An unusual quirk in the traditional Chinese calendar means the occasion Lunar New Year's Eve, also known as danian sanashi, will appear to be "skipped" over the next five years.

2025 is the Year of the Wood Snake, the sixth animal on the 12-year cycle. The snake is meant to symbolize wisdom, growth and renewal. The snake has the ability to shed its skin, which shows ...

Crowds packed Hong Kong's biggest Lunar New Year flower market on Tuesday on the eve of the start of the Year of the Snake.

Lunar New Year festivals and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and the world.

From public parades to traditional dances, here's how countries around the world are celebrating the Year of the Snake.

Communities across the world begin celebrating Lunar New Year on Jan. 29 — and 2025 marks the Year of the Snake.

Women gather with their dogs for a dinner event ahead of the Lunar New Year at Kong Shan Yunnan Bistro in Shanghai, China, on ...

Asian American communities around the U.S. and around the world are ringing in the Year of the Snake Wednesday, including in ...

The Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, will be celebrated on January 29, ushering in the Year of the Snake, according to the Chinese lunar calendar. This 16-day ...

Lunar New Year begins on the lunar calendar's ... like a traditional dinner held on the eve of the new year. "Many of the dishes are assigned symbolic meanings," Poceski wrote.

Firecrackers popped, incense was offered at temples and dancers and drummers paraded Wednesday in Asia and farther afield as ...