As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology?

Sanjana Bhambhani's ancestors fled their homeland during India's Partition – and her family gradually lost their mother tongue. Can she now reclaim it?

THIS year, 2025, is the year of the green Wood Snake, the sixth animal in the Chinese zodiac calendar. In Western culture, the snake is largely viewed with trepidation, as snakes are cold-blooded and ...

The shedding of a snake’s skin carries deep meaning — it is a symbol of transformation and renewal. Could this year be a year ...

Hinduism is perhaps the oldest religion in the world with sacred texts estimated to date back to 3000 BC Many of its traditions have lasted for eons with origins lost in time A Hindu wedding one of th ...

From mythical guardians to symbols of transformation and terror, the snake has slithered its way into the annals of art ...

He then uses a steel stamp to mark them with a symbol of the Hindu god they prefer — from Lord Shiva, the powerful Hindu god ...

In Greek mythology, the rod of Asclepius, entwined with a single serpent, symbolizes medicine and healing - an emblem still ...

The snake, revered or feared across global cultures, slithers to pole position in the Chinese zodiac in 2025. Famous snake babies include Taylor Swift and J.K. Rowling.

It’s worth noting that the Chinese zodiac has five elements associated with each sign: earth, fire, water, wood and metal. In ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Hours after a massive rush of Hindu pilgrims set off a stampede at the Maha Kumbh festival in ...

Journey into prehistory as the article explores seven monstrous serpents that once ruled land and sea. From the colossal Titanoboa in ancient Colombia to the transitional form Eophis in England and ...