Year of the Wood Snake?

Chinese New Year begins 29 January, but what does the snake year foretell?

The Year of the Snake as captured in a wall-hanging by Tai Ping, the luxury carpet brand that uses skilled artisans at their state-of-the-art workshop in Xiamen, China.

I’m not sure that anyone can predict the fortune of an entire year, let alone the characteristics of all peoples born worldwide within that year, but who am I to argue with a calendar ali…