This week marks the official beginning of the Year of the Snake, and cities across China are ringing in the Chinese New Year with lanterns, ice sculptures, and light shows. In Shanghai, residents are ...

29, 2025, marking the arrival of the Year of the Snake. In mainland China, official celebrations last for seven days as a public holiday. At its core, the Lunar New Year is a celebration that ...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Feb. 14 (Xinhua)-- The Auckland Lantern Festival returned on Thursday with a dazzling display of over 500 handmade lanterns, celebrating the Chinese New Year and welcoming the ...

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 ...

So, what is it, how is it celebrated, and what does this year’s animal in the Chinese zodiac system — the snake — mean?