At this very moment, millions of people around the world are busy preparing for one of the year’s biggest festivals – Lunar New Year, which marks the first new moon of the lunar calendar. This ...

A lunar month is the period of time from one new moon to the next — about 29.5 days — so the lunar calendar doesn't precisely align with the common one where most months span 30 or 31 days.

Lunar New Year is often referred to as Chinese New Year in the U.S. Lunar New Year-- a holiday period that spans more than two weeks -- is set to begin on Feb. 10, with traditions and celebrations ...