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People rush to markets on Lunar New Year’s Eve in Taipei to buy food and decorations for the holidays. The Lunar New Year — known as the Spring Festival in

Wednesday was the first day of the Year of the Snake, an animal with special attributes in Chinese culture, but beyond the Chinese zodiac, Taiwan is home to many types of the limbless reptiles.

In Phoenix, the 35th annual Phoenix Chinese Week Lunar New Year Festival at Steele Indian School Park is the city’s biggest celebration.

The Chinese zodiac corresponds to various years people were born, and each animal is believed to influence the lives of people born in that year. The Year of the Snake is seen as one of renewal and regeneration and aligns with people born in 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013 and 2025.

Luo Chih-yu, 42, the owner of the Taipei pet shop Pythonism which opened in 2017, is offering potential snake owners the chance to interact with snakes over a cup of coffee.

A pet store in Taipei is offering adventurous customers an opportunity to enjoy the company of snakes while sipping coffee. Read more at straitstimes.com.

As the Year of the Snake approaches, a pet store in Taipei is offering adventurous customers an opportunity to enjoy the company of snakes while sipping coffee, hoping to break down some of the prejudice against the animals.

On the eve of Lunar New Year, 19-year-old Aragon Lor feasted on shrimp and noodles with his family in Manila's Chinatown, regarded as the world's oldest. It's a double celebration as the Lor family is celebrating his win in a local Mr Chinatown Global male pageant. Chinoy refers to someone in the Philippines with Filipino and Chinese heritage.

As the Lunar Year of the Snake approaches, a pet store in Taipei is offering adventurous customers an opportunity to enjoy the company of snakes while sipping coffee, hoping to break down some of the prejudice against the animal.

Celebrate the Year of the Snake with aclose encounter at this Taiwan pet store:: Luo Chih-yu, Owner, Pythonism"I provide a space for people to try and experience snakes, finding out whether they like them without any prejudice.

James Jean is one of the most creative artists working today, and creates with traditional techniques to create elegant, complex illustrations as well as using the best digital art software. His latest work for the new Lunar New Year Johnnie Walker Blue Label is a striking snake design,