Lunar New Year 2025: The Year Of Wood Snake

The Chinese community celebrates the New Year, or the Lunar New Year, for 15 days. Some zodiac signs are going to be the luckiest this lunar year. Are you curious to know this? Let’s find some facts and the lucky zodiacs of the lunar New Year 2025!

Lunar New Year 2025 Date and Day

• Lunar New Year: 29 January 2025 (Wednesday) 
• Chinese New Year 2025 animal: Snake (Symbolises wisdom, patience, mystery and renewal) 

What is Lunar New Year? 

People worldwide celebrate New Year on 1 January; the people of China and other Asian countries celebrate New Year on the first new moon. People of the Chinese community mainly celebrate this festival. Some countries which celebrate this festival are China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Vietnam, and Korea. 

The Chinese celebrate the Chinese New Year for 15 days, from the new moon day to the full moon day. The Chinese community celebrates this vibrant and joyful festival. The community celebrates this festival with great auspiciousness and welcomes new beginnings, good luck, abundance, prosperity, and blessings. 

Lucky Zodiacs in the Lunar New Year 2025

Some of the lucky zodiacs in the lunar new year are :

1. Dragon

The dragon zodiac people are characterized by being confident, ambitious and determined. In the lunar year 2025, these zodiac people will enjoy a stable love life and get love and respect in their relationship. In marital life, they will nurture relationships with flexibility.  They will pay attention to their fitness and overall health. They can find a stressful job in professional areas but excel in any business.

2. Ox

The ox zodiacs are practical, short-sighted and restless. In 2025, these zodiac people need to overcome challenges in their relationships. In marital life, handle things with flexibility and adaptability. Effective communication can help solve misunderstandings. A political career can be better for you. Financially, this year promises unexpected gains and high profits from business ventures.

3. Snake

The snake zodiac sign relates to mysteries, death, transformation and wisdom. These zodiac people will embrace a great love relationship in 2025. In this Zodiac, they should respect their partner’s boundaries and stop over-interference. To maintain good health, they should engage in stress-relieving activities. There can be difficulties in your career, so work on your goals with a balanced approach. There are financial growth opportunities this year. 

 4. Rooster

The rooster, Zodiac, has excellent organisational skills. They are straightforward and honest. For a stable love life, rooster zodiacs need to spare time with their loved ones to remove problems and value affection. This year is suitable for family planning. They should follow a dietary routine and maintain a balanced fitness for well-being. Get ready for career advancements and success. You can get a promised income. Do not spend much on home comforts.

5. Monkey

We know that monkeys are clever and witty. The monkey zodiacs can find solutions to any problem. In 2025, these zodiac signs can face difficulties in their relationship and can solve those with patience and open communication. Through effective collaboration, they can reach their goals and find career opportunities. For financial stability, they should avoid overspending and save for the future.

6. Rat

The rat zodiac people are being clever, intellectual and adaptable. In the lunar year 2025, the zodiac rat will lead a great love life. Open communication can help you to resolve conflict. You can spend quality time with your partner this year. For better mental health, engage yourself in practices such as yoga and meditation. These people can make steady progress in their professional lives and strategically plan for investments. 

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Importance of Wood Snake Year 2025

The 2025 is known as the Wood Snake Year. The twelve zodiac signs in Chinese culture are the rat, 0x, tiger, rabbit, dragon, Snake, horse, sheep, monkey, cockerel, dog and pig. In 2025, it’s the year of the Snake, representing wisdom and transformation. 

According to Chinese astrology, five essential elements revolve around the 60-year cycle, including the 12 animals and five basic elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. In 2025, people say this is the year of the Wood-Sanke. The 2025 Chinese zodiac will be snakewood. The birth years of the wood snake are 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025, and 2037.

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Significance of Firecrackers and Red Clothes on Lunar New Year 2025

 In the new year, the significance of hanging red banners known as Hui Chun (揮春) is bright red and gold. People burst firecrackers and special fireworks. One wears red coloured clothes on the Chinese New Year. All this has a special significance in that people relate to the ancient mythological tale of Nian, a monster with sharp teeth and horns. People say that in ancient times, a monster, Nian, went to the nearby village to disrupt the town and harm people. 

The people tried to save themselves from the monster. An old man was bursting crackers, wearing a red cloth. The monster got frightened and went away, leaving the old man harmless.  The old man survived without being injured by Nian. People have started wearing red clothes, bursting firecrackers and hanging red banners as decorative items. This became a celebration to positively ward off evil and start the new year. 

How is the Lunar New Year 2025 Celebrated? 

The Lunar New Year, or Chinese New Year, is enthusiastically and vibrantly celebrated. Chinese people welcome spring as a new beginning, and in many countries, this festival is also declared a public holiday. 

1. Cleaning and decorating homes 

People clean their homes and decorate beautifully to welcome positivity and ward off negative energy from their homes. The most popular thing to do during the lunar new year is to decorate homes with flowers, couplets, Chinese knots, New Year pictures, and window papercuts. 

2. Wear New Clothes in Lunar Year 2025

 Like any other festival, during the lunar new year, people also buy and wear new clothes, especially red coloured clothes. Today, people wear traditional Chinese attire, where women wear cheongsam, and men wear a tango suit, a men’s jacket, and an upturned collar.

3. A big fat family Dinner 

In Chinese tradition, it’s believed that all the family members should sit together to celebrate this special day. All the members sit together to eat the family dinner together. Some special food items prepared on this day are Sticky rice, whole fish, long noodles, Dumplings, Mandarin oranges and tangerines. All these food items symbolise symbolism, prosperity, longevity, abundance and success in life. 

4. Receiving Hangbao from elders 

All the young members of the family greet and take blessings from all the elderly members of the home. The Chinese people receive a red and gold-coloured envelope with money, which is given out as a blessing to the young members of the family. 

5. Bursting Firecrackers and witnessing fireworks 

On this day, lighting firecrackers is considered auspicious as it’s believed to threaten the monster Nian and ward off evil energy. The vibrant light of fireworks is believed to add shine and liveliness to individuals’ lives. 

6. A special Parade in Lunar Year 2025

People celebrate the Lunar New Year by organising a parade to welcome the new year. For the community people, the 25-meter-long dragon is a significant part of the parade and a symbol of luck. People throw money into the dragon’s mouth, and the dragon tries to catch it. The parade includes children representing all 12 Chinese calendar animals.

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