People in many Asian countries are excitedly preparing to welcome the New Year of the Snake 2025 with images of snakes appearing everywhere.
Snake lanterns at the 2025 Yuyuan Garden Lantern Festival in Shanghai, China. Millions of families around the world are preparing to celebrate the Lunar New Year, marking the beginning of the Year of the Snake.
A woman takes a photo with red lanterns decorated at a park in Beijing, China ahead of the New Year
Red lanterns are arranged at a factory in preparation for the Lunar New Year in Nanjing, China.
Drone photo shows people writing couplets to celebrate Lunar New Year in Guitou village, Daoxian county, Yongzhou, Hunan province, China
A restaurant in Shanghai holds a party for pets before Lunar New Year.
Snakes at Pythonism, a pet shop in Taiwan that offers customers tiny snake friends while sipping coffee ahead of Lunar New Year
A woman offers offerings to the gods during a traditional worship ceremony on Lunar New Year's Eve in Chinatown, Bangkok, Thailand, January 28.
New Year's Eve scene in Chinatown, Bangkok, Thailand
A gold seller arranges gold bracelets at a gold shop ahead of Lunar New Year in the Chinatown district of Bangkok, Thailand.
Visitors visit the Spring Flower Show held at the Flower Dome at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore. The show runs from January 17 to February 23 to celebrate the Lunar New Year. A 4.5-meter-tall floral sculpture stands out amid the blooming flowers.
Decorative lanterns welcome the Year of the Snake on the streets of Chinatown, Singapore
Divers perform a lion dance at SEA LIFE Bangkok Ocean World to celebrate the new year 2025
Performance to celebrate Lunar New Year in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Glodok Market in Chinatown in Jakarta, Indonesia, is ablaze in red.
Lunar New Year celebrations in South Tangerang, a suburb of Jakarta, Indonesia
A man dressed as "Caishen" or God of Wealth, attracts people at a shopping mall ahead of Lunar New Year in South Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia.
People shop for decorations for Lunar New Year in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Visitors to the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre in Singapore can watch a giant LED snake dance to welcome the new year.