With the Spring Festival holiday over, many office workers grappling with "post-holiday blues" — a mix of low spirits and ...

A woman selects a prosperity decoration of a snake in the Chinese zodiac to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year at a New Year Bazaar in Beijing on Jan. 13. (Andy Wong/The Associated ...

Chinese New Year celebrations in Kolkata are a vibrant blend of local and Chinese tradition. First-time visitors can get the best possible experience with the atmosphere of central Kolkata. The areas ...

Communities across the world begin celebrating Lunar New Year on Jan. 29 — and 2025 marks the Year of the Snake.

One of the major aspects of Chinese New Year celebrations is decorating the homes with red-coloured decor and lighting firecrackers. This originates from the legend of Monster Nian. According to ...

SYDNEY, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Australia Post's Year of the Snake stamps and the lucky snakes painted on a light rail tram in downtown Sydney to celebrate the Spring Festival are inspired by the ...

Lunar New Year — also commonly called Chinese New Year — marks the start of the new year based on lunar calendars, or monthly cycles of the moon's phases. The lunar new year starts with the ...

and they use firecrackers and red decorations to celebrate this day. Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, is celebrated by family gatherings that feast on a special dinner, which includes ...

Chinese New Year is fast approaching and over the years ... and free traditional lantern decorating workshops organised by the Coventry Chinese Society. There was also free painting, and Wing ...

Festival 2025 has set a new record for box office during the holiday period with total Mainland grosses reaching RMB 9.51B ...

Chinese New Year traditions center on ushering out the old year and bringing luck and prosperity into the new one. Firecrackers, fireworks, red clothes and decorations are used. Young people are ...

Liang and other decoration vendors say sales have slithered downward. “Many people think snakes look scary,” she explained in Mandarin. Lunar New Year designs often feature cute depictions of the year ...