Lunar New Year, often called the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year, is the most important holiday in China and many other Asian communities. Every year is marked by a different animal and 2025 is the Year of the Snake.

The Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, is a 15-day festival that begins today, Jan. 29.

The Lunar New Year kicks off on Jan. 29, 2025. Here's what to know about the year of the Wood Snake, from the personality traits to the various Snake elements, according to Chinese metaphysics consultant Vicki Iskandar.

It’s the Lunar New Year! As of January 29, 2025, we have officially entered the Year of the Snake. Lunar New Year — which includes Chinese New Year, Seollal in Korea, Tet in Vietnam and more — begins on Wednesday, kicking off more than two weeks of celebrations.

This year, Chinese New Year begins on Wednesday, January 29. Those who celebrate will be entering the year of the snake. Just like with any holiday, traditions abound for Chinese New Year. Some of these traditions can veer a bit into superstitious territory, though.

Officially, Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival and Lunar New Year took place on Wednesday (January 29), but is celebrated for several weeks. Here in Manchester, the city centre has been transformed with red lanterns and decorations ahead of the main events taking place on Saturday and Sunday.

Enjoy a delicious meal as you celebrate Lunar New Year with this mix of authentic and Chinese-inspired noodle recipes, which symbolize longevity.

Lunar New Year celebrations begin Wednesday. Here's everything to know about the 2025 Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake.

Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year, begins on Jan. 29, 2025 and festivities typically last for 15 days.

Since 1992, the Chinese Cultural Center has celebrated Lunar New Year with a variety of dances and demonstrations. This year, the cultural center plans to bring in the Year of the Snake with another celebration from 1 p.

Chinese New Year box office started with a bang today in China, as Maoyan estimates 1.8B yuan ($248.3M) was generated for all films on day-one of the holiday period. This would mark a new milestone that well exceeds 2021’s previous first-day New Year record of 1.