The world is gearing up to celebrate the Lunar New Year, the most significant event on the Chinese calendar. Falling on Wednesday, January 29, this year marks the beginning of the Year of the Snake, ...

The Chinese New Year, marking the beginning of the lunar calendar, is celebrated worldwide with traditions promoting good luck and avoid bad fortune.

In China and many other Asian countries, people traditionally clean their houses and do some shopping the day before Lunar New Year’s Eve, to symbolically dust off the bad luck of the previous year ...

The Lunar New Year also is an important occasion for spending time with family and to pay respects to ancestors and older family members. Families will come together to practice cultural customs and ...

Finally, the best part. On the day of Lunar New Year—this year, January 29 kicks off the Year of the Snake—we put down our cleaning supplies. You don’t want to sweep out the good luck that ...

Several countries mark their new year based on the Chinese lunisolar calendar involving movement of the Sun and Moon.

At its core, the Lunar New Year is a celebration that brings the family together. Preparations start a week in advance and include cleaning and decorating the home, as well as shopping ...

Lunar New Year, celebrated by Chinese communities worldwide ... and charm in the Chinese zodiac. Festivities include cleaning homes, enjoying special feasts, giving children money in red envelopes ...

Many people will also clean their homes before festivities begin and will often put up red decorations – a color signifying good fortune in Chinese culture. Every year, the Lunar New Year marks ...

Lunar New Year begins on the lunar calendar's first ... said holiday traditions typically involve cleaning and decorating the house, shopping for gifts and preparing food for family gatherings ...

In addition to cleaning their homes, many buy new things for their home such as furniture and decorate using orchids and other brightly colored flowers. Lunar New Year is also celebrated as a ...