The Year of the Dragon, which began on Feb. 10, 2024, ended Tuesday to begin the Year of the Snake. Snakes in Chinese mythology aren't manifestations of wickedness or evil as in Western cultures.

At Portland’s Lunar New Year parade on Saturday, the Year of the Snake celebration included the unveiling of the dragon and a performance from “retired” Portland dance-rock band The Slants.

Here's when the Chinese New Year starts in 2025, how long it lasts, ... The dragon is a Chinese symbol for good fortune, so a dragon dance is commonly performed, according to ...

What is the Chinese New Year Animal for 2025? With the end of 2024, the Year of the Dragon will conclude, making way for the Year of the Snake. The Snake represents those born in 1953, 1965, 1977 ...

Allie Chen of the Murray Hill Chinese School with the dragon before performing and bringing in the New Lunar Year at the Bridgewater Commons Mall, in Bridgewater, N.J., January 22, 2023 Get Photo ...

Performers participate in a dragon dance at the International Lunar New Year Night Parade on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Snake in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. Chan Long Hei / AP ...

Chinese New Year begins on Jan. 29, and 2025 is the Year of the Snake. ... It’s a great year for growth and stability. Dragon: The Snake and Dragon are also seen as a strong match.

What animal represents the Lunar New Year in 2025? It's the Year of the Snake! The slithery reptile is referred to in Chinese literature as "little dragon," with the skin the dragon sheds (dragon ...

Here’s when Chinese New Year 2025 is, how long it lasts, what zodiac animal corresponds with 2025 and why it falls on a different date each year. ... 2024 was the Year of the Dragon.