This week’s new moon, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, will signal the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year, which this year is called the "Year of the Snake."

Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebration in New Orleans East is a feast for the senses, here's what what to know about New Orleans East Vietnamese Tet fest 2025.

Tacoma’s Lunar New Year, in its 35th year, is a chance to “encourage the young to remember where you are, where you are coming from and why you are here,” said co-founder Lisa Mathusz.

The Lunar New Year is a time for reflection and renewal, and visiting sacred temples is a cherished tradition for many Vietnamese seeking peace and good fortune.

The holiday — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam, and Seollal in Korea — is a major festival celebrated by diaspora communities around the world.

Vietnam's southern provinces are celebrating the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday with various cultural festivals.

BEIJING (AP) — Lunar New Year festivals and prayers marked the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield on Wednesday — including in Moscow.

We travelled to Phu Qhoc where Astrid joined me in eating pho for breakfast: noodle soup with beef broth, beansprouts, fragrant mint and Thai basil. Admittedly, I sold it to her as Vietnam’s version of instant noodles, downplaying the hard labour involved, but she loved it - and ordered it regularly through our trip.

Lunar New Year festivals and prayers have marked the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and further afield – including in Moscow. The holiday – known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea – is a major festival celebrated by diaspora communities around the world.

Although Little Saigon doesn’t have a designated plaza in the traditional sense, there’s an impromptu town square, the parking lot of the Asian Garden Mall, where cultural celebrations and events occur under the curved roof eaves, red lanterns and Vietnamese artistic motifs.

Among China’s traditional holidays and celebrations, none ranks higher in importance than the Lunar New Year (農曆新年). Also known as the Spring Festival (春節), or simply Chinese New Year, it marks the beginning of the year according to the traditional lunar calendar.

One of the most-anticipated Chinese New Year films, Four Seas will release on 1 February. Directed by Han Han, the movie stars Liu Haoran, Zhang Youhao, Qiao Shan, Liu Haocun, Yin Zheng, Shen Teng and Zhou Qi in pivotal roles.