Jan. 28 marks the Lunar New Year, beginning the Year of the Snake. It's not the only lunar festival — Ramadan begins Feb. 28, ...

Traditionally, it's the sighting of the first crescent moon after the new moon that begins every new month in the Islamic Hijri calendar. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the month of Ramadan and the ...

DUBAI--Officials saw the crescent moon Sunday night in Saudi Arabia, home to the holiest sites in Islam, marking the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan for many of the world’s 1.8 ...