Temple of Heaven & The Year of the Snake

The Spring Festival, also known as Chinese New Year, is a vibrant celebration where people give red envelopes with "lucky money," celebrate with fireworks, and each year is represented by a different zodiac animal. This year is the year of the Snake 🐍. Cleaning homes before the Spring Festival symbolizes sweeping away bad luck to make room for good luck. But sweeping on New Year's Day can sweep away good luck, so cleaning is typically done before the festival.Read more