For the Rat, the first sign of the Chinese zodiac, this year will be marked by contrasts and necessary adjustments. Let’s explore what 2025 has in store for Rats in the areas of love, work ...

IN CHINESE culture, the rat is a symbol of wealth and surplus, and they were often prayed to by married couples due to their reproduction rate. The Rat is the first of the 12-year cycle of animals … ...

Saturday, Jan. 25 marks the Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival. Many will be celebrating the Year of the Rat, the first animal of 12 zodiac signs that rotate in a ...

Photo by Linh Pham/Getty Images Year of the Rat. Each Chinese zodiac year couples an animal with one of five rotating elements—water, wood, fire, metal, earth—making 2020 not just the Year of ...

The Rat is the first zodiac sign in the Chinese zodiac cycle. It occurs every 12 years. Years of the Rat are 2032, 2020, 2008, 1996, 1984, 1972, 1960, 1948, 1936, and so on.

Rat weekly horoscope: What your Chinese zodiac sign means for you December 6 – 12. ... Saturday and Sunday call for a good change of image so perhaps schedule in sometime for a haircut or a ...

Some historians believe the Chinese zodiac took shape during the Han dynasty (206 B.C.- A.D. 220), while others trace its origins back to the Western Zhou dynasty (1046 B.C.-771 B.C.).

Chinese zodiac 2020: All you need to know about the Year of the Rat Rats are quick-thinking, optimistic, and adaptable, which gives them the edge in 2020's rat race. Read our infographic to see why.

Saturday, Jan. 25 marks the Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival. Many will be celebrating the Year of the Rat, the first animal of 12 zodiac signs that rotate in a ...