This week’s new moon, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, will signal the beginning of the Lunar New Year, which is this year called the “Year of the Snake.”
Meet The 4 Longest Venomous Snakes . Hint: Mamba And Bushmaster No Longer In Top 3 Due To These ‘New’ Giantsanimal you are? It takes over from the “Year of the Dragon” in 2024 and precedes the “Year of the Horse” in 2026.
A 15-day celebration, Chinese Lunar New Year that continues until the full “Snow Moon” signals the beginning of the Lantern Festival on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. However, the Year of the Snake will continue until Sunday, Feb. 16, 2026. Lunar New Year, sometimes called Spring Festival, is celebrated in Vietnam as Tết, Losar in Tibet, and Solnal in Korea.Working out your Chinese Lunar New Year animal might seem simple—you just match your birth year to the animal in the 12-year cycle.
That’s not necessarily true. The Chinese calendar is based on the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, which uses the moon's phases and the Earth’s orbit around the sun. Since the moon’s phases don’t align with the solar calendar, if you were born in January or February, your zodiac animal might not match the animal associated with that Gregorian year.
The exact date of the Chinese Lunar New Year changes each year, so those born early in the Gregorian year should check the exact date of Chinese New Year in their birth year. For example, Jan. 30, 1976, was in the Year of the Rabbit, while Jan. 31, 1976, was the Year of the Dragon.
Each zodiac year also includes one of five elements—wood, fire, Earth, metal, or water—creating a unique 60-year cycle. For example, 2025 is the “Year of the Wood Snake,” last seen in 1965.Though the Chinese zodiac is based on the moon, it also has a connection to Jupiter. The giant planet takes 11.86 years to orbit the sun, almost mirroring the 12-year cycle of zodiac animals. So, each Chinese zodiac year corresponds to the constellation Jupiter occupies during that year.
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