Lunar New Year, or Chinese New Year, is one of the most important celebrations in Asian culture, ... 2024 Lunar New Year: See photos of Asian communities celebrating around the world. Ahjané Forbes.

Lunar New Year is the start of the lunar calendar, in which months are determined by moon cycles rather than sun cycles. The holiday begins on the day of the second new moon after the winter solstice.

Photo taken on Jan. 29, 2022 shows the preview of the Lunar New Year lantern decorations of "River Hongbao" at Singapore's Gardens by the Bay. Then Chih Wey/Xinhua via Getty Images) ...

A dragon is carried down South Wentworth Avenue on Jan. 29, 2023, during the Lunar New Year Parade through Chicago’s Chinatown. The event, this year celebrating the start of the Year of the R… ...

Wang will be celebrating the Lunar New Year with her friends. "We are going to make a coconut chicken broth hotpot at home, and we are also going to a karaoke bar to sing Chinese songs," she said.

Lunar New Year 2025 in photos: Revelers dance and pray as they welcome the Year of the Snake. Yahoo News Photo Staff. January 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM. Copied; ...

This week’s photo selection includes cancellations of Carnival celebrations, ... during the first day of the Lunar New Year, in Beijing, China, on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021.

A man covers the ears of baby as fireworks explode outside to begin a Lunar New Year celebration during Mass on Feb. 11, 2024, at St. Therese Chinese Catholic Church in Chinatown.

Celebrations for the Lunar New Year took place at the Far East Center in Denver on Feb. 11, 2024. The celebration at the Far East Center is in its 33rd year and took place over two days this weekend.

Librarian Susan Monroe talks about Lunar New Year and the Year of the Snake project for children Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, at the Emmaus Public Library. The library held a celebration featuring col… ...

Manila, Philippines: A performer breathes fire during Lunar New Year celebrations at Binondo district, considered the world's oldest Chinatown, on Jan. 29. Ezra Acayan/Getty Images hide caption ...

Dancers perform at San Ramon’s City Center Bishop Ranch for last year’s Lunar New Year celebration, which will return to the same venue for this Year of the Snake from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 2.