Lunar New Year festivals and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield.

Lunar New Year celebrations begin Wednesday. Here's everything to know about the 2025 Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake.

The Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, is a traditional Asian celebration that has been observed in for thousands of years. Every winter, Asian communities around the world ring in the Lunar New Year with carnivals, food, family gatherings, parades and more.

We’re welcoming in the Lunar New Year on Wednesday, Jan. 29 with the dark skies of a new moon - and the colorful and festive start to the Year of the Snake. Parades and fireworks will mark this occasion around the world.

Over 1 billion people celebrate the holiday, which marks the transition from cold winter to a season of renewal and ushers in one of 12 Chinese zodiac signs.

More than a billion people across the world, from China to the Philippines to diaspora communities in the United States, began celebrating the Lunar New Year on Tuesday with fireworks, family time and feasts.

Millions of people across Asia and the world are celebrating the start of the Lunar New Year today, marking the arrival of the Year of the Snake. Marking the first new moon of the