Chinese zodiacs are based on the Heavenly Stems and Branches system, which coordinates with one of five elements (Metal, Water, Wood, Fire and Earth). 2024 is the Year of the Wood Dragon, which ...

Chinese New Year is on Feb. 10, 2024. Here's what the Year of the Dragon means for you, according to your Chinese zodiac sign.

When Lunar New Year begins Saturday, initiating a new Year of the Dragon, some experts anticipate —or even hope for—another dragon-year rise in Chinese birth rates, however slight. “Dragon years are ...

The Chinese New Year celebration in 2024 starts from the eve of Chinese New Year on Feb 9. It is a big family reunion event, similar to Thanksgiving in the United States.

Another Chinese holiday that incorporates the dragon is the Dragon Boat Festival, or Duanwu Festival, which takes place in late spring or early summer. It will take place on May 31, 2025.

The Year of the Dragon began on Feb. 10 and is the fifth animal in the Chinese Zodiac. Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival, originated thousands of years ago and ...

What does the Dragon signify? The Year of the Dragon is the fifth animal of 12 in the Chinese zodiac calendar. "A dragon in China, as a culture, it's a spirit, it's a symbol," Chen Yang, a ...

A traditional Chinese New Year dragon dance is performed in Liverpool’s Chinatown in January 2023. Credit - Getty Images International discourse about China’s economy or politics also often ...

This year marks the Year of the Dragon, or more accurately, the “Year of the Loong,” says Chinese state media, using its preferred term for the mythical beast. But what’s in a name?