The brief story glances over the mythology of Nian, a fierce beast from ancient China. It's said that the beast hated loud ...

Firecrackers, parades and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield. Wednesday ...

Firecrackers popped, incense was offered at temples and dancers and drummers paraded Wednesday in Asia and farther afield as ...

The Lunar New Year — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea — is ... Because the beast feared the color red, loud noises and fire, people put up red paper ...

Communities across the world begin celebrating Lunar New Year on Jan. 29 — and 2025 marks the Year of the Snake.

Asian American communities around the U.S. and around the world are ringing in the Year of the Snake Wednesday, including in ...

The Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, will be celebrated on January 29, ushering in the ...

Lunar New Year, starting January 29, 2025, marks the Year of the Snake, a symbol of wisdom and resilience. Google releases a ...

On January 28, 2025, BTS’s official YouTube channel BANGTANTV delighted fans with a heartwarming video featuring Jin and j-hope sharing their wishes for the Korean New Year, Seollal. The 1 ...

During the four-day Seollal holiday last year, the agency’s 119 emergency hotline handled 35,453 consultation requests — an average of 8,863 calls per day, marking a 46 percent increase ...

Heavy snowfall is expected across the country during the Seollal holiday, with the weather authorities on Sunday forecasting as much as 30 centimeters of snow in some regions. The Korea ...

A husband suspected of murdering his wife on the first day of the Seollal holiday has been arrested by the police. The Seoul Gwanak Police Station announced on the 26th that a man in his 60s ...