Lunar New Year festivals and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield.

Lunar New Year festivals and prayers marked the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield on Wednesday.

Hundreds of millions of people in Asia are ringing in the Year of the Snake as they celebrate the Lunar New Year. The biggest ...

Firecrackers, parades and prayers marked the Lunar New Year as millions around Asia and farther afield celebrated BEIJING -- Firecrackers popped, incense was offered at temples and dancers and ...

Lunar New Year traditions vary across and within countries ... children receive red envelopes as blessings from their relatives. In Southeast Asia, dragon dances, believed to bring good luck ...

How Asia is celebrating the year of the snake - China expects nine billion trips to be undertaken during holiday period ...

In the Chinese zodiac, each new year, according to the lunar calendar, is associated with one of 12 animals, and 2025 marks the Year of the Snake. Different regions in Asia may not follow the same ...

incense was offered at temples and dancers and drummers paraded Wednesday in Asia and farther afield as millions around the world celebrated the Lunar New Year. From Beijing to Havana, the holiday ...

The Year of the Snake is here - and millions across Asia and the world are welcoming it, with family, friends, prayers and plenty of food The Lunar New Year, which coincides with the first new ...

Different countries across Asia celebrate the new year in many ways and may follow a different zodiac. It begins with the first new moon of the lunar calendar and ends 15 days later on the first ...

BEIJING (AP) — Lunar New Year festivals and prayers marked the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield on Wednesday — including in Moscow. Hundreds of people lined up in ...