Vietnamese families preparing for the Lunar New Year traditionally buy the citrus trees as a symbol of good luck. But extreme weather has hurt this year’s harvest.

A typhoon and extreme heat dramatically affected prices for the kumquat trees that are ubiquitous during the holiday.

Communities across the world begin celebrating Lunar New Year on Jan. 29 — and 2025 marks the Year of the Snake.

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 TERMS: Please credit “@Pawlicker88 via Spectee”.

Firecrackers, parades and prayers marked the Lunar New Year as millions around Asia and farther afield celebrated

To welcome the year of the snake, Tet Fest celebrates with authentic food, music and dances. From Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, the Mary Queen of Vietnam Church in the Village de L'Est of New Orleans East, the state's largest Vietnamese community, transforms into a culinary wonderland, offering traditional fare like pandan waffles and pho.

The Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, is a traditional Asian celebration that has been observed in for thousands of years. Every winter, Asian communities around the world ring in the Lunar New Year with carnivals, food, family gatherings, parades and more.

This week’s new moon, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, will signal the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year, which this year is called the "Year of the Snake."

From Beijing to Hanoi and Moscow, 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. Wednesday marks the start of the Year of the Snake, one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac.

Asian American communities around the U.S. and around the world are ringing in the Year of the Snake Wednesday, including in New York City. The Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival,

People gathered across Vietnam on Tuesday, January 28, to celebrate the arrival of the Lunar New Year with fireworks. RESTRICTIONS AND USAGE TERMS: Please credit “@citanoo via Spectee”. NOTE: Looped video Video Location: Saigon,