Billions of people around the world are celebrating the Lunar New Year. But unlike the Solar New Year, the festival is not anchored to a fixed date on the solar calendar, but to the moon’s ...

Chinese New Year 2026: Celebrations, Traditions, and Everything You Need to Know Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is one of the most significant celebrations in Chinese culture.

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The Annular Solar Eclipse occurs on January 15, 2010 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. (Photo by Visual China Group via Getty Images) An annular solar eclipse on Feb. 17 will create a “ring of ...

February is filled with celebrations from start to finish – Valentine’s Day, Black History Month, Mardi Gras. And in case you didn’t know, it's also Lunar New Year, which starts on Feb. 17. If you ...

Remember 2016? Back then, a red envelope, a zodiac motif, or a familiar celebrity face could still carry a Chinese New Year campaign. Success wasn’t guaranteed, but these cues were often enough to ...

As we gear up for the Chinese New Year on February 17, 2026, a Feng Shui expert named Jemma warned that in the midst of celebrating, there are certain things you should actively avoid to ensure a ...

Lunar New Year, often called the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year, is the most important holiday in China and many other Asian communities. More than a dozen countries celebrate new year at this ...

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