Chinese New Year is a festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. The holiday has roots stretching back some 3,500 years to ancient China, marking the end of winter and the beginning of spring.

The Chinese zodiac is designed to track the orbital plane around the sun over a 12-year period, symbolised by 12 different animal signs: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig.

2025 is the year of the Snake and in Chinese astrology the snake is particularly known for its association with intelligence, intuition, and critical thinking, with people born in that year thought to possess a natural elegance and charm.

May we take this opportunity to wish all our families a Happy Chinese New Year!