新年明けましておめでとうございます。

Shinnen Akemashite Omedetô Gozaimasu

Welcome in the year of the snake

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While snakes make many people uneasy, they are also associated with financial fortunes in Japan. According to superstition, popping a bit of cast-off snakeskin or a snake charm into one’s purse or wallet is one step on the route to riches.