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Happy Chinese New Year 2025!
Year of the Green Yin Wood Snake

Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, is celebrated in China and much of Asia, including Korea, Vietnam and Singapore, as well as among the global Asian diaspora. The most common origin story is a legend that the celebrations began in order to scare away a beast called “Nian” (which means “year” in Chinese) who stalked cities and villages each spring, attacking people. Because Nian was afraid of loud noises and the color red, people used firecrackers and red paper to frighten the mythical creature
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The Lunar New Year holiday lasts seven days and this year is expected to start on February 3rd.
2025 is the year of the Yin Wooden Snake. The 2025 Chinese New Year Day is on Wednesday, January, 29th. That is the 4722nd Chinese year. The first day of the Chinese astrological year is also the first day of Tiger Month. The first day of the Wooden Snake is February 3, 2025. February 12, 2024, is the Chinese Lantern Festival.
The Five Elements of the 2025 Wood Snake: 2025 is the year of the Yin-Wood Snake. Yin-Wood is associated with grass, flowers, weeds, or vines that can quickly grow and spread. Yin-Wood likes sunshine and can endure strong wind, symbolizing growth, endurance, imagination, innovation, and brainstorming. The Zodiac Snake is the 6th animal sign of the 12 Heavenly Branches and is in the Fire group, containing Yang-Fire, Yang-Earth, and Yang-Metal. Yang Earth is associated with high mountains, while Yang Metal is linked to strong wind. Yang-Fire relates to the sun, heat, summer, and vitality. People with a strong Fire element are often energetic, passionate, and enthusiastic. 2025 marks the first year of the Fire Cycle, connected to civilization. The symbol of the Yin-Wood Snake is like grass or weeds on fire, building up an intensely raging fire. AI technologies will increasingly merge into our daily working and living environments.

Characteristics of the 2025 Wood Snake: The appearance of the Snake, with its flicking forked tongue and serpentine movement, often gives people a bad impression. As a cold-blooded animal, the snake is perceived as not straightforward, dishonest, and sly. The Snake also implies potential trouble such as libel, dispute, or slander. It is said that the snake fell from heaven, dethroning the Dragon. In China, it is called the 'little dragon' and is considered very shy. Snakes like to hide in grass or holes. However, the Yang-Fire of the Snake is associated with the sun, giving the Zodiac Snake characteristics such as being aboveboard, selfless, cordial, ambitious, righteous, and foresighted. The Snake symbolizes wisdom, associated with intelligence, intuition, and insight. The snake's ability to shed its skin represents renewal, transformation, and continuous growth, making zodiac Snakes practical visionaries, good leaders, and great thinkers. The Snake has the ability to swallow an animal bigger than its size, symbolizing ambition. Despite their lack of limbs, Snakes can travel fast, representing adaptability, adventure, and efficiency. In Chinese astrology, the Snake is considered a Traveling Star, which implies business trips or working out of town.
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Zodiac signs with harmonious relationships with the Snake are the Rooster, Ox, Monkey, and Horse, who will have good social relationships and excellent interpersonal connections in 2025. Attention! The Snake and Pig may have significant differences, which might create misunderstandings and friction. The Tiger and Snake often have conflicting personalities, requiring effort to build harmony.
(Information gathered from: www.chinesefortunecalendar.com/2025)