The plaza serves as a central hub for community gatherings. During Chinese New Year, it hosts the main celebrations organized ...

Religious traditions across cultures have often treated menstruation and childbirth as sources of ritual impurity. In Chinese Buddhism, the “Blood Bowl Scripture” condemned women to “Blood Pond Hell.” ...

As millions welcome the Lunar New Year on February 17 this year, ancient spiritual traditions continue to guide modern celebrations focused on hope, harmony and fresh beginnings. Fireworks will light ...

Rev. Father Wong Sheng Tian of the Sheng Lian Temple in Quezon City holds up miniature horse figurines as incense burns ...

See the heart of Chinese New Year in Thailand. From Bangkok's Yaowarat parades to sacred family rituals and feasts.

An old Han Chinese wedding custom mandates that the bride brings her own “toilet,” typically filled with red eggs, red dates, and peanuts, which symbolise fertility and abundant blessings.

When asked to comment on reports that US President Donald Trump will hold a signing ceremony for the so-called Board of Peace in Davos, Switzerland, later Thursday, and that about 35 of the 50 invited ...

Dressed in a Ming Dynasty-style (1368-1644) black gauze cap and an official robe, 37-year-old British groom Zachary Williamson rode a horse to fetch his 31-year-old Chinese bride, Wang Zhao. On Jan 4, ...

BEIJING - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania and Lesotho upon invitation from Jan 7 to 12, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. Wang, also a ...

The Times Square ball drop and elaborate firework celebrations across the world may have ushered in the New Year of 2026 but the Year of the Horse on the Chinese calendar is yet to begin. The Chinese ...

Lucas Kloberdanz-Dyck is a writer for Collider. He grew up creating lists, stories, and worlds, which led to his love of anime and video games. He attended Sheridan College where he earned an Honours ...

Inside a closed Los Angeles courtroom, something wasn’t right. Clerks working for family court Judge Amy Pellman were reviewing routine surrogacy petitions when they spotted an unusual pattern: the ...