Show Caption1 of 18 The Thien Long Lion Dance Troupe performs during the Asian Garden’s 2025 Lunar New Year Firecracker Show in Westminster, CA, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. The Lunar New Year party had firecrackers,

TRAVERSE CITY — Holidays are all about new experiences and old traditions. The Good Bowl in Traverse City is merging the two for Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as Tết in Vietnamese culture.

Many Chinese who work in bigger cities return home during the eight-day national holiday in what is described as the world's biggest annual movement of humanity.

Lunar New Year festivals and prayers marked the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield on Wednesday.

The Year of the Snake is here - and millions across Asia and the world are welcoming it, with family, friends, prayers and plenty of food. The Lunar New Year, which coincides with