What you absolutely cannot cook for New Year's Eve 2025 and why: we share recommendations from an astrologer

New Year 2025 will be marked by the Green Wooden Snake. This animal will officially come into its own on January 29, 2025 (this is the day the New Year will be celebrated in China) and will end its reign on February 16, 2026. It is worth noting that 2025 will be held under the sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac, which is endowed with wisdom, calmness, intuition, endurance and the ability to adapt to any conditions!

FoodOboz editorial team shares exclusive tips from top Ukrainian astrologer Tetiana Mykhailenko, who told us what food should absolutely not be cooked for the New Year of the Snake in 2025, so as not to drive away good luck, prosperity and happiness!

Do not cook fish dishes

The snake is a water creature, just like the fish, and they don't "love" each other, they have different energies. If you want your year to be rich and generous in the financial sphere, don't cook or eat fish dishes for the New Year. Fish has a downward energy and fish dishes can be associated with energy that will "run away" from home.

Everyone knows that fish swim very fast, so if you don't want your finances to "float away" from home, but rather double, you can cook seafood dishes, squid, shrimp, mussels are ideal. The main thing is that this food will not disturb the subtle energy of the Green Wooden Snake.

Fatty, spicy foods and spices are taboo at the New Year's Eve table in 2025

Snakes can react aggressively to odors, they love sophistication, so too fatty, spicy and rich dishes can definitely disturb the harmony. Do not add rich spices to holiday dishes, such as garlic, all kinds of peppers, especially chili, which is associated with fire, and as we know, the snake does not like fire, but loves water and softness. Therefore, it is better to add light and pleasant spices to the dishes, such as dill, basil, which will give the dishes an original flavor but will not give them spiciness.

Canned foods

Canned food is food in a box that directly symbolizes stupor, stagnation, and lack of change. But we remember that the snake loves freedom, renewal, because it sheds its skin 2-4 times a year when the old one becomes too small. And this is a powerful sign to everyone in the New Year 2025 that a person should always grow in all areas of life and not be afraid of change and be brave and ready to face all their fears.

Instead, you must prepare six green-colored dishes, with fresh, green vegetables, herbs, green fruits, which symbolize harmony, health, purity, lightness, and faith!