The Year of the Wood Snake 

29 January 2025 and 16 February 2026

“If you were born in 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, or will be born between 29 January 2025 and 16 February 2026, you are, and will be the Snake,” said Professor Han Yu, Assistant Professor of Economics at the Fogelman College in Memphis. “The Snake is the sixth of the 12-year cycle of animals in the Chinese zodiac.

What Lies Ahead For You? ?

“In the zodiac system, the emphasis is on one’s birth year rather than month. In Chinese, the zodiac system is called Sheng Xiao and also Shu Xiang, meaning ‘birth year’ and ‘likeness’. It is believed that one’s personality is related to the attributes of their zodiac animal,” said Professor Han.

Snakes “…are deep thinkers, good at problem solving and excellent communicators, although they can also be indifferent, sceptical, possessive, and obstinate.”

Professor Han added that in Chinese culture and philosophy, the eternal Five Elements govern the phenomena occurring in the natural world. These are Fire, Wood, Metal, Water and Earth and they also affect the characteristic traits of the zodiac animals. This year, children born will be Wood Snakes.

The Snake bears another name in Chinese lore: the “Little Dragon.” Aptly christened, for what is a dragon if not a snake that dared to dream? Scaled and serpentine, the Snake shares not only the Dragon’s physique but also its whispering mystique, a creature born of shadows and legend. 

Indeed, it’s said that the mythical Dragon itself was inspired by the undulating form of the Snake – a case of the apprentice surpassing the master in scale and ambition.

To find out what may be in store for those of you born in other zodiac years, here’s Personal Chinese Horoscope site to consider:  

https://www.yourchineseastrology.com/horoscope

If you’re not sure of your animal sign in the Chinese Zodiac, look for your birth year in the chart below and once found, look to see the corresponding animal on the left hand side.

Some famous snakes

• John F Kennedy
• Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
• Muhammad Ali
• Bob Dylan
• Taylor Swift
• JK Rowling

Whichever year you’re born in, the Lunar New Year, known in China as the Spring Festival offers a kaleidoscope of festivities and an excuse to light something flammable that brightens up the sky.

Graeme Dinnen (Year of the Rabbit)

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