This week’s new moon, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, will signal the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year, which is this year called the "Year of the Snake."

2025 is the Year of the Wood Snake, the sixth animal on the 12-year cycle. The snake is meant to symbolize wisdom, growth and renewal. The snake has the ability to shed its skin, which shows transformation. This is said to make people with the Snake zodiac sign visionaries and good leaders.

Starting Jan. 29, 2025, the Chinese Lunar New Year marks the Year of the Wood Snake. It’s celebrated for 15 days, ending on Feb. 12, or Lantern Festival.

Next week marks the Lunar New Year and parents are already flocking to Google with a simple question: Are NYC schools open? They will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 29 in observance of the holiday and reopen on Thursday,

We’ve noticed while scouring shops online that there are a number of Lunar New Year themed items out there to mark the annual celebration.

Get ready for the Year of the Snake. The Lunar New Year is the most important holiday in China and many Asian cultures. According to the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, D.C., the holiday marks the end of winter and the start of spring on the lunisolar calendar.

Under the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of the Snake is near. Here's a look at various traditions where you can celebrate in Michigan.

Lunar New Year or as many may know it as, Chinese New Year, is a celebration of the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year on the lunisolar calendar. It is the most

The Lunar New Year is quickly approaching — it falls on January 29th this year — and lululemon just dropped a new collection of gear to celebrate. For those unfamiliar, the Lunar New Year marks the beginning of the Chinese lunisolar calendar and typically falls somewhere between the end of January and end of February.

The Lunar New Year marks the beginning of spring across East Asia. This year it kicks off on Jan. 29, but Austin festivities kick off early.

Lunar New Year is a celebration of the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year on the lunisolar calendar. It’s the most important holiday in China, but museum officials say it’s also ...