SALT LAKE CITY — As Utah’s Asian community celebrates Lunar New Year, which began on Tuesday, some traditions have had to adapt to survive during the COVID-19 pandemic. One such tradition is the Lion ...

Year of the Fire Horse energy is officially here, and if you’re looking for a tradition that brings instant excitement, meaning, and a whole lot of joy, lion dancing delivers every time. Lucas ...

NANNING — At the stadium of Tengxian Technical Secondary School in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, papier-mache lion heads swayed to rhythmic drum beats as a group of youths in red-and ...

A lion dance team heads into Avenidas in downtown Palo Alto for a lunar new year celebration on Feb. 12, 2025. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney. The official start of the Lunar New Year is Feb. 17, but ...

Today marks the beginning of the Year of the Snake. And it’s an extra special Lunar New Year in Washington, because this year, for the first time, it’s a state holiday. Festivities have already been ...

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Young people at the East Wind Foundation dedicate their after-school hours and weekends to practicing the traditional folk art of lion dancing. Why it matters: An ancient art dating back to the Han ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Year of the Rabbit officially begins Jan. 22 but, as Asian-American communities celebrate, it will be another animal that takes center stage: the lion. Lion dance performances ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Tony Shiu and his West Coast Lion Dance troupe perform in various venues during Lunar New Year. "We go around and we bring good luck to whomever we perform for," Shiu shares. Sharing ...

The Lohan School of Shaolin marked Lunar New Year with performances across the Las Vegas valley, including at the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace.

This post was updated Nov. 12 at 1:20 p.m. A Lion Dance team will be blessing the festivities of an upcoming auspicious occasion. Held in Los Angeles State Historic Park, the Making Memories Festival ...