East Asian communities in London will be ringing in Lunar New Year on Wednesday with celebrations including big family dinners. Chef Ran Ai shares five common and significant dishes that home cooks are preparing for the day.

The Year of the Snake, according to the Chinese Zodiac, starts on Jan. 29 and lasts until the 2026 Lunar New Year's Eve on Feb. 12, 2026. Many people around the United States enjoy celebrating with family gatherings, and cultural celebrations in schools or in their communities.

Lunar New Year festivals and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield

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.

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