Lunar New Year, a holiday celebrated by more than 1 billion people around the world, is nearly upon us. With its symbols, traditions and diversity across countries and populations, Lunar New Year ...

Like many celebrations, food plays a role of bringing people together for Lunar New Year, and depending on ethnicity and region, the symbols behind certain foods vary. Among them are: Dumplings ...

When does Chinese New Year start and end? Chinese New Year lasts from Jan. 29 to Feb. 12. How long is Chinese New Year? Chinese New Year celebrations typically last 16 days, but only the first ...

In Chinese culture, they are grouped with the turtle and crane as a symbol of longevity. Countries that celebrate the Lunar New Year have different customs and traditions that take place between ...

In diaspora communities, particularly in cultural enclaves, Lunar New Year is visibly and ... with the turtle and crane as a symbol of longevity. This year, merchants in China and elsewhere ...

Fruits and flowers are popular decoration items to buy for one's home ahead of the Lunar New Year. Citrus fruits, like oranges, kumquats and pomelos, are symbols of happiness, prosperity and good ...

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Related Video Above: Lunar New Year Traditions From Around The WorldYear ... which consists of several iconic symbols representing good fortune.The set includes a fan decorated with two magpies ...

RIDGEWOOD — This year's Lunar New Year Festival, welcoming the Year of the Wood Snake, will be held at Ridgewood High School on Sunday. The public is invited to attend the festival at the school ...

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 ...