Mary Maka chacterizes the Year of the Snake in a new series of digital illustrations dedicated to Lunar New Year 2025.

Lunar New Year festivals and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and the world.

On the Gregorian calendar, Lunar New Year — which lasts from the first new moon to the next full moon ... ended Tuesday and the "Year of the Snake" began. Snakes in Chinese mythology aren ...

With each item consumed, the snake grows longer ... On the Gregorian calendar, Lunar New Year – which lasts from the first new moon to the next full moon – generally falls in late January ...

The new moon usually happens at some point between ... the dragon. The Year of the Snake represents a period of transformation, introspection and growth, according to the Chinese Language Institute.

The lunar calendar is based on moon cycles, so the dates of the Lunar ... and 2025 is the Year of the Snake. Chinese New Year traditions center on ushering out the old year and bringing luck ...

It begins with the first new moon of the lunar calendar and ends 15 ... The circle of 12 animals — the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig ...

In 2025, Lunar New Year begins on January 29, marking the start of the Year of the Snake. While the festival ... since it follows the cycles of the moon rather than the sun. In a lunar calendar ...

an ancient tradition rooted in China that marks the first new moon of the year, is Wednesday. Celebrations for the Year of the Snake are set for Long Island and across the United States ...

This year it will be celebrated on Wednesday, Jan. 29, ushering in the Year of the Snake. Related: Lunar New Year: New Moon kicks off Year of the Snake “Chinese New Year and related celebrations ...