As the Chinese New Year ... each representing a different year in the repeating 12-year sequence. Snake (1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025) Lunar New Year is more than just ...

Gifts, food, parades and fireworks - just some of the ways that the Lunar New ... physical, red packets containing money. In the Chinese zodiac, the snake is the sixth of the twelve-year cycle ...

It is believed that those born in the year of the Snake ... Chinese sounds similar to the words "excess" and "abundance." Children receive a red envelope with money for toys and sweets. On New ...

The Lunar New Year’s traditional celebrations include a family reunion dinner on New Year’s Eve, cleaning the home to sweep away bad spirits, red decorations ... This is the Year of the Snake, one of ...

With the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year, FAO reaffirms its commitment to keeping agri-food systems at the forefront of the international agenda, ensuring peace and food security for all.