It's time to celebrate the year of the Wood Snake! 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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. As today's full moon—the “Wolf Moon”—rises in the east ...

Wednesday, Jan. 29, marks the Chinese New Year. is also known as the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival. The occasion is celebrated in China and many other Asian communities, and across the U.S. It is ...

HONG KONG — In China, snakes can be farmed and eaten. But they can't be carried alive into the country, even — or especially — if you try to smuggle more than a hundred of them in your pants. That's ...

Times Square ball drops and midnight kisses reliably usher in the New Year on the same date every year. But for billions of people around the world who celebrate the Chinese New Year, also known as ...

Happy Lunar New Year! 2025 is the Chinese Lunar Year of the Snake — more specifically, the wood snake. Just like any new year, this is a time for new beginnings and endless opportunities. The wood ...