While the Year of the Snake happens every 12 years, a Wood Snake year is far rarer as the last Wood Snake year was in 1965. Explore the luckiest zodiac signs in 2025.

Lunar New Year, often called the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year, is the most important holiday in China and many other Asian communities. Every year is marked by a different animal and 2025 is the Year of the Snake.

The Lunar New Year begins Jan. 29 in the Year of the Wood Snake. Here's everything you need you need to know about your Chinese zodiac sign.