Lunar New Year is the beginning of a new year based on lunar calendars or, informally but more widely, lunisolar calendars. Typically, both types of calendar begin with a new moon but, whilst a lunar calendar year has a fixed number (usually twelve) lunar months, lunisolar calendars have a variable number of lunar months, resetting the count ...

2 days ago · In many Asian cultures, the Lunar New Year is a celebration marking the arrival of spring and the start of a new year on the lunisolar calendar.

1 day ago · Firecrackers, parades and prayers marked the Lunar New Year as millions around Asia and farther afield celebrated BEIJING -- Firecrackers popped, incense was offered at temples and dancers and ...

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

1 day ago · The Year of the Snake is here - and millions across Asia and the world are welcoming it, with family, friends, prayers and plenty of food The Lunar New Year, which coincides with the first new ...

1 day ago · Lunar New Year festivals and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield.

1 day ago · Lunar New Year traditions vary across and within countries, but similar threads run throughout: family time, rituals for prosperity and to honor ancestors, and marathon feasts.

1 day ago · Millions of people across Asia and the world are welcoming the Lunar New Year which coincides with the first new moon of the lunar calendar.

6 days ago · For Chinese people, Lunar New Year is the Spring Festival, and it’s celebrated widely in Taiwan and across Southeast Asia in countries with large Chinese populations, such as Singapore and Malaysia.

Jan 21, 2025 · Lunar New Year, festival typically celebrated in China and other Asian countries that begins with the first new moon of the lunar calendar and ends on the first full moon of the lunar calendar, 15 days later.