So a few years after I graduated, I actually did make a point of going ... this year is the year of the snake, and so if somebody is born on a year of a snake, they would go in the house first. And ...

with each year named after an animal and one of the five elements (wood, fire, earth, metal and water). This cycle, the Year of the Wood Snake, began on January 29 and will end on January 28 ...