People in Thailand joined the world to welcome the Year of the Snake on Wednesday as they celebrated the Chinese Lunar New Year. The Lunar New Year, also called 'Spring Festival', falls on Jan. 29, 2025 and is celebrated worldwide.
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Lunar New Year festivals and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield.
Several countries mark their new year based on the Chinese lunisolar calendar involving movement of the Sun and Moon.
Lunar New Year, or Tết Nguyên Đán (Tết), is Vietnam's most important celebration - a time to honour ancestors, cherish family, and welcome new beginnings.This year, it lasts from 28 to 31 January.
From incense offerings and vibrant lion dances in Beijing to prayer rituals at temples in Bangkok and Taipei, hundreds of millions of people across Asia celebrated the Lunar New Year, ushering in the Year of the Snake.
Chinese tourists visiting Thailand for Lunar New Year are worried about being kidnapped by gangsters to work in hellish scam centers, despite efforts to reassure them.
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For many, the Lunar New Year is a time to reflect on people they have lost. But it's also a time to set intentions and welcome the new energy of the future.
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Thailand and China in 2025, Siam Paragon-a global landmark and a premier destination for both Thai and international visitors-is hosting a grand Lunar New Year celebration,
Many Chinese who work in bigger cities return home during the eight-day national holiday in what is described as the world's biggest annual movement of humanity.