Hundreds of celebrants gathered at Queens Borough Hall’s Helen Marshall Cultural Center on Thursday, Jan 30, to celebrate the ...

Marriages in China last year plunged 20 percent to a record low as young people resisted government efforts to convince them ...

The Year of the Snake is here - and millions across Asia and the world are welcoming it, with family, friends, prayers and plenty of food. The Lunar New Year, which coincides with ...

Several countries mark their new year based on the Chinese lunisolar calendar involving movement of the Sun and Moon.

Thousands in Taiwan and China have celebrated the Lantern Festival, a holiday that marks the end of the Lunar New Year period ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Chinese Club of Western New York held its Lunar New Year Gala on Saturday evening at the UB Center for the Arts. 2025 is the year of the snake, symbolizing a time for ...

Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, is Lunar New ... on the lunisolar calendar. Each year honors an animal from the Chinese Zodiac; 2025 will be the Year of the Snake. In September 2023, Gov.

The holiday begins with the first new moon of the lunar calendar and is celebrated by ... Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation in September 2023, recognizing the significance of the holiday ...

The longest holiday in recent years was 10 days in 2023. Lunar New Year is ... run from New Year’s Eve to the third day of the lunar calendar, with additional days added by combining weekends.

Although Lunar New Year celebrations herald the start of a new year on the lunar calendar, they also reflect ... Since opening in 2023, this Chinese American diner, bakery and cafe has quickly ...

Lunar New Year — also commonly called Chinese New Year — marks the start of the new year based on lunar calendars, or monthly cycles of the moon's phases. The lunar new year starts with the ...