Here's everything to know about the 2025 Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake. A woman carries a section of a dragon in February 2024 during a Chinese dragon dance at a Lunar New Year Festival in ...

Aurora welcomed the Year of the Snake with colorful festivities on Chinese Lunar New Year’s eve Tuesday during a ceremony including traditional dragon and lion dances. Mayor Richard Irvin and ...

Lunar New Year ... The last event of Chinese New Year is the Lantern Festival, where people hang glowing lanterns in temples or use them in a nighttime parade. The dragon is a Chinese symbol ...

Lunar New Year 2025 is approaching, and people will celebrate around the world. But what is the Lunar New Year, exactly?

As the Chinese New ... Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig, each representing a different year in the repeating 12-year sequence. Lunar New Year is more than just ...

(Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) People from St. Therese Chinese Catholic School perform a dragon dance in the Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown on Feb. 9, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago ...

People perform a dragon dance in the Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown on Feb. 9, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) In Chinese culture, families traditionally cook elaborate meals for ...

One of the most recognizable celebrations is lion dance troupes, a dramatic tradition meant to usher in the New ... lunar calendar. Last year was represented by the dragon, which throughout ...

When does Chinese New Year start and ... a symbol of strength which is a hybrid lion, dragon and unicorn. Other Vietnamese traditions for Lunar New Year include burning incense and inviting ...

The Lunar New Year begins ... as it was last year, the dragon. The Year of the Snake represents a period of transformation, introspection and growth, according to the Chinese Language Institute.