Chinese Lunar New Year 2025: Which Zodiac Animal Are You?

Posted on 01/26/2025

Happy Chinese New Year!

Do you know which Chinese Lunar New Year animal you are? This week’s new moon, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, will signal the beginning of the Lunar New Year, which is this year called the “Year of the Snake.” It takes over from the “Year of the Dragon” in 2024 and precedes the “Year of the Horse” in 2026.

A 15-day celebration, Chinese Lunar New Year that continues until the full “Snow Moon” signals the beginning of the Lantern Festival on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. However, the Year of the Snake will continue until Sunday, Feb. 16, 2026. Lunar New Year, sometimes called Spring Festival, is celebrated in Vietnam as Tết, Losar in Tibet, and Solnal in Korea.

Each Chinese lunar year has a Chinese zodiac sign, hence also called Chinese zodiac year. As the lunar calendar does not agree perfectly with the Gregorian calendar, the Chinese zodiac year is a little different from the Gregorian year.

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