A woman carries a section of a dragon in February 2024 during a Chinese dragon dance at a Lunar New Year Festival in Austin, Texas. The Year of the Snake. Here's your guide to the Lunar New Year ...

Though incredibly complex, the Chinese zodiac calendar is best described as a 12-year cycle represented by 12 different animals, in this order: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat ...

Sellers of Lunar New Year decorations in Richmond, B.C., say business is down because it's the Year of the Snake, a creature some customers find "scary," making soft toys, and cartoon character ...

Incredibly complex, the Chinese zodiac calendar is best described as a 12-year cycle represented by 12 animals, in this order: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster ...

In 2025, it begins on January 29, heralding the Year of the Snake, following the Year of the Dragon in 2024. The New Year initiates the lunar calendar, with festivities lasting 15 to 16 days ...

Wednesday, Jan. 29, started the year of the snake. The calendar is represented by 12 animals, in this order: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.

The Year of the Dragon, which began on Feb. 10, 2024, ended Tuesday to begin the Year of the Snake. Snakes in Chinese mythology aren't manifestations of wickedness or evil as in Western cultures.

The Year of the Dragon, which began on Feb. 10, 2024, ended Tuesday to begin the Year of the Snake. Snakes in Chinese mythology aren't manifestations of wickedness or evil as in Western cultures.

With the Year of the Snake dawning on Wednesday, Liang and other decoration vendors say sales have slithered downward. “Many people think snakes look scary,” she explained in Mandarin.