Preparations for 2025 Year of Snake

Preparations for 2025 Year of Snake

A giant "ema" votive plaque bearing an illustration of a snake, the next year's Chinese zodiac sign, stands at a shrine in Kudoyama in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 1, 2024.

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