As Vietnam ushers in the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake is being celebrated with vibrant and creative displays across the country.

Many foreign friends came to Vietnam and gradually fell in love with its beauty and culture. For them, each coffee place in the street’s corner, each calligraphy art or happy gallery.. has its own charm.

Snakes are one of the twelve zodiac animals in the Vietnamese calendar. As a wild creature, difficult to tame and often venomous, snakes are, in some beliefs, symbols of evil and aggression. However, from another perspective, they sometimes represent primordial life, agility, miraculous remedies, and health.

Eastern cultures believe that dreaming of a dragon is a royal omen. But what do Eastern and Western perspectives say about dreaming of snakes?