When is Lunar New Year in 2025? And why do people wear red as part of the celebrations? Answers to these questions and more as we say goodbye to the Dragon and enter the Year of the Snake.

Chinese New Year traditions center on ushering out the old year and bringing luck and prosperity into the new one. Firecrackers, fireworks, red clothes and decorations are used. Young people are ...

The Year of the Dragon, which began on Feb. 10, 2024, ended Tuesday to begin the Year of the Snake. Snakes in Chinese mythology aren't manifestations of wickedness or evil as in Western cultures.

The lunar calendar, unlike the Gregorian calendar, uses the phases of the moon to delineate days, weeks and months of the year. A lunar month is the period of time from one new moon to the next ...

Based on the Chinese zodiac, the Lunar New year goes by a 12-year cycle. Each year is represented by a different animal, and 2025 welcomes the year of the snake (the sixth animal in the cycle).

Chinese New Year in 2025 starts on Wednesday, ... The Year of the Dragon, which began on Feb. 10, 2024, ... married family members give red packets containing cash to children and teenagers, ...

I'm celebrating Chinese New Year with this striking red and gold dragon cake, complete with handmade edible decorations. Watch as I paint, sculpt, and assemble each detail to create a festive ...

When: Feb. 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: Phillips Square, 1 Harrison Ave., Boston Visit the Lunar New Year Cultural Village. After the parade ends, head over to Chinatown Main Street for a free ...

Chinese New Year traditions center on ushering out the old year and bringing luck and prosperity into the new one. Firecrackers, fireworks, red clothes and decorations are used. Young people are ...

Here’s when Chinese New Year 2025 is, how long it lasts, what zodiac animal corresponds with 2025 and why it falls on a different date each year.