Ancient texts such as Matteo Ricci's Notes on China vividly describe the Spring Festival's early practices. These included rituals to honor ancestors, ward off the mythical Nian beast and welcome a ...

As the Spring Festival of the Year of the Snake draws near, regardless of one's location or the hustle and bustle of daily life, the chime of the Spring Festival always evokes a deep sense of ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. People returning home for Spring Festival line up at Beijing Capital Airport. Photo by Yifei Chen As the most important traditional Chinese ...

This year, we welcomed a truly "intangible heritage Spring Festival," as it marks the first since its inclusion in UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list. Unlike the Great Wall that can be ...

With traditional fairs and shopping and travel booms over this year's extended holiday, China is about to ring in the Spring Festival of the Year of the Snake, the first since its inclusion into the ...

China's extended Lunar New Year holiday is projected to drive a record-breaking travel season, presenting the travel industry a prime opportunity to leverage a peak period of heightened consumer ...

Passover is referred to in different places as the Spring Festival, the festival of Matzah, the festival of Passover and the festival of Freedom. Passover celebrates the story of the Israelites’ ...