"Year of the Earth Snake"

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16 March 2025

Chinese Buddhists offer prayers on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Snake (Spring Festival) at a Chinese Buddhist monastery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 29, 2025. The Chinese lunar calendar assigns an animal symbol to each year in a 12-year cycle. According to the zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake.

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16 March 2025

Chinese Buddhists offer prayers on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Snake (Spring Festival) at a Chinese Buddhist monastery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 29, 2025. The Chinese lunar calendar assigns an animal symbol to each year in a 12-year cycle. According to the zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake.

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16 March 2025

Offerings are made by a large idol of the 1000-armed Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Snake (Spring Festival) at a Chinese Buddhist monastery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 29, 2025. The Chinese lunar calendar assigns an animal symbol to each year in a 12-year cycle. According to the zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake.

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16 March 2025

Chinese Buddhists offer prayers on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Snake (Spring Festival) at a Chinese Buddhist monastery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 29, 2025. The Chinese lunar calendar assigns an animal symbol to each year in a 12-year cycle. According to the zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake.

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16 March 2025

Chinese Buddhists offer prayers on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Snake (Spring Festival) at a Chinese Buddhist monastery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 29, 2025. The Chinese lunar calendar assigns an animal symbol to each year in a 12-year cycle. According to the zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake.

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16 March 2025

Chinese Buddhists offer prayers on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Snake (Spring Festival) at a Chinese Buddhist monastery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 29, 2025. The Chinese lunar calendar assigns an animal symbol to each year in a 12-year cycle. According to the zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake.

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16 March 2025

Chinese Buddhists offer prayers on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Snake (Spring Festival) at a Chinese Buddhist monastery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 29, 2025. The Chinese lunar calendar assigns an animal symbol to each year in a 12-year cycle. According to the zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake.

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16 March 2025

Chinese Buddhists offer prayers on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Snake (Spring Festival) at a Chinese Buddhist monastery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 29, 2025. The Chinese lunar calendar assigns an animal symbol to each year in a 12-year cycle. According to the zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake.

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16 March 2025

A large idol of the 1000-armed Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara is seen as Chinese Buddhists offer prayers on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Snake (Spring Festival) at a Chinese Buddhist monastery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 29, 2025. The Chinese lunar calendar assigns an animal symbol to each year in a 12-year cycle. According to the zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake.

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16 March 2025

Votive candles are by a shrine as Chinese Buddhists offer prayers on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Snake (Spring Festival) at a Chinese Buddhist monastery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 29, 2025. The Chinese lunar calendar assigns an animal symbol to each year in a 12-year cycle. According to the zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake.

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16 March 2025

Chinese Buddhists offer prayers on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Snake (Spring Festival) at a Chinese Buddhist monastery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 29, 2025. The Chinese lunar calendar assigns an animal symbol to each year in a 12-year cycle. According to the zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake.

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16 March 2025

Chinese Buddhists offer prayers on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Snake (Spring Festival) at a Chinese Buddhist monastery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 29, 2025. The Chinese lunar calendar assigns an animal symbol to each year in a 12-year cycle. According to the zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake.

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16 March 2025

Chinese Buddhists offer prayers on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Snake (Spring Festival) at a Chinese Buddhist monastery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 29, 2025. The Chinese lunar calendar assigns an animal symbol to each year in a 12-year cycle. According to the zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake.

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16 March 2025

Votive candles are by a shrine as Chinese Buddhists offer prayers on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Snake (Spring Festival) at a Chinese Buddhist monastery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 29, 2025. The Chinese lunar calendar assigns an animal symbol to each year in a 12-year cycle. According to the zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake.

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16 March 2025

Chinese Buddhists ring a large bell as they offer prayers on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Snake at a Chinese Buddhist monastery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 29, 2025. The Chinese lunar calendar assigns an animal symbol to each year in a 12-year cycle. According to the zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake.

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16 March 2025

Chinese Buddhists ring a large bell as they offer prayers on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Snake at a Chinese Buddhist monastery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 29, 2025. The Chinese lunar calendar assigns an animal symbol to each year in a 12-year cycle. According to the zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake.

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