From lucky foods to traditional greetings, we answer your questions about Lunar New Year as we enter the Year of the Snake.

In many Asian cultures, the Lunar New Year is a celebration marking the arrival of spring and the start of a new year on the ...

Chinese zodiac slithering into the new year, several brands are using the festive chatter to their advantage with unique ...

At the Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, around 80 worshippers waded into ice-cold water to pray for the health and well-being of themselves and their families in the 'Kanchu Misogi' ritual. Tyson ...

The pastel pink design is also so cute with snakes and Lunar New Year symbols like blossoms and fans. You can take your clean reusable cups into Starbucks when ordering a drink to get a $0.10 ...

Starbucks is celebrating Chinese New Year 2025 with a special limited-edition collection inspired by the Year of the Snake. With special elements and symbolism, these products will be available ...

For many of us, Christmas and New Year were times when we put our feet up and enjoyed festivities with family and friends. But for others, there were rituals to observe, none more so than those ...

Itooka, who loved bananas and a yogurt-flavored Japanese drink called Calpis, was born on May 23, 1908. She became the oldest person last year following the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas ...

A Financial Times analysis from 2017 found that the average Japanese construction worker produces about 37% more new homes each year than the average U.S. construction worker. Now, Sekisui House ...

During oshogatsu (Japanese New Year), people in Japan huddle outside of temples and shrines to pray for an auspicious year, hands warmed by steaming cups of amazake (fermented rice drink).