Vietnamese families preparing for the Lunar New Year traditionally buy the citrus trees as a symbol of good luck. But extreme weather has hurt this year’s harvest.
Communities across the world begin celebrating Lunar New Year on Jan. 29 — and 2025 marks the Year of the Snake.
A typhoon and extreme heat dramatically affected prices for the kumquat trees that are ubiquitous during the holiday.
People gathered across Vietnam on Tuesday, January 28, to celebrate the arrival of the Lunar New Year with fireworks. RESTRICTIONS AND USAGE TERMS: Please credit “@citanoo via Spectee”. NOTE: Looped video Video Location: Saigon,
Firecrackers, parades and prayers marked the Lunar New Year as millions around Asia and farther afield celebrated
The Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, is a traditional Asian celebration that has been observed in for thousands of years. Every winter, Asian communities around the world ring in the Lunar New Year with carnivals, food, family gatherings, parades and more.
Under the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of the Snake is here. Here's a look at various traditions where you can celebrate in Michigan.
The Lunar New Year usually starts sometime between late January and mid-February. This year, the festivities begin on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, marking the arrival of the Year of the Snake. In mainland China, official celebrations last for seven days as a public holiday.
The Lunar New Year marks the beginning of spring and the new year on something called the lunisolar calendar. That's a type of calendar historically used in China that uses the moon and the sun to determine dates.
Asian American communities around the U.S. and around the world are ringing in the Year of the Snake Wednesday, including in New York City. The Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival,
Tacoma’s Lunar New Year, in its 35th year, is a chance to “encourage the young to remember where you are, where you are coming from and why you are here,” said co-founder Lisa Mathusz.