In many Asian countries, it is a festival that is celebrated for several days. In diaspora communities, particularly in cultural enclaves, Lunar New Year is visibly and joyfully celebrated.

People release sky lanterns in Pinghsi, a township in Taiwan's northern Taipei County to celebrate the annual Lantern Festival on February 28, 2010. (Patrick Lin/AFP/Getty Images) This week marks the ...

2025 may be well underway but there are still ways to celebrate the new year. Lunar New Year will be celebrated on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The occasion is based on the lunar calendar and takes place ...

Lunar New Year — celebrated as the Spring Festival in China ... South Korea and other East Asian countries, other places with significant Chinese populations, like the United States, celebrate ...

The holiday is observed by many countries including China ... you may be wondering why the festival is celebrated in the first place. The Lunar New Year signals the traditional start of the ...

An attendee feeds a red envelope to a lion during a performance at a Lunar New Year celebration in Palo Alto on Jan. 26, 2023. Catch lion dances at various celebrations throughout February.

Widely observed in China, Vietnam, South Korea and other countries — as well as in immigrant communities around the world — the Lunar New Year is celebrated with carnivals, parades ...

In many Asian countries, it is a festival that is celebrated for several days. In diaspora communities, particularly in cultural enclaves, Lunar New Year is visibly and joyfully celebrated.

This year, Lunar New Year begins Jan ... South Korea and other East Asian countries, other places with significant Chinese populations, like the United States, celebrate it as well.