrackers just before the New Year.
What is Lunar New Year and how is it celebrated?
In many Asian cultures, the Lunar New Year is a celebration marking the arrival of spring and the start of a new year on the lunisolar calendar.
China’s biggest holiday: Lunar New Year and how it’s celebrated
Among China’s traditional holidays and celebrations, none ranks higher in importance than the Lunar New Year (農曆新年). Also known as the Spring Festival (春節), or simply Chinese New Year, it marks the beginning of the year according to the traditional lunar calendar.
China: China's Lunar New Year celebrations
Lion dance is performed at a park in Beijing on Jan. 29, 2025, the first day of the Year of the Snake amid Lunar Year celebrations.
Descendants of Chinese immigrants celebrate Lunar New Year in Peru
Dancers and drummers paraded through the streets of Lima on Wednesday as members of Peru's Chinese community celebrated the Lunar New Year.
Chinese descendants celebrate Lunar New Year throughout Asia
Lunar New Year festivals and prayers marked the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield on Wednesday. (AP video shot by Syawalludin Zain, Taijing Wu)

Ringing in Lunar New Year with Boston's lion dancers

Often called Chinese New Year, the lunar new year starts Wednesday. What to know
Under the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of the Snake is here. Here's a look at various traditions where you can celebrate in ...
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Locals in Thailand mark Chinese New Year with a red lion dance
Locals marked the Chinese New Year with a red lion dance at a market in Thailand. Footage shows performers donning a ...
Watch Fresno’s Chinatown kick off The Year of Snake with elaborate lion dance
The annual Chinese New Year festivities energized Fresno’s Chinatown on Saturday as hundreds of Fresnans crowded the historic ...
What is the Lunar New Year? Everything you need to know from Chinese Zodiac animals to dates
Lunar New Year, often called the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year, is the most important holiday in China and many other ...
Lion dances and lanterns light up Houston's Lunar New Year
Houston Shaolin Kung Fu Academy's lion dance team will be performing throughout the week, helping usher in good luck and ...
Chinese New Year celebrations have started
The Lunar New Year, also widely regarded as Chinese New Year is here, time to eat ono food and enjoy the festivities. It's ...
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Your guide to Lunar New Year in Philly
Food is also symbolic for the Vietnamese Lunar New Year. In the North, Banh Chung, a sticky rice cake with banana leaves, is ...
Year Of The Snake Kicks Off: What To Know About The Lunar New Year In 2025 (Photos)
The first new moon of the lunar calendar officially ushered in the new year in many cultures Wednesday, marking the imminent ...