Under the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of the Snake is here. Here's a look at various traditions where you can celebrate in Michigan.

Lunar New Year 2025, also known as Chinese New Year, marks the start of the Year of the Snake in the Chinese Zodiac. The festival, falling on January 29, 2025, is a key cultural celebration observed ...

One well-known ancient legend speaks of Nian, a hideous monster that feasted on human flesh on New Year’s Day. Because the ...

The Chinese zodiac includes 12 animals: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon ... gathering with family and sharing a meal, red lanterns, fireworks, visiting relatives, parades, gifting red envelopes with ...

Instead of material goods, gifting revolves around the giving of money-filled red envelopes, often from adults to children, which signify the bestowing of good fortune. (As a child, my siblings ...

The Chinese zodiac includes 12 animals: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit ... family and sharing a meal, red lanterns, fireworks, visiting relatives, parades, gifting red envelopes with money, banquets ...

Also read: Year of the Rabbit: Interesting facts about the Chinese ... among the Lunar New Year celebrations is the gifting of red envelopes, known as hongbao in Mandarin.

In order, the 12 Chinese zodiac animals are Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon ... loud popping noises when set over fire. Distribute red envelopes. The envelopes are a traditional gift for the ...

The circle of 12 animals — the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon ... decorate their homes with red paper lanterns and use red envelopes to give loved ones and friends money for the new year.

Young children and unmarried people are given small red envelopes filled with money ... rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog or pig. Each year is believed ...