🐍 Year of the Snake

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Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios

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Asian communities across the globe observing Lunar New Year are ringing in the Year of the Wood Snake starting today.

The big picture: The holiday, which is celebrated over 15 days, marks the beginning of the new year that follows the lunisolar calendar.

State of play: As the sixth animal in the Chinese zodiac, the snake represents the “midpoint, symbolizing balance — or the need for it —in one’s life,” according to Jonathan H.X. Lee, a professor of Asian and Asian American folklore, religions and culture at San Francisco State University.

What’s happening: Local festivities include the Lunar New Year Night Market at Magnuson Park and a celebration at The Seattle Chinese Garden, both on Feb. 8, and a family event at the Seattle Asian Art Museum on Saturday.

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