The Lunar New Year is welcomed with a variety of cultural traditions and rituals such as carnivals, parades, fireworks and ancestor remembrance.

Lunar New Year begins February 17—here's what it celebrates, why dates shift, and what the Year of the Fire Horse means.

People are celebrating the Lunar New Year with prayers, fireworks and street festivals for the Year of the Horse.

Whether you’re unfamiliar with Lunar New Year or need a refresher, this guide to ushering in the Year of the Horse has you covered.

Chinatown’s annual Chinese New Year Parade and Festival returns on Sunday, marking its 28th anniversary this year. Here's how ...

Olympic gold medalist and San Francisco native, Eileen Gu, elegantly regaled the crowd as Grand Marshal of San Francisco ...

NASA astronaut Chris Williams aboard the International Space Station captured a stunning video of Lunar New Year fireworks exploding over China.

Each culture that celebrates the Lunar New Year has traditions passed down from generation to generation that are thought to bring good luck. NPR readers share theirs.

This New Year's Eve celebration will look different. Normally, every year, New Yorkers will gather in Times Square on New Year's Eve to watch the Constellation Ball drop from the iconic One Times ...

Tens of thousands of people turned out for San Francisco's Chinese New Year Parade Saturday. What got many people really ...

For millions of people, the year 2026 will begin once a crystal-covered ball, 12.5 feet in diameter, makes its descent in New York City's Times Square. New York Times owner Adolph Ochs organized the ...

Are you aiming to sleep better, eat healthier, scroll less and/or generally upgrade your life starting on Jan. 1? Join the club — it's several thousand years old. New Year's resolutions are a key part ...