New Taipei City Travel

2025 Welcomes the Year of the Snake: Mayor Hou Introduces Creative Bilingual Spring Couplets

  【New Taipei City News】To celebrate the Year of the Snake in 2025, Mayor Hou has once again introduced innovative bilingual spring couplets to spread festive joy. This year's theme, “蛇福泰吉,” carries multiple auspicious meanings. In Taiwanese, it phonetically suggests, "Everything is great; wealth is abundant." Residents can even rearrange the phrases in their favorite order, such as "吉蛇福泰" ("Wealth comes easily"), or "福泰蛇吉" ("Fortune and prosperity are plentiful"). Whichever way you say it, it’s filled with good luck!

Residents are invited to collect these couplets free of charge to enhance their Lunar New Year celebrations.

📌 Collection Details:

• Date: Starting now, Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
• Locations:
  • 1F West Side Service Desk, New Taipei City Hall
  • Service desks of district offices (Availability at district offices is subject to their specific announcements.)

‼️ Supplies are limited. Available while stock lasts!

【This news release has been translated by ChatGPT.】