3 days ago · 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 the hours before midnight at the Wong Tai Sin Taoist temple in Hong Kong in a bid to be among the first to put incense sticks in the stands in front of the temple’s main hall.

3 days ago · Lunar New Year traditions vary across and within countries, but similar threads run throughout: family time, rituals for prosperity and to honor ancestors, and marathon feasts.

2 days ago · BEIJING -- Firecrackers popped, 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 ...

3 days ago · A lion dance head is displayed to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year which marks the Year of the Snake on the Chinese zodiac Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, at China Town in Yokohama, south of Tokyo ...

2 days ago · From Vietnam to Japan, ethnic Chinese flocked to temples across north and Southeast Asia on what was the Lunar New Year, the first day of the Year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac. Worshipers burn incense at Wong Tai Sin Temple to welcome the Lunar New Year of the Snake in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.

2 days ago · The Year of the Snake is underway with Lunar New Year festivities in Asia and around the world From Beijing to Hanoi and Moscow, the holiday is a major festival celebrated by diaspora communities ...

3 days ago · People burn incense on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Snake at a temple in Keelung on Jan 29, 2025. (Photo: AFP/I-Hwa Cheng) 29 Jan 2025 10:14AM (Updated: 29 Jan 2025 10:23AM)

3 days ago · The Lunar New Year begins every 12 years on Jan. 29, kicking off more than two weeks of parties, customs and copious feasts. This Lunar New Year, the snake is expected to bring about ...

3 days ago · Each Chinese New Year revolves around a 12-year cycle and is associated with an animal in the Chinese zodiac, which is then paired with any one of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire and ...

3 days ago · This new year is the year of the snake. According to the Chinese zodiac signs , each year in the lunar cycle is associated with a particular animal. This is a 12-year cycle that repeats itself.