Every year, the Lunar New Year marks the transition from one animal to another. The Year of the Dragon, which began on Feb. 10, 2024, ended Tuesday to begin the Year of the Snake.

This year, Lunar New Year starts on January 29, 2025, and ends on February 16, 2026. Celebrations usually end on Feb. 12, 2025. Related: 26 Authentic Recipes to Celebrate Lunar New Year ...

The lunar calendar, unlike the Gregorian calendar, uses the phases of the moon to delineate days, weeks and months of the year. A lunar month is the period of time from one new moon to the next ...

Every year, the Lunar New Year marks the transition from one animal to another. The Year of the Dragon, which began on Feb. 10, 2024, ended Tuesday to begin the Year of the Snake.

This year, Lunar New Year begins Jan. 29. Because the lunar calendar is based on the phases of the moon, the beginning of the year happens on a different day each year.

The Lunar New Year that began in 2024 was the Year of the Dragon, so this one will be the Year of the Snake. There’s an ...

Every Lunar New Year marks a transition to an animal in the Chinese zodiac, according to Royal Museums Greenwich. In 2025, it will be the Year of the Snake. The luckiest animals are said to be the ...

A member of Illinois Shaolin Kung Fu performs as he marches in the Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown on Feb. 9, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) A person marches in a lion dance costume ...

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.

Lunar New Year: What to know as we slide into the Year of the Snake. Over 1 billion people celebrate the holiday, which marks the transition from cold winter to a season of renewal and ushers in ...