This Lunar New Year, the Vietnamese will observe a different animal in the zodiac, the cat. The reasons are murky: could be linguistics or the landscape — or maybe cats are just plain friendlier.

How Extreme Weather Scrambled a Lunar New Year Tradition in Vietnam A typhoon and extreme heat dramatically affected prices for the kumquat trees that are ubiquitous during the holiday.

Lunar New Year falls just three days shy of Mardi Gras Day this year. Indeed, many krewes that ride the Uptown routes have included dragon floats. This is a happy coincidence.

People gathered to celebrate the arrival of the Lunar New Year across Vietnam on Tuesday, January 28. In Ho Chi Minh City, fireworks and drone shows mesmerized the crowds. RESTRICTIONS AND USAGE ...

As billions of people worldwide celebrate the Lunar New Year, astronauts aboard China's Tiangong space station sent home a holiday greeting.

Why we Vietnamese don't celebrate the Lunar Year of the Rabbit: Cat got our tongue Somewhere in history the Year of the Rabbit became Year of the Cat in Vietnam. I wonder what my parents prayed ...

Each Lunar New Year is extra special because it corresponds with an animal from the Chinese zodiac, which consists of 12 different animals and cycles through over 12 years.

What is the Lunar New Year? The Lunar New Year — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea — is a major festival celebrated in several Asian countries.

The holiday — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam, and Seollal in Korea — is a major festival celebrated by diaspora communities around the world.

Happy New Year! Much of the world, and people in Western New York, celebrates Lunar New Year, which is Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.

BEIJING (AP) — Lunar New Year festivals and prayers marked the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield on Wednesday — including in Moscow.

What is the Lunar New Year? The Lunar New Year — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea — is a major festival celebrated in several Asian countries.