Because the Chinese calendar is based off the traditional lunar calendar and hence uses the moon's phases to determine time, the Lunar New Year often comes a bit later than the solar calendar’s ...

Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year and Spring Festival, marks the end of winter and the arrival of the spring season on the lunisolar calendar. Plus, it signifies the start of the ...

According to the Chinese calendar, the Year of the Snake begins today, Wednesday Jan. 29. Celebrations are already underway in Oklahoma City. Here's everything you need to know. Chinese New Year ...

Rather than following the western Gregorian Calendar with 365-day years, the Chinese New Year follows a lunar calendar based the moon's 12 phases. Each phase cycle spans approximately 29 days with ...

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Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Originating from an ancient Chinese lunar calendar, the Lunar New Year celebrates the veneration of deities, ancestors, and relatives who ...

Throughout any given year, the National Academies convene hundreds of conferences, workshops, symposia, forums, roundtables, and other gatherings that attract the finest minds in academia and the ...

The exact date varies each year based on the lunar calendar. The new year begins on Jan. 29 this year. The festival is important in Asian cultures as it’s meant to bring families together and ...

It is an annual 15-day festival that begins with the new moon between Jan. 29 and Feb. 27 in Western calendars. The festival lasts until the following full moon. The holiday began as a time for ...