Chinese New Year 2025 Animal And Element. Each of the 12 chinese zodiac animals will feel the influence of the year of the wood snake in unique ways. It is the zodiac animal governing the year, starting from the day of chinese new year 2025 and lasting throughout the lunar year, which ends on february 16, 2026.

The next snake year is 2025, starting from january 29th, 2025 (chinese new year) and ending on february 16th, 2026 (chinese new year’s eve). 2025 is the year of the snake.