The Lunar New Year is based on the lunar and lunisolar calendars, which are widely popular in Asian countries. The holiday varies each year depending on the moon's cycles. The celebrations typically begin with the first new moon and span the first 15 days of the first month of the lunar calendar until the full moon arrives.
 
The Shengxiao, or Chinese zodiac, is a 12-year cycle in which each year is assigned one animal and one of the 5 elements - metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.  That means that each of the elemental+animal signs follows a 60-year cycle.  2025 is the Year of the Wood Snake and begins January 29, 2025, thru February 16, 2026. The last Year of the Wood Snake was in 1965, representing both a pivotal and tumultuous time, here in America and across the world.  In Chinese culture, the snake symbolizes wisdom and adaptability, while Wood stands for growth, flexibility and tolerance.
 
In Chinese astrology, the Year of the Wood Snake is expected to be a time of creativity, stability, and personal and professional growth. The wood element is said to add a grounded energy to the snake's natural characteristics, encouraging innovative thinking and long-term plans. From a personal perspective, the birth year determines a person’s zodiac sign. People born in the Year of the Wood Snake are thought to have a high level of wisdom and philosophical knowledge. They are natural problem solvers that thrive at finding answers to complex issues. They tend to be business savvy and financially astute leading them to be quite successful in life. Despite their ambitiousness, they are kind natured and well liked, admired by friends and colleagues alike.
 
Our Wood Snake bar loosely echoes a snake skin pattern with shifting patterns of red, black, and yellow...a Wood Snake's lucky colors, of course! You can even make out the figure of a snake's gaping jaws in the patterns on some bars!  Year of the Wood Snake is scented in an intricate fusion of woody and floral notes, accented by a whisper of woodsmoke. Airy ozone notes open up to sun-warmed fig, geranium, and leafy greenery, radiating a lush green quality that is balanced by nuanced notes of earthy patchouli and warm woods, accented by a whisper of charred embers.  Truly unique!
 
Approx 4-4.5oz bar
Handcrafted soap will continue to evaporate water and lose weight over time. This makes for a finer, harder, and longer lasting bar. 
 
Ingredients: Distilled water, Coconut oil, Hi-oleic sunflower oil, Olive oil, Sodium hydroxide*, Mango butter, Cocoa butter, Avocado oil, Castor oil, Fragrance, Citric acid, Sodium lactate, Activated charcoal, Titanium dioxide & Mica
*None remains in final product