Lunar New Year starts this week, marking an important holiday in China and other Asian communities. Lunar New Year celebrations can last up to 15 days, starting on the new moon between late January and mid-February.

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.

Lunar New Year celebrations begin Wednesday. Here's everything to know about the 2025 Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake.

Asian American communities around the U.S. and around the world are ringing in the Year of the Snake Wednesday, including in New York City. The Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival,

Chinese New Year marks the end of winter and the beginning of the new year. And 2025 will be the Year of the Snake. The Year of the Snake, according to the Chinese Zodiac, starts on Jan. 29 and lasts until the 2026 Lunar New Year's Eve on Feb.

Chinese New Year — also widely called Lunar New Year — celebrates the arrival of spring. It's known as the Spring Festival in China and is also celebrated in South Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and other countries with a significant Asian population.