Lunar New Year festivals and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and the world.

Hundreds of millions gathered Wednesday in homes and crowded festivals to mark the beginning of the Chinese lunar calendar new year, ringing in the Year of the Snake with feasts, dances ...

Snakes in Chinese mythology aren't manifestations ... 12-year cycle of animal signs and their attributes, based on the lunar calendar. Last year was represented by the dragon, which throughout ...

ushering in the Year of the Snake, according to the Chinese lunar calendar. This 16-day Spring Festival is marked by cultural traditions, family gatherings, and hopes for good fortune. The new ...

In the Chinese zodiac, each new year, according to the lunar calendar, is associated with one of 12 animals, and 2025 marks the Year of the Snake. Different regions in Asia may not follow the same ...

Your personal zodiac animal sign is determined by your year of birth, meaning 2025 will welcome plenty of baby Snakes. Children born in the last lunar calendar year were Dragons, while those born on ...

Lunar New Year is a holiday in many Asian countries. Unlike the calendar used in the U.S., which follows the sun, the lunar ...

The rain didn't stop community members, families and friends from gathering for the 27th annual Lunar New Year Parade in ...

Ông Địa, or "the Earth God," performs as part of the Lunar New Year Festival Jan. 25 at The Atrium in Old Town. A slithering ...

In the Year of the Wood Snake, consider looking to the snake's traits of being strategic, cunning and alert to help guide ...

Because the lunar calendar is based on the cycles of the ... The circle of 12 animals — the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig — measure the ...

based on the lunar calendar. The Lunar New Year marks the transition from one animal to another. The Year of the Snake last came in 2013. Last year was represented by the dragon, which throughout ...