People are celebrating the Lunar New Year with prayers, fireworks and street festivals for the Year of the Horse.

Millions around the world celebrate Lunar New Year today, a holiday marking the cultural and an astronomical start of a new year. Lunar New Year can fall as early as January 21 (like it did in 1966) ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Lunar New Year festivities ushered in the Year of the Horse globally, with thousands gathering in temples for ...

The Pan-Asian landscape is rich with tradition. In Honolulu, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New Orleans and New York, communities blend old and new customs to make the holiday their own. By Chevaz Clarke, ...

In 2026, the holidays of Fat Tuesday and Lunar New Year both fall on Tuesday, Feb. 17. Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, is a day of indulgence before the Christian season of Lent. Lunar New Year ...

Lunar New Year follows the lunisolar calendar rather than the Gregorian one and is observed across East and Southeast Asia and throughout the diaspora. The holiday begins Feb. 17 and is referred to by ...

The Lunar New Year starts today, Feb. 17, with the rise of the new moon and celebrations until the next full moon. The Year of the Snake has ended and this morning's new moon gave rise to the Year of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Lunar New Year starts today, Feb. 17, with the rise of the new moon and celebrations until the next full moon. The Year of the ...

This Tuesday and Wednesday, four holidays from different cultures and religions overlap in a rare calendar year. The celebrations of Fat Tuesday (aka Mardi Gras) and Lunar New Year both occur on ...

Tuesday is Chinese New Year, and despite rain expected throughout the day, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco still plans to hold an event at Portsmouth Square. Board member Tony Lau ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A scene from a New Haven Lunar New Year celebration in a file photo. (Mike MacLauchlan for Hearst Connecticut Media) Celebrations ...

Giddy up, mother truckers, the Year of the Fire Horse is upon us, and with it, the summons to shake loose what was and who we have been and move toward the fresh-cut foundation of the new. “Imagine ...