The Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, begins on January 29, 2025, marking the Year of the Wood Snake. This 15-day celebration is based on the lunisolar calendar and is observed by billions worldwide.
The 42-day Chinese Lunar New Year celebration, starting on New Year's Day in Shanghai, China, will continue until February 12. This year's festivities mark the Year of the Snake . The celebration, observed by billions worldwide, coincides with the first new moon of the Chinese lunisolar calendar. The moon's phases determine the festival's timing. In 2025, Chinese New Year begins on Wednesday, January 29, and the Year of the Wood Snake lasts until February 16, 2026.
The celebration ends on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, as February's full moon, the “Snow Moon,” rises.\January's full moon, the Wolf Moon, will be visible just after sunset on Monday, January 13, as it rises above the eastern horizon. Later, Mars will disappear behind the Wolf Moon in an event known as an occultation. As a bonus, Mars is at opposition this week, its biggest and brightest in Earth's sky. It's a once-every-26-month event.\The Chinese zodiac operates on a 12-year cycle of animals combined with one of five elements—wood, fire, Earth, metal, or water—creating a unique 60-year cycle. This year's Wood Snake last occurred in 1965. The snake is associated with wisdom, intuition, and transformation, while the wood element signifies growth and renewal
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