In 2025, the Year of the Snake will be celebrated by hundreds of millions worldwide. But did you know how deeply snakes are woven into our myths, cultures, and symbols?
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00:00How do you feel about snakes?
00:03Well, in 2025, hundreds of millions of people across the world
00:07will be celebrating the Year of the Snake,
00:10and they may see things differently.
00:12Snakes are a recurring symbol in many creation myths.
00:16In the Christian tradition, the most familiar serpent
00:19appears in the biblical story of Adam and Eve.
00:22Attempted by Satan in the form of a snake,
00:25they eat fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.
00:28As a result, God banishes them from the Garden of Eden
00:32and curses the snake.
00:34This serpent is often seen as a symbol of evil,
00:37but also of knowledge.
00:39Meanwhile, in Chinese mythology,
00:41Nuwa, a snake with a woman's head,
00:44is credited with creating humanity.
00:46According to legend,
00:48Nuwa shaped the first humans from yellow clay.
00:51As she grew tired, she dipped a rope into the mud
00:54and swung it round.
00:56The blobs that fell became common people,
00:59while the handcrafted figures became the nobility.
01:02That was a bit unfair, wasn't it?
01:04And across different cultures,
01:06snakes are also considered symbols of immortality.
01:09They have been observed biting their own tails to form a circle,
01:13and their coiled bodies often resemble spirals.
01:17This symbolism appears in Egyptian, Hindu, and Norse mythologies.
01:21Curiously, snakes are also closely linked to medicine.
01:25The ancient Greek god of medicine, Asclepius,
01:28is often depicted with a staff entwined by a serpent,
01:32a symbol still seen in medical logos today.
01:35So, whatever you felt about snakes before,
01:38be ready to see them in a new light.
01:40Happy Year of the Snake!