Embracing the Year of the Snake - or is the snake embracing you?

Chinese Welcome The Year Of The Snake

A snake-shaped installation welcoming the Year of the Snake. Credit: Chen Chuhong/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images

Over one billion people or one-fifth of the world's population celebrate Lunar New Year in different ways. The Lunar New Year welcomes the Year of the Snake, an auspicious and mysterious animal.


Key Points
  • The Lunar New Year, also known as Spring Festival, is celebrated across the world by about one billion people.
  • In the Philippines, as stated in Malacañang Proclamation No. 727, January 29, 2025, is declared a special non-working holiday throughout the country in observance of Chinese New Year.
  • According to the 2021 Census, around 1.8 million people in Australia celebrated Lunar New Year.
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Embracing the Year of the Snake - or is the snake embracing you?

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28/01/202508:00

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