Celebrated across Asia and beyond, it marks the start of a new year based on the cycles of the moon rather than the Gregorian calendar, when the majority of the United States and

While not quite as prevalent as in previous years, several top European clubs have marked the upcoming 2025 Lunar New Year by turning out in special commemorative kits and jerseys. According to the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar,

Anyone not familiar with the “prosperity toss,” a beloved Lunar New Year culinary tradition that’s famous in Singapore and Malaysia, could be forgiven for thinking they’ve just walked in on the world’s strangest food fight.

Lion dances can be seen during special occasions, like weddings, birthdays and store openings, and symbolize good luck and fortune. They are also an integral part of ushering in the new year, according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar, and honoring a new Chinese Zodiac sign.

From Hawaii to Vietnam, discover five luxury hotels that are celebrating the lunar new year 2025 with incredible cultural programming, culinary events and fun activities.

Boston hosts multiple Lunar New Year celebrations, from festivals and lion dances to tea demonstrations and chocolate tastings.

Warm bowls of snake soup are on the menu in some Hong Kong snake shops, as the Lunar New Year approaches. The festival is celebrated around East Asia and in communities around the world. (AP video shot by Alice Fung.)

The annual television extravaganza, which is tightly scripted to highlight Beijing’s priorities, rarely features American performers.

An early celebration of the Lunar New Year was held at the Carnegie Museum of Art. It is a celebration of the beginning of a new year based on Lunisolar calendars. The 2025 Greater Pittsburgh Lunar New Year Fair was held Sunday afternoon. The art museum and CASTP, Pittsburgh’s largest Chinese-American community organization, co-hosted it.

Jan. 29 ushers in the Year of the Snake (the Wood Snake, to be specific). Here are some of the best ways to celebrate the Lunar New Year around the city:

Tết in Seattle, now in its 29th year, is "a time when we celebrate our ancestors, to wish them good luck, and we ring in the new year to get good luck.”