Year of the Wood Snake as well as the Year of the Snake. Because wood is linked to the colour green, this year is also occasionally referred to as the Year of the Green Snake. Snakes are intelligent, wise, and frequently very cunning. Wood years highlight Snake's sophisticated taste, and Snakes are fantastic marketers and communicators. The year 2025 is for creating the ideal team, taking chances, and creating a big impression.
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Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water are the five elements of the Chinese zodiac. The Five Elements Theory, also known as Wu Xing, is the source of the Chinese Zodiac Elements. This philosophy explains how everything is related to and dependent upon everything else.
The personality traits of those born in the element year reflect the unique priorities of each element. Each animal in the zodiac has a unique combination of these characteristics. Certain elements are more in tune with certain signs of the zodiac, such as metal with a rooster and wood with a rabbit.
The element is based on the year of birth, even though the Chinese zodiac animals have a 12-year cycle.
It's easy to determine your Chinese zodiac element: Metal is the element for people born in years that end in 0 or 1, Water is the element for those