Food holds special meaning on the Lunar New Year. Readers share their favorite dishes. Updated January 29, ... Vietnam's quintessential Lunar New Year dish is a labor of love.

Lunar New Year is a time for festive foods, whether you're celebrating Chinese New Year, Vietnamese Tet, or Korean New Year, called Seollal. Read on to learn more about what foods to make and how ...

This Lunar New Year, the Vietnamese will observe a different animal in the zodiac, the cat. The reasons are murky: could be linguistics or the landscape — or maybe cats are just plain friendlier.

Marked by the cycles of the new moon, the Lunar New Year is celebrated across China, Tibet, South Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan and other parts of Asia, and with plenty of fanfare right here in Los Angeles.

The biggest local Lunar New Year, or Tet, celebration is hosted by New Orleans East’s Mary Queen of Vietnam Church on Friday, Feb. 16, through Sunday, Feb. 18.

Food, ancestral altars and blessings for Lunar New Year. China ruled Vietnam for a thousand years, so you can say we inherited a few things. A big thing was Chinese New Year, which we Vietnamese ...

On Jan. 29, Asian American communities around the U.S. will ring in the Year of the Snake with community carnivals, family gatherings, parades, traditional food ...

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 ...

In September, Typhoon Yagi flooded farmland and damaged crops across northern Vietnam during a critical growing period for kumquats and other ornamental staples of Lunar New Year. Ms. Hoa said ...

From Bhutan to Indonesia, the Lunar New Year is the most important holiday in many Asian countries. This year, Jan. 29 marked the beginning of the Year of the Snake.

Every winter, Asian communities around the world ring in the Lunar New Year with carnivals, food, family gatherings, parades and more. Here's what to know about the holiday and what to expect in ...