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

Millions of people across Asia and the world are celebrating the start of the Lunar New Year today, marking the arrival of ...

Over 1 billion people celebrate the holiday, which marks the transition from cold winter to a season of renewal and ushers in ...

This year, Lunar New Year falls on Wednesday, Jan. 29. It ends Feb. 12. Lunar New Year, also widely regarded as Chinese New ...

Warm bowls of snake soup are on the menu in some Hong Kong snake shops, as the Lunar New Year approaches. The festival is ...

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

Vietnamese families preparing for the Lunar New Year traditionally buy the citrus trees as a symbol of good luck. But extreme ...

Chinese travelers are canceling plans to visit Thailand during the Lunar New Year holiday, as fears over human trafficking ...

One well-known ancient legend speaks of Nian, a hideous monster that feasted on human flesh on New Year’s Day. Because the ...

Lunar New Year is nearly here, with January 29 ushering in the Year of the Snake. Google is ready to celebrate with an ...

Have you tried bathing in coriander broth? How about throwing mandarins to flowing body of water? These are a few of Asia's ...

Lunar New Year celebrations are coming up, marking the beginning of the year of the snake. What to know about the holiday how ...