BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- As the Lantern Festival falls on Wednesday, the traditional celebrations for the Chinese New Year (pronounced "Chunjie") or Spring Festival, in 2025 draw to a close.

Lunar New Year marks the Year of the Wood Snake, starting January 29, 2025. Celebrated globally among Chinese communities, the Snake symbolizes intelligence, wisdom, and charm. The year alternates ...

Chinese Lunar New Year 2025 is on January 29 this year. It is also known as the spring festival. This festival is significant as it is celebrated globally, especially in China and East Asian ...

Chinese New Year — also widely called Lunar New Year — celebrates the arrival of spring. It's known as the Spring Festival in China and is also celebrated in South Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia ...

The extended holidays for the 2025 Year of the Snake have given tens of millions of Chinese families more time to reconnect and celebrate. While some worry that the traditional new year customs ...