Videos: Millions Around World Welcome Year of Snake
Several festive events were organized across China, North Korea South Korea, and Sri Lanka including dragon dances, prayers, and family gatherings.
It is a public holiday for several nations, so they witnessed heavy and crowded airports and roads. For example, nine billion trips are expected to be made in China.
The Year of the Snake, in the Chinese zodiac, symbolizes wisdom, intuition, and transformation.
In Chinese culture, the Snake represents a year of steady progress and careful planning, encouraging people to focus on self-reflection and deliberate action rather than impulsive decisions.
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