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Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Lunar New Year, of the snake (trigger warning, picture)
The snake symbolizes wisdom and creative success among a lot of other things. Let's hope for both of those.
I love snakes, such beauty, and I also get that some readers fear them, so I'll make this a standalone post, and wish you a happy day.
Thank you, it's Lunar New Year, as a courtesy to all the other Asian nations observing it. Yes, a large amount of wisdom injected into leader groups would be welcome.
Our family is much more aware of the Lunar New Year now that we have a daughter-in-love of Asian descent. She told us that when she was born she wasn't given a 'name' as we know it and instead she was given a series of numbers. I'd never heard of that before.
Snakes don't bother me, either...but then we don't have poisonous ones up this far north. If we did I would probably be more leery. ;) Happy new year and I hope it is a good sign. :)
We have rattlesnakes in our northern counties and I think cotton mouth in our southern tip, but they're intent on avoiding humans rather than hunting them down.
Gung hey fat choy!
ReplyDeleteThank you, and you too
DeleteSnakes don't bother me. Yes, let us hope for this.
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm hoping it's a good omen.
DeleteIt seems counter-intuitive that snakes evolved from lizards, rather than the other way round.
ReplyDeleteInteresting observation.
DeleteHappy Lunar New Year!
ReplyDeleteAnd to you, wishing you great wisdom and creative success!
DeleteThat's so kind. Thank you. I have a big project coming up for 2025 and I'll take all the good wishes I can get. Much thanks!
DeleteHappy Chinese NewYear of the Wood Snake - wishing more creativity for you and any wisdom at all among our leaders (worldwide).
ReplyDeleteThank you, it's Lunar New Year, as a courtesy to all the other Asian nations observing it. Yes, a large amount of wisdom injected into leader groups would be welcome.
DeleteMay it being the year of the snake, encouraging wisdom and creativity not turn out to be horribly ironic.
ReplyDeleteThere's plenty of both available. We just have to tap into it.
DeleteAhhhhh even though I am not born in the year of the snake, snake has always been one of my spirit animals. This is a beautiful piece.
ReplyDeleteThey're lovely. There's a corn snake at our local preserve whom I love to visit. Beautiful yellow.
DeleteOur family is much more aware of the Lunar New Year now that we have a daughter-in-love of Asian descent. She told us that when she was born she wasn't given a 'name' as we know it and instead she was given a series of numbers. I'd never heard of that before.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't heard of that either. Interesting.
DeleteOh the world needs leaders with wisdom these days…if only!
ReplyDeleteThey're around, we just need to elect them!
DeleteBoth of those attributes are sorely needed these days.
ReplyDeleteThey don't seem to win elections, not dramatic enough.
DeleteHappy Lunar New Year, Boud! Snake appreciator here too. Though it doesn't yet feel like the beginning of spring here...
ReplyDeleteChris from Boise
Nor here! I think it's aspirational.
DeleteSnakes don't bother me, either...but then we don't have poisonous ones up this far north. If we did I would probably be more leery. ;) Happy new year and I hope it is a good sign. :)
ReplyDeleteWe have rattlesnakes in our northern counties and I think cotton mouth in our southern tip, but they're intent on avoiding humans rather than hunting them down.
DeleteWisdom is certainly needed.
ReplyDeleteIt's in short supply.
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