Lunar New Year horoscope as it kicks off on Jan. 29, 2025. What the Year of the Wood Snake means for you based on your ...

"The Wood Snake year is part of a 60-year cycle of the 60 pillars, which is the 60 possible combinations of the five elements ...

The one-day holiday — which typically comes in late January or early February — was added to all New York public school calendars in 2024.

While the Year of the Snake happens every 12 years, a Wood Snake year is far rarer as the last Wood Snake year was in 1965.

2025 is the Year of the Snake, with the Chinese zodiac working as a 12-year cycle that assigns an animal sign annually. But what does that mean, and how are Chinese years named?

The Chinese zodiac follows a 12-year cycle of animals and also incorporates one of the five elements - wood, fire, earth, metal or water thus creating a 60-year cycle. The horoscope for 2025 marks ...

"The Wood Snake year is part of a 60-year cycle of the 60 pillars, which is the 60 possible combinations of the five elements and the 12 animal signs," Chinese metaphysics consultant Vicki ...

These calculations are according to the Chinese calendar, which is based on a 60-year cycle made of the 60 possible combinations of the five elements and the 12 animal signs (comparable to Western ...