The Lunar New Year usually starts sometime between late January and mid-February. This year, the festivities begin on ...

Learning about the great race has been a long process for me ... Keep reading to see which zodiac animal is yours! Note: Because Chinese New Year tends to start anywhere from mid-January to early ...

Among China’s traditional holidays and celebrations, none ranks higher in importance than the Lunar New Year (農曆新年). Also ...

In Chinese culture, the zodiac system is a cycle of animal signs that repeats every 12 years. As the legend goes, every animal that appear in the zodiac cycle collectively participated in a race, ...

Jan. 29 will mark the first day of the Lunar New Year celebrating the snake, the sixth zodiac of the lunar calendar. The ...

The Lunar New Year begins Jan. 29, ushering in the Year of the Snake, which symbolizes wisdom, intuition and transformation in the new year. As Houstonians celebrate Lunar New Year festivities across ...

Bring the excitement of Chinese New Year into your classroom with this special Chinese New Year animals topical pack. It contains fact sheets, Great Race activities, colouring and craft activities and ...

The Year of the ... from the legendary "Great Race" fable, where animals competed for their positions in the zodiac cycle. Animals held great importance in agricultural Chinese society, further ...

2025 is the Year of the Snake, but what do the Chinese zodiac signs mean and how ... This led to ‘The Great Race’. The rat travelled on the back of the ox, leaping from its back to nab first ...

Pupils will discover the 12 Chinese New Year animals, learning about the personality traits associated with each one and how they represent different years. To bring the story of the Zodiac to life, ...

Long ago, in China, the Emperor wanted a new way of measuring time ... The swimming race was almost over. ‘First year in the Chinese calendar goes to the Rat!’ announced the Emperor.