The Chinese dragon has been around in mythology and folklore for about as long as there's been a Chinese civilization—which is centuries. Many cultures have tales about dragons. The word itself comes ...

Lunar New Year festivals and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and the world.

Dragons are a symbol of good luck, health and strength in Chinese culture, and the reason why dragon dances are performed at the start of the New Year is because they are believed to chase away ...

Dragons descended on York as part of Chinese New Year celebrations which took over ... and one of the two people inside the red dragon costume. “In York the community is still relatively small ...

In diaspora communities, particularly in cultural enclaves, Lunar New Year is visibly ... But in Chinese mythology, snakes are also known as “little dragons,” and the skin they shed is known as “the ...

Chinese artists leap ... that feasted on human flesh on New Year’s Day. Because the beast feared the color red, loud noises and fire, people put up red paper dragons on their doors, burned ...

Liverpool's Lunar New ... dragon shadow puppetry. The day's energetic programme ended with a special finale by performers Bring the Fire. This year marked the 25th anniversary of the iconic ...