From Beijing to Hanoi and Moscow, the holiday — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea — is a major festival celebrated by diaspora communities around the world. Wednesday marks the start of the Year of the Snake, one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac.

In honor of the Year of the Snake, let’s appreciate the strange anatomy and evolution of these slithery reptiles

Asian American communities around the U.S. and around the world are ringing in the Year of the Snake Wednesday, including in City. The Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival,

The Year of the Snake, according to the Chinese Zodiac, starts on Jan. 29 and lasts until the 2026 Lunar New Year's Eve on Feb. 12, 2026. Many people around the United States enjoy celebrating with family gatherings, and cultural celebrations in schools or in their communities.

Firecrackers, parades and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield

Lunar New Year celebrations begin Wednesday. Here's everything to know about the 2025 Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake.

In the Chinese zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake. Different countries across Asia celebrate the new year in many ways and may follow a different zodiac. The Lunar New Year — known as the Spring Festival in China,

Lunar New Year festivals and prayers marked the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield on Wednesday.