Many Quincy parents who testified at the recent school committee meeting voiced hope the holiday's recognition would strengthen Asian American representation in the city.

Happy Year of the Snake! Seattle’s Chinatown International District wraps up the Lunar New Year season with a celebration on Feb. 22.

The 27th Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade and Festival is being held today in Lower Manhattan. Celebrations kicking off the Year of the Snake began on Jan. 29. This year was the first year that New York City public school students had the holiday off. CUNY campuses also observed the holiday for the first time this year.

China notched a record 9.02 billion domestic trips during the 40-day Lunar New Year travel rush, the state Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday, surpassing the 8.4 billion trips taken in the same holiday period a year earlier.

AS FAMILIES ACROSS China and around the world came together to welcome the Lunar New Year with fireworks, traditional dances, lavish feasts, practices like feng shui, and more, communities across the Bay Area also joined in,

The recent debate about whether we should call the holiday “Chinese New Year” or “Lunar New Year" has made me reflect on the broader significance of this holiday. I understand why some prefer "Lunar New Year” — it acknowledges the diverse Asian communities,

The special Chinese year of the wood snake is about transformation and change — and those celebrating it in Manhattan’s Chinatown on Sunday said even the downpour couldn’t dampen

The rain didn't stop community members, families and friends from gathering for the 27th annual Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown on Sunday afternoon.

San Francisco officials are touting a successful start to the Year of the Snake. With the Chinese New Year Parade hosted on the same weekend as NBA All-Star weekend, Mayor Daniel Lurie says they saw a 30% drop in crime that weekend compared to last year.

Lunar New Year celebrations in New York City are continuing, with the 27th annual Lunar New Year Parade snaking its way through Chinatown on Sunday. The parade marking the Year of the Snake will uncoil in Little Italy and end on Broome Street near Sara D. Roosevelt Park.

Bay Area residents ushered in the Year of the Snake at San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday, with actress Joan Chen as grand marshal.

The Chinese and American Friendship Association of Maine held a joyful celebration of Lunar New Year in Westbrook on Saturday.