Chinese artists leap from pedestals as they perform a traditional lion dance marking the Lunar New Year of the Snake in the Chinatown area of Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo ...

Unlike the Gregorian calendar, which follows the solar year, the Chinese calendar is lunisolar, meaning it incorporates both lunar and solar elements. Each month begins on the new moon ...

Stage Right Theatrics will present its ninth annual theater festival Friday. The nonprofit organization, committed to providing a space for artists that supports broader perspectives in plays and ...

PALM BEACH GARDENS — Sarah LaPierre has swirled color on canvases for as long as she’s been able to hold a paintbrush. As the daughter of the artist Joseph LaPierre, mixing gallons of paint and ...

At least 30 people died in an early morning stampede at Maha Kumbh Mela, the largest Hindu festival in India, officials said on Wednesday. Vaibhav Krishna, a senior police official, told reporters ...

Public schools in New York are closed Wednesday to mark the start of the Lunar New Year. It's the first time students in New York will have the day off for Lunar New Year since a new state law was ...

The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival — often referred to as Chinese New Year — signals the start of a new year and the coming of spring for the lunisolar calendar. With diverse traditions ...

Here is a look at the sacred Hindu event which is expected to draw more than 400 million visitors over six weeks, making for the largest gathering of humanity in the world. The Kumbh Mela is held ...

It’s true! The holiday marks the first new moon of the lunisolar calendar, which is a calendar used in countries like Singapore, China, South Korea, Vietnam and other Asian countries.

On Jan. 29, Asian American communities around the U.S. will ring in the Year of the Snake with community carnivals, family gatherings, parades, traditional food, fireworks and other festivities ...