The Lunar New Year kicks off on Feb. 10 with the Year of the Dragon VCG/VCG via Getty The Lunar New Year is here, and this year it’s all about the Dragon. The holiday, also known as Chinese New ...

Compared to the standard New Year calendar, the Lunar New Year — this time the Year of the Dragon — is celebrated over the course of multiple days. In Chinese culture, the dragon is seen as a ...

This Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 10, is the Year of the Dragon. I'm a scholar of Chinese religious history and culture who was born in a Year of the Dragon. What fascinates me the most is ...

(Of course, you don’t have to be born during a dragon year to get a gift.) In China, where Lunar New Year celebrations can last up to 16 days, the color red represents happiness, success ...

If you thought the new year was already full ... These 12 animals coincide with the lunar calendar in a 12-year cycle. 2024 is the year of the dragon. Previous dragon years are 1928, 1940, 1952 ...

The Lunar New Year is celebrated with carnivals ... with money inside to promote good wishes for the year, according to the AP. The dragon is part of the Chinese zodiac calendar.

Chinese folk artists perform the lion dance at a temple fair to celebrate the Lunar New Year of Dragon on January 22, 2012 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) For those who were ...

The next Year of the Dragon falls in 2036). Lunar New Year celebrations typically last for about two weeks — from the new moon until the following full moon — with many of the traditions based ...

The Lunar New Year begins Saturday, Feb. 10, ushering in the Year of the Dragon. The lunar calendar, used in both Chinese and Vietnamese cultures, is divided into 12 segments, with each assigned ...

Firecrackers and dragon-shaped lanterns lit up across Asia on Saturday to celebrate the start of the Lunar New Year, marking the transition of the Chinese lunar calendar into the Year of the ...

Every year, the Lunar New Year marks the transition from one animal to another. The Year of the Dragon, which began on Feb. 10, 2024, ended Tuesday to begin the Year of the Snake. Snakes in ...