Several countries mark their new year based on the Chinese lunisolar calendar involving movement of the Sun and Moon.

The leaders of North Korea and Vietnam have exchanged messages of greetings to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two leaders while declaring 2025 as a year of friendship.

Lunar New Year celebrations are coming up, marking the beginning of the year of the snake. What to know about the holiday how it's different from Chinese New Year.

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.

Hawai'i's Asian American communities are ringing in the year of the snake, according to the Chinese zodiac calendar, a 12-year cycle represented by animals. The last year of the snake happened in 2013.

According to the Chinese traditional lunisolar calendar, the holiday falls on Jan. 29 this year, and the Chinese Zodiac deems 2025 as the Year of the Snake.

The leaders of North Korea and Vietnam have exchanged messages of greetings to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two leaders while declaring 2025 as a year of friendship,

Lunar New Year celebration hosted by the Vietnamese Student Association returns for the first time since 2022, "Echoes of Tết: The Road Home."

Food is also symbolic for the Vietnamese Lunar New Year. In the North, Banh Chung, a sticky rice cake with banana leaves, is typically the most popular dish. In Central Vietnam, the savory Bánh Tét cake with rice and green beans is often used to celebrate the new year. Thịt Kho Tàu – a pork and egg dish – is very popular in South Vietnam.

Parents Diversity Council and the Bedford Free Public Library held a Lunar New Year event on Saturday to celebrate the Year of the Snake.

In honor of Lunar New Year, the Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington invited families to ring in the Year of the Snake with a lively and educational celebration that explored the rich cultural traditions of Asia.

Firecrackers popped, incense was offered at temples and dancers and drummers paraded Wednesday in Asia and farther afield as millions around the world celebrated the Lunar New Year.