Lunar New Year, often called the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year, is the most important holiday in China and many other Asian communities. Every year is marked by a different animal and 2025 is the Year of the Snake.

Editor's note: The Chinese zodiac, or "shengxiao," consists of 12 animal signs that mark the years. Each animal represents one year in a repeating 12-year cycle, which is calculated based on the Chinese lunar calendar.

It’s almost time to celebrate the Chinese New Year—also known as Lunar New Year and The Spring Festival—a festive time

The Year of the Yin Wood Snake (2025) will emphasize strategic knowledge, transformation, and balance. Each Chinese zodiac sign benefits from specific lucky colors such as blue, green, brown, and gold,

The Chinese Zodiac, derived from a 12-year cycle, determines personality, relationships, and compatibility based on animal signs. Entering the Year of

The Chinese zodiac is a 12-year cycle where each year is associated with an animal: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. People born within a specific year are believed to share personality traits linked to that animal.

This week’s new moon, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, will signal the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year, which this year is called the "Year of the Snake."

The Lunar New Year begins Jan. 29 in the Year of the Wood Snake. Here's everything you need you need to know about your Chinese zodiac sign.

While this year promises to be a revelatory one for one and all, four zodiac signs stand apart and, under the love light, destined to meet a mate or at least revel in a riotous romance.

The date of Chinese New Year moves every year, in accordance with the moon, falling any time between January 21 and February 20. Each year is assigned one of 12 zodiac animal signs, with the animal you are depending on the year you were born.

The Year of the Wood Snake begins on January 29, the first day of Lunar New Year 2025. The holiday coincides with the first New Moon of 2025, (the lunation occurs in the sign Aquarius), and brings dreams into play.