- Lunar New Year is nearly here, with January 29 ushering in the Year of the Snake.
- Google is ready to celebrate with an appropriately snake-ified Doodle.
- In addition to the main Lunar New Year Doodle, Google’s also got a special edition for South Korea.
With February creeping up on us quickly, the fireworks, toasts, and celebration of New Year’s already feel like a distant memory to many of us. But for a whole lot of other people, the party’s only just getting started, with Lunar New Year kicking off this week. Now Google’s ready to get these annual festivities going in style with its latest Doodle.
2025 is the Year of the Snake on the Chinese zodiac, and begins tomorrow, January 29. While Chinese New Year is probably the most familiar celebration, the practice has spread all across Asia, with other nations and ethnicities offering their own spin on Lunar New Year merrymaking — a practice that’s been going on for over 3,000 years. No matter where you’re celebrating, though, you can expect some excellent food, lots of people wishing you good luck, and fireworks galore.