The holiday — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea — is a major festival celebrated by diaspora communities around the world. The snake, one of 12 animals in the ...

Lunar New Year's Eve will occur on the 29th of January this ... and the essence of Lunar New Year celebrations will remain unchanged. ABC Asia is your trusted source for news, conversations ...

BEIJING (AP) — Lunar New Year festivals and prayers marked the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield ... who visits the temple annually on the eve of the Lunar New ...

BEIJING: Hundreds of millions of people across Asia celebrate the Lunar New ... Passengers wait for their trains on the eve of the Lunar New Year holiday at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul ...

A central event is the family dinner at the New Year’s eve. The choice of dishes varies ... The Lunar New Year is also celebrated in other parts of Asia, including Vietnam and Singapore ...

China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday said that Beijing will “confront" challenges "without hesitation," as the world's second-largest populated nation is set to celebrate Chinese New Year ...

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 ...

Crowds had swelled because trains carrying Hindu pilgrims to the Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious festival, had been ...