Year of the Rat

IndaMerit-Amun

Dear friends,

This id the YEAR OF THE RAT.

Ranking the first in the Chinese zodiac, rat represents wisdom. Personality traits for the people born in the year of the Rat are intelligent, charming, quick-witted, practical, ambitious, and good at economizing as well as social activities. The weaknesses are that the Rats are likely to be timid, stubborn, wordy, greedy, devious, too eager for power and love to gossip.

Chinese: 鼠 (Shǔ)

Earthly Branches: Zi (子)

Energy: Yang

Five Elements: Water (Shui)

Lucky Things

Lucky Flowers: Lily, African violet, Lily of the valley

Lucky Gemstone: Garnet

Lucky Numbers: 2, 3

Lucky Colors: Blue, Golden, Green

Lucky Directions: Southeast, Northeast

Best Match: Dragon, Monkey, Ox

Unlucky Things

Unlucky Numbers: 5, 9

Unlucky Colors: Yellow, Brown

Unlucky Direction: West

Worst Match: Rabbit, Horse, Sheep, Rooster

https://www.yourchineseastrology.com/zodiac/rat.htm

2/5/204:00 PM

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yokoMember

Thank you Inda for reminding us of the year of the RAT.

The Year of Rat—Characteristics/Personalities

Rat is the first in the 12-year-cycle of Chinese zodiac signs. People born in the year of rat are generally born with the zodiac rat characteristics. They are believed to be very industrious and thrifty, diligent and positive. They love to enshrine and collect. They have a keen intuition and can foretell the danger. They can deal with the money carefully and have a good financial luck.

See the zodiac dog personality advantages and shortages here and check if they fit you.

Rat’s Positive Personality Traits	Rat’s Negative Personality Traits
① have a positive attitude, smart mind, logical way of thinking and skillful hands; hard-working	① a little timid
② gracious and considerate, good at making friends	② suspicious and conservative
③ have a good adaptability and ability of self-discipline	③ be short-sighted on some problems
④ be a little introverted in character but active and enthusiastic in action	④ have no persistence

https://www.topchinatravel.com...inese-zodiac-rat.htm

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Vicky2Member

Thank you Inda and yoko for posting.

The Rat is the first of all zodiac animals. According to one myth, the Jade Emperor said the order would be decided by the order in which they arrived to his party. The Rat tricked the Ox into giving him a ride. Then, just as they arrived at the finish line, Rat jumped down and landed ahead of Ox, becoming first.

The Rat is also associated with the Earthly Branch (地支—dì zhī) Zi (子) and the midnight hours. In the terms of yin and yang (阴阳—yīn yáng), the Rat is yang and represents the beginning of a new day.

In Chinese culture, rats were seen as a sign of wealth and surplus. Because of their reproduction rate, married couples also prayed to them for children.

https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/rat/

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Sue 1Member

Thank you for sharing "The Year of the Rat."

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2020 is the Year of the Rat according to Chinese zodiac. This is a Year of Metal Rat, starting from the 2020 Chinese New Year on Jan. 25 and lasting to 2021 Lunar New Year’s Eve on Feb. 11.

Rat is the first in the 12-year cycle of Chinese zodiac. The Years of the Rat include 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020, 2032...

Though people consider the rat not adorable, and it even makes its way into derogatory languages, it ranks first on the Chinese zodiac signs. It has characteristics of an animal with spirit, wit, alertness, delicacy, flexibility and vitality.

Earthly Branch of Birth Year: Zi
Wu Xing (The Five Elements): Shui (Water)
Yin Yang: Yang

https://www.travelchinaguide.c...stoms/zodiac/rat.htm

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