Wednesday, January 29, 2025, marks the Chinese New Year, the year of the Wood Snake - also known as the Lunar New Year or ...
While the event is a major holiday in China and nations with ethnic Chinese communities, it’s also celebrated in Vietnam, Japan, South Korea and Tibet ... The Snake is also a common zodiac ...
Lunar New Year is also associated with the animals of the Chinese zodiac, and 2025 is the Year of the Snake ... first new moon of the lunisolar calendar traditional to China, South Korea, ...
Grunion columnist Melissa Heckscher writes about theater, arts and other entertainment in and around the beach cities.
Food is also symbolic for the Vietnamese Lunar New Year. In the North, Banh Chung, a sticky rice cake with banana leaves, is ...
From Beijing to Hanoi and Moscow, the holiday — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea — ...
Google is ringing in the Year of the Snake in South Korea and beyond with a Lunar New Year-themed Google Doodle.
Lunar New Year is a 15-day holiday welcoming spring and celebrating the new year on the lunar calendar. This year, it begins on Wednesday, Jan. 29. In the Chinese zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake ...