The Year of the Snake is already here, and we've come up with some useful facts and vocabulary about the biggest celebration on the Chinese calendar 🐍
Spring Festival Vocab
01. Spring Festival
春节
Chūnjié
Spring Festival
(also known as the Lunar New Year / Chinese New Year)
02. The Date
The celebration of the holiday follows the lunar calendar (农历 nónglì), causing its date on the Gregorian or solar calendar (阳历 yánglì) to vary each year.
This year's (春节 Chūnjié) falls on Wednesday, January 29th.
2025年一月二十九日
èr-líng-èr-wǔ nián yī yuè èrshíjiǔ rì
January 29, 2025
(by the solar calendar)
正月初一
zhēngyuè chū yī
the 1st day of the 1st lunar month
(by the lunar calendar)
除夕
chúxī
Lunar New Year's Eve
03. Year of the Snake 🐍
There are 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac, and this year's zodiac animal is the Snake.
Each Snake year aligns with one of five elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, or Water. This year's element is wood (木 mù).
蛇年
shénián
Year of the Snake
Now, let's take a closer look at people born in the year of the Snake (蛇 shé):
Years: 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025
Personal Traits: wise and intuitive.
As deep thinkers, they highly value knowledge and insight. Often mysterious, they possess a strong and natural sense of intuition.
Best Match: Ox, Rooster, Monkey
Lucky Numbers: 2, 8, 9
Lucky Colors: 🟡⚫️🔴
Famous Snakes: Taylor Swift, Audrey Hepburn, Oprah Winfrey, Muhammad Ali
04. A Year Filled with Shéer Joy!
Here are some 蛇 (shé)-related greetings you can share with your friends, colleagues, and family:
蛇年吉祥!
Shénián jíxiáng!
Happy Year of the Snake!
祝你“蛇”运亨通,
Zhù nǐ "shé" yùn hēngtōng,
Wishing you smooth luck,
步步高升,
bùbù gāoshēng,
continuous success,
财源滚滚来!
cáiyuán gǔngǔn lái!
and wealth rolling in!
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