QUINCY − For the second year in a row, Quincy is debating how its public schools should recognize the most important holiday for their largest ethnic group. The school committee's vote on the 2024-25 ...

For most, the new year started about two weeks ago, on Jan. 1, 2025. For those who celebrate Lunar New Year, the holiday that starts the Year of the Snake is coming up. Lunar New Year, Spring Festival ...

QUINCY – Though roughly a third of its citizens and two-fifths of its students identify as Asian, the Quincy school system has once again voted to exclude Lunar New Year from its official calendar.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is based on cycles of the moon and falls on a different day every year. In 2025, the Year of the Snake begins on Jan. 29. It ...

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Lunar New Year is a 15-day holiday welcoming spring and celebrating the new year on the lunar calendar. This year, it begins on Wednesday, Jan. 29. In the Chinese zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake ...

Some consider the start of the new year to be when the clock strikes midnight on Dec. 31. While this is true for those who follow the Gregorian calendar, many others celebrate the new year on a ...

As people make New Year’s Eve plans to wrap up the year 2024, many Houstonians are preparing for another tradition to bring in the new year — the Lunar New Year. Here's what to know about the ...

More than a thousand years ago, astronomers from the Maya civilization developed one of the most sophisticated time-keeping ...

Ty Roush is a breaking news reporter based in New York City. Firecrackers and dragon-shaped lanterns lit up across Asia on Saturday to celebrate the start of the Lunar New Year, marking the transition ...

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Happy year of the dragon! Also known colloquially as Chinese New Year, the Lunar New Year is typically the biggest celebration of the year for Asian communities across the globe. Lunar New Year ...