
The Lunar New Year celebrations have officially begun as China celebrates the small New Year preliminary eve festival.
Little New Year 年 also known as the Festival of the Kitchen God, is a traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar festival. It honors the Kitchen God roughly a week before the Chinese New Year. In northern China, the Little New Year is celebrated on the 23rd day of the twelfth month of the Chinese calendar, while in southern China it is celebrated on the 24th day
The meals are being prepared as the surrounding kitchen activities are well underway. The New Year's Eve of the snake.
Lunar New Year in 2025 falls on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, which is the Year of the Snake. Lunar New Year customs begin days before the widely known celebrations of the new year.
In the Chinese zodiac, the Snake represents wisdom, intuition, and transformation. In Chinese culture, the Snake is a highly respected symbol of intelligence and charm, often seen as a figure of elegance and mystery. They are simultaneously associated with harvest, procreation, spirituality, and good fortune.
In many Western countries, snakes have long been associated with evil and temptation. However, in China, snakes hold a more complex and varied symbolism. They are simultaneously associated with harvest, procreation, spirituality, and good fortune, as well as cunning, evil, threat, and terror.
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