Lunar New Year, often called the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year, is the most important holiday in China and many other Asian communities. Every year is marked by a different animal and 2025 is the Year of the Snake.

When is Lunar New Year in 2025? And why do people wear red as part of the celebrations? Answers to these questions and more as we say goodbye to the Dragon and enter the Year of the Snake.

The Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, is a traditional Asian celebration that has been observed in for thousands of years. Every winter, Asian communities around the world ring in the Lunar New Year with carnivals, food, family gatherings, parades and more.

Police arrested a total of six people in connection with a deadly explosion of illegal fireworks in a Honolulu neighborhood on New Year’s Eve and confiscated 500 pounds (227 kilograms) of unused fireworks from the scene of the blast,

It’s the Lunar New Year! As of January 29, 2025, we have officially entered the Year of the Snake. Lunar New Year — which includes Chinese New Year, Seollal in Korea, Tet in Vietnam and more — begins on Wednesday, kicking off more than two weeks of celebrations.

This week’s new moon, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, will signal the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year, which this year is called the "Year of the Snake."

Lunar New Year officially underway, people across Houston are looking for fun ways to celebrate the occasion across the city.

Mochi Gummies just released a limited-edition Lunar New Year gift box that contains a variety pack of the brand’s best-selling gummy flavors: strawberry, mango, tangerine, sour watermelon, yuzu, and peach.

The Kansas City Chiefs are going to the Super Bowl ... again. One year after claiming their second straight Lombardi Trophy, the reigning champions punched their ticket to Super B

Cardi B, SZA and Will Smith are set to join Taylor Swift as presenters at the 2025 Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2. Olivia Rodrigo, Anthony Kiedis, Queen Latifah, Victoria Monét and more will also present during the event.

American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk collided in Washington, D.C. Authorities believe all 67 on board both aircraft died.