Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrated the Lantern Festival on Wednesday by releasing paper lanterns into the night sky, visiting light installations and snacking on ...

To celebrate the Year of the Snake, "Zodiac on Parade," a public art project, displays snake statues to reflect the culture, people, and traditions surrounding the Lunar New Year.

Wisps and clouds of smoke rose into the air at Buddhist and Daoist temples around Asia on Wednesday as people lit incense to pray for good luck in the Year of the Snake.

The Lunar New Year is the most important holiday in China and many other Asian countries. Celebrations will last until mid-February.

The snake comes sixth in the 12-animal rotation used by the Chinese to represent the year, following the loong and preceding the horse. Others in the zodiac include rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, sheep/goat, ...

In diaspora communities, particularly in cultural enclaves, Lunar New Year ... snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig — measure the cycles of time. Legend has it that a god beckoned ...

The Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, will be celebrated on January 29, ushering in the Year of the Snake ... containing money. While in the past, the gesture ...

In diaspora communities, particularly in cultural enclaves, Lunar New Year ... snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig — measure the cycles of time. Legend has it that a god beckoned ...