Splitting wood and spitting fire — the Chinese New Year begins on Feb. 10, 2024, ushering us into the Year of the Wood Dragon. While the archetype of the dragon applies directly to those born in ...

Fifth-generation DBC maker Derek Tam of Dragon Papa Dessert in San Francisco has been crafting dragon’s beard candy since he was 10 years old, but even he approaches Chinese New Year — and the ...

According to the lunar calendar, Chinese New Year — also called the Spring Festival — falls on Feb. 10 and celebrates the year of the Wood Dragon. In comparison to western astrology ...

Each animal represents one year in a repeating 12-year cycle, which is calculated based on the Chinese lunar calendar. The 12 animals, in order, are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake ...