As billions of people worldwide celebrate the Lunar New Year, astronauts aboard China's Tiangong space station sent home a ...

Times Square ball drops and midnight kisses reliably usher in the New Year on the same date every year. But for billions of people around the world who celebrate the Chinese New Year, also known ...

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Here’s what to know about Lunar New Year. Is Lunar New Year and Chinese New Year the same? Lunar New Year is widely celebrated throughout Asian communities and refers to the period between the ...

Lunar New Year, Spring Festival or Chinese New Year, falls in late January or early February each year and lasts for about two weeks. The date changes because it is based on the phases of the moon.

will signal the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year (also called Chinese New Year), the Year of the Snake. This 15-day celebration, celebrated by billions of people, is based on the ...

International Ice and Snow Festival at Guandong Movie and TV Town ahead of Chinese New Year, the Year of the Rabbit, on December 30, 2022 in Shenyang, Liaoning Province of China. (Photo by VCG/VCG ...