Metal hooks weighed down with milk pots skewered the flesh of men’s backs as tridents pierced their cheeks and tongues.

The Lunar New Year usually starts sometime between late January and mid-February. This year, the festivities begin on ...

Several countries mark their new year based on the Chinese lunisolar calendar involving movement of the Sun and Moon.

Also known as the Spring Festival (春節), or simply Chinese New Year ... In mainland China, official celebrations last for seven days as a public holiday. As a scholar of Chinese religious history and ...

extends festive greetings at a symposium with leaders of national religious groups ahead of Chinese New Year. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING -- A senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on ...

As Spring Festival signifies the new beginning and progress in China, Pakistan's traditional festivals, like Basant in Punjab and Apple Blossom Festival in Gilgit Baltistan, also depict and symbolize ...

There’s something special about Chinese New Year. Unlike most other major festivals in the country, it is one that transcends religion, which is something the country needs. THE beginning of the ...

As millions celebrate the Lunar New Year, Chinese Catholic communities are deepening their spiritual practices, blending tradition and charity during the most significant holiday in Chinese culture.

Australians are among the hundreds of millions flocking to North India for one of the largest gatherings on earth. What makes ...

A performer dressed in a lion costume scares a girl as he dances the traditional Chinese Lion Dance at the start of Chinese ...

Their faith in the system of Chinese Fortune-Telling is profound, that their religion, cultural thinking and ideologies, all rely on fortune telling. A season of love, respect, companionship and good ...

Devotees have travelled from across India and beyond to take part in elaborate rituals, prayers and religious processions ... mentions of the festival comes from Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar ...