Iimascot zeSnake plush zonyaka omtsha zizityebi kwintsingiselo yenkcubeko, ngakumbi kwizithethe apho inyoka imele ubulumko, utshintsho, kunye nethamsanqa. Kwimbali yeenkwenkwezi yaseTshayina, inyoka luphawu lokuziva nokuguquguquka, okwenza ukuba ibe ngumfanekiso odumileyo kwimibhiyozo yoNyaka oMtsha weLunar. Zenziwe ngemibala eqaqambileyo efana nobomvu (ngethamsanqa) kunye negolide (ngobutyebi), ezi mascot zeplush zihlala zibonisa iinkcukacha ezintsonkothileyo ezifana neepateni ezinameva, amehlo aqingqiweyo, okanye iimpawu ezintle ezifana neengqekembe okanye izibane. Umzekelo, inyoka ethambileyo ephethe ikhubalo elithi "fu" (elithetha intsikelelo) ibonisa amathemba onyaka ophumelelayo ozayo. Ezi zakhiwo zihlonipha amasiko amandulo ngelixa zibonelela ngendlela yanamhlanje, enokuthandwa, evumela abantwana kunye nabantu abadala ukuba badibane nelifa lenkcubeko ngendlela edlalwayo.

Njengemihombiso yeeholide, iimascot zesnake plush zonyaka omtsha zongeza ubumnandi emakhayeni nakwimisitho. Ezixhonywe kwimithi yeKrismesi, zibekwe kwiimantels, okanye zisetyenziswa njengezinto eziphambili etafileni, ubume bazo obuthambileyo kunye nobuhle obuchwayitileyo buphakamisa ngokukhawuleza imeko yemibhiyozo. Zikwanika izipho ezicingisisiweyo: abazali banokupha umntwana ozelwe kuNyaka weNyoka i-plush, ngelixa abahlobo benokuzitshintshiselana ngazo njengeethokheni zethamsanqa. Iimascot ezininzi ze-plush ziza ngobukhulu obuqala kwiitshini ezincinci ukuya kwiinguqulelo ezinkulu ezixhamlekayo, zilungiselela izinto ezahlukeneyo ezikhethwayo. Usapho lunokubonisa i-snake plush enkulu kwigumbi labo lokuhlala njengendawo ephambili, ngelixa umhambi ephethe i-mini mascot ebhegini yakhe ukuze afumane iintsikelelo xa ehamba.

Ngaphaya kwexabiso lazo elifanekiselayo, iimascot zenyoka ezithambileyo zonyaka omtsha zisebenza njengezikhumbuzo zovuyo kunye nokuqala okutsha. Uyilo lwazo oludlalayo—cinga ngobuso beenyoka ezincumileyo, izikali ezikhazimlayo, okanye ukuma okumangalisayo—zisasaza uvuyo ngexesha leendibano kunye namaqela. Kubantwana, ezi nyoka zithambileyo ziguqula imibhiyozo yenkcubeko ibe ngamava asebenzisanayo, zivuselela umdla malunga namasiko ngelixa zibonelela ngomhlobo othuthuzelayo. Abantu abadala nabo bayayixabisa imitsalane yazo yokukhumbula nokuphakamisa, bezisebenzisa ukuhombisa iiofisi okanye ukongeza umnyhadala kwiindawo zokusebenza. Nokuba ziboniswe ngokubonakalayo okanye zifihliwe kwikona efudumeleyo, imascot yenyoka ethambileyo yonyaka omtsha yindlela emnandi yokwamkela ixesha lonyaka ngeengalo ezivulekileyo kunye neentliziyo ezinethemba.