Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Lunar New Year festivals and prayers marked the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther ...

Wednesday marked the start of the Year of the Snake, one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac. Throngs of people in down jackets filled a Beijing park for a “temple fair” on a sunny but chilly day.

These elements complement and conflict with each other. The year 2025 belongs to the Wood Snake. If you were born in the Year of the Snake, here’s everything you need to know and more ...

On Wednesday, the first new moon of the Year of the Snake will mark the imminent arrival of spring. Known as Seollal in South Korea and Tet in Vietnam, the beginning of the lunisolar year is the ...

The powerful dragon gives way to the wise snake as Australians mark the start of the Lunar New Year period in some of its biggest celebrations outside Asia.

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2025 is the Year of the Snake, with the Chinese zodiac working as a 12-year cycle that assigns an animal sign annually. In Chinese symbology, those born in the Year of the Snake are said to be ...