In pictures: Welcoming the Lunar New Year

• A look at Lunar New Year celebrations

  Lunar New Year celebrations kicked off on Wednesday as millions of people welcomed the Year of the Snake. CBS News correspondent Anna Coren reports on the festivities.
  
  CBS News - 15h

• Where is the lunar new year celebrated and who celebrates it?

  Communities across the world begin celebrating Lunar New Year on Jan. 29 — and 2025 marks the Year of the Snake.
  
  CBS News - 20h

• Lunar New Year marked with celebrations around the world

  More than a billion people around the world are celebrating the Lunar New Year, ushering in the year of the snake. CBS News foreign correspondent Anna Coren has more from Hong Kong.
  
  CBS News - 1d
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  A Tropical, Chewy Lunar New Year Dessert

  The writer and curator Su Wu’s version of tang yuan reflects her family’s history and her life in Mexico City.
  
  The New York Times - 1d

• Year of the Snake: PSG show off special Lunar New Year kit

  PSG and some other clubs are ushering in the Year of the Snake with a special kit to mark the Lunar New Year.
  
  ESPN - 2d
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  5 Dumpling Recipes in Time for Lunar New Year

  Just in time for Lunar New Year, Cooking writers share the dumplings they love most, with recipes and videos for how to make them.
  
  The New York Times - 2d

• Mass travel underway for Lunar New Year

  The world's biggest annual migration of humans is underway as mass travel in China reaches a peak this weekend ahead of Lunar New Year. An estimated 9 billion trips are expected across the 40-day ...
  
  CBS News - 5d

• Fuchsia Dunlop’s culinary guide to Lunar New Year

  The writer, cook and Chinese-food champion gets ready to greet the Year of the Snake. Plus, FT correspondents reveal how their cities will mark the occasion
  
  Financial Times - 6d

• How a stylish crowd celebrates Lunar New Year

  Four creatives share their favourite outfits, meals and customs for a prosperous year ahead
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 18

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  BBC News - 3h

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