Wood Snake, in particular, makes this year distinct from the next. Similar to Western astrology's elements (fire, water, earth, air), Chinese zodiacs pair with one of the five elements in the ...

Lunar New Year horoscope as it kicks off on Jan. 29, 2025. What the Year of the Wood Snake means for you based on your ...

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

And every 12 years, a different element is paired with an animal: earth, wood, fire, water and metal. Wednesday marks the year of the wooden snake, a combination that hasn't happened in 60 years.

Here's everything to know about the 2025 Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake. Rather than following the western Gregorian Calendar with 365-day years, the Chinese New Year follows a lunar ...

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.

Today's Google Doodle is a snake game you can play by clicking the banner at Google.com. The goal is to consume while not running into the walls or the snake's tail. With each item consumed ...

HONG KONG — As Hong Kong prepares to welcome the Year of the Snake on Wednesday, Chau Ka-ling displays a moving serpent with practiced ease, holding it like a pet in her decades-old restaurant ...

For many years before I moved to the U.S., home was Hong Kong. It’s where I learned to celebrate the Lunar New Year and celebrated it for the last time, too, in 2019. Every year, I’d leave my ...