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2025: Year of the Snake

In the Chinese zodiac 2025 is the Year of the Wood Snake. The Chinese Lunar New Year begins January 29, 2025, and starts the 15-day Spring Festival that concludes with the Lantern Festival. The Chinese zodiac rotates through a 12-year cycle of animals and the five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. The snake represents wisdom, charm, and transformation. The Year of the Snake is followed by the Year of the Horse. Different regions across Asia celebrate Lunar New Year in many ways and may follow a different zodiac.

Learn more and celebrate with online and in-person events on our Lunar New Year page.


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Timber Rattlesnake

Bracelet

Ornament

Ornament

Snake ornament

Vessel

Yarn painting depicting rain and serpents

Face mask

Figure of a snake

Weight

Gaboon Viper

Amulet in the form of a uraeus serpent

Sinaloan Milksnake

Serpent mask

Amulet (Serpent)

Serpent Hypnosis, from the suite World in a Box

Hopi Snake Dancer

African Jungle Picture: If the Ladies Had Knew the Snakes Wouldn't Bite Them They Wouldn't Have Hurt the Snakes; If the Snakes Had Knew the Ladies Wouldn't Hurt Them They Wouldn't Have Bit the Ladies

Root Rattlesnake

The Lute and White Snake of Benten (Sarasvati)


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