The Year of the Snake is of particular significance to people born in 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013 and 2025.
Snakes are the emblem of cunning and evil. They are revered owing to their supernatural power. The Snake is born under the sign of wisdom. He is highly intelligent and his mind is forever active. He is always planning and always looking for ways in which he can use his considerable skills. He is a deep thinker and likes to meditate and reflect.
Most Snakes are financially secure provided they don't gamble - they have the distinction of being the worst gambler in the Chinese Zodiac. He can occasionally be ruthless in order to achieve his aims. He cannot bear failure and is a very bad loser.
The Snake is a late starter in life because it often takes him a while to find a job with which he is genuinely happy. The snake makes a good teacher, politician, personnel manager and social adviser.
The Snake is also renowned for his good looks and is never short of admirers. The female Snake in particular is most alluring having style, grace and excellent (and usually expensive) taste in clothes.
Best Friends: Ox, Rooster, Dragon Not Tolerant of: Tiger Famous Snake People: Picasso, Mao Zedong and Abraham Lincoln.
Persons born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the Year of the Snake, while also bearing the following elemental sign:
4 February 1905 – 24 January 1906: Wood Snake
23 January 1917 – 10 February 1918: Fire Snake
10 February 1929 – 29 January 1930: Earth Snake
27 January 1941 – 14 February 1942: Metal Snake
14 February 1953 – 2 February 1954: Water Snake
2 February 1965 – 20 January 1966: Wood Snake
18 February 1977 – 6 February 1978: Fire Snake
6 February 1989 – 26 January 1990: Earth Snake
24 January 2001 – 11 February 2002: Metal Snake
10 February 2013 – 30 January 2014: Water Snake
29 January 2025 – 16 February 2026: Wood Snake
15 February 2037 – 3 February 2038: Fire Snake
Earthly branch: Si
Element: Fire
Planet: Venus
Yin Yang: Yin
Lunar month: Fourth
Lucky numbers: 2, 8, 9
Lucky flowers: Orchid, cactus
Lucky colors: Red, light yellow, black; Avoid: white, golden, brown
Season: Summer
The snake is the sixth of the twelve signs and belongs to the second trine, with the ox (second sign, 牛, Earthly branch: 丑) and the rooster (tenth sign, 雞/鷄 [simplified Chinese: 鸡], Earthly branch: 酉), with which it is most compatible. The pig is the most incompatible.
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