Happy New Year!
Chinese New Year, that is. It is the Year of the Snake:
2025 is the year of the Snake based on Chinese zodiac. This is a year of Wood Snake, starting from Jan. 29, 2025 to Feb. 16, 2026. Snake is the sixth in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac sign. The years of the Snake include 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025, 2037…
Snake carries the meanings of malevolence, cattiness, mystery, as well as acumen and divination. In most cases, this animal is considered evil and the elongated legless body always scares people. However, in ancient Chinese traditions, the snake once presented a venerated image and it is one of the earliest totems of Chinese nations. Chinese mother goddess Nüwa who said to have created humanity has the body of a snake and the head of a human. The Chinese dragon also has a snake body. Today, in some places in China, people still believe that a snake found in their courtyard can bring good luck.
If you don’t know your Zodiac sign, you can calculate it here. From hence, you can read your horoscope. Mine’s okay this year. Uncle B’s, not so good.
The picture comes from the British Museum shop. Their stuff is nice, but very pricey, and it would probably kill you to have anything shipped to the States.
Posted: January 29th, 2025 under personal.
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Comment from Clifford Skridlow
Time: January 29, 2025, 6:03 pm
Curious about my horoscope, I had a peek at the link provided above, and most of what it predicted for the coming year was in one way or another, patently impossible. I guess I’m in the same line as Uncle B. Mrs. Skridlow, on the other hand, is in for a ripping good time it would seem.
Comment from Durnedyankee
Time: January 30, 2025, 1:40 am
Hmmmm, I’m going to do well this year, except in December when it’s predicted I will fall out of a window while being shot in a hunting accident and landing on an exploding bomb.
Comment from Some vegetable
Time: January 30, 2025, 4:22 pm
Mrs Vegetable is Japanese so she pays casual observance to the Old Zodiac. We currently have a small beautifully made friendly looking ceramic snake on the mantel which replaced the beautifully made friendly looking ceramic dragon on 1 January.
As usual, Japan is a ‘mix n’ pic’ combination of fanciful Chinese Zodiac but pragmatic Western Calendar. Business you see.
Mrs Vegetable is a Dragon (indeed!)
People born in the year of the Dragon are healthy, energetic, excitable, short-tempered and stubborn. However, they are honest, sensitive, brave, and can inspire trust in almost anyone. They are the most peculiar of the 12 signs of the Zodiac cycle.
While I am a Horse (Of Course!)
People born in the year of the Horse are skillful in paying compliments and talking too much. They are skillful with money and handle finances well. They are quick thinkers, wise, and talented. Horse people anger easily and are very impatient.
People pay -a little- attention to sizing people up using the Zodiac but is is most useful for determining someone’s age. That is, when you look at someone you can almost always determine if they are closer to 24 or 36; 36 or 48, and so on. Thus some women may tell you that they are “Year of the Cat” which (since there is no cat in the zodiac) roughly means “I ain’t sayin’ buddy.”
A more seriously believed superstition thing is judging personality by Blood Type. People are fascinated by it. I’m AB Positive, which makes me quite the freak, and people always like to gawk at geeks.
The purported strengths of those with type AB blood include rationality and adaptability, but their weaknesses are said to be indecision, criticalness, and forgetfulness. This blood type is largely viewed as having the characteristics of both type A and type B individuals. 4Because this blood type is rare, the people who have it are heavily appreciated in Japan
Below I’ve thrown in a link so you can judge yourself for yourself.
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-blood-type-personality-5191276
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