The history of nian gao according to Chinese legend, and how the rice cakes are eaten to mark new year in Hong Kong, mainland China, Korea and Japan From snake-themed events to whether your luck is in ...

Eva Li loves to cook. She makes an elaborate six, eight or 10-dish meal for her family (even numbers are lucky) every Lunar New Year, as long as she’s not too busy with the other thing that takes up ...

It's the Year of the Snake! Lunar New Year — or as it's commonly referred to, Chinese New Year — begins on January 29, bringing an opportunity to commit to new goals and personal improvement — and a ...

Monday marks the start of the upcoming lunar new year. This significant holiday is celebrated from Nepal to Mongolia and China to Cambodia. Each country has its own special new year foods and ...

Many Asian countries celebrate new year at this time, including Vietnam and Korea. Lunar New Year, often called the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year, is the most important holiday in China and many ...

Seeing an overabundance of red lately? From clothing shops to city streets, the fiery hue is going to be on display a lot in the coming days. It’s all part of the fun as the world gears up to ...

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Two elderly men in Japan choked to death on mochi rice cakes as part of a New Year’s tradition that authorities have issued warnings about annually. Eating mochi on and around the New Year is supposed ...

While the benefits of black rice have been touted in recent years, it used to be forbidden for anyone except for the emperor and royal family to eat, according to the forthcoming graphic novel ...

Despite an annual warning from authorities, a deadly New Year's trend continued in Japan this week as two people died after choking on mochi — a doughy cake made from steamed sweet rice that is ...