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

Wisps and clouds of smoke rose into the air at Buddhist and Daoist temples around Asia on Wednesday as people lit incense to ...

As several Asian nations gear up to celebrate the lunar new year, families are preparing to partake in the unique traditions associated with the festival and welcome the year of the snake.

The period of celebration for Lunar New Year lasts roughly two weeks after Jan. 29. Asia Society Texas welcomes the "Year of the Snake" with a celebration featuring lion dances on the festival ...

Lunar New Year is increasingly celebrated in countries outside Asia. So, what is it, how is it celebrated, and what does this year’s animal in the Chinese zodiac system — the snake — mean?

BEIJING — (AP) — Lunar New Year festivals and prayers marked the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield on Wednesday — including in Moscow. Hundreds of people lined up ...

Lunar New Year 2025 brings in the Year of the Snake, a time for people around the world to come together in celebration. From ...

How Asia is celebrating the year of the snake - China expects nine billion trips to be undertaken during holiday period ...

BEIJING — Firecrackers popped, incense was offered at temples and dancers and drummers paraded Wednesday in Asia and farther afield as millions around the world celebrated the Lunar New Year.

This new year is the year of the snake. According to the ... must be booked well in advance. The Lunar New Year is also celebrated in other parts of Asia, including Vietnam and Singapore, as ...