This year marks saying goodbye to the Year of the Dragon, and bringing in the Year of the Snake. The date of the Lunar New Year changes every year and is dependent on the moon's c

Celebrations vary from culture to culture, but typically on the first day of Lunar New Year people visit the senior members of their extended family. One of the most recognizable celebrations is lion dance troupes, a dramatic tradition meant to usher in the New Year and expel evil spirits.

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.

The Lunar New Year, an ancient tradition rooted in China that marks the first new moon of the year, is Wednesday. Celebrations of the Year of the Snake are set for Long Island and across the United States,

Many Chinese who work in bigger cities return home during the eight-day national holiday in what is described as the world's biggest annual movement of humanity.

Google is ringing in the Year of the Snake in South Korea and beyond with a Lunar New Year-themed Google Doodle.