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Years of the Rat
January 24, 1936 - February 10, 1937
February 10, 1948 - January 28, 1949
January 28, 1960 - February 14, 1961
February 15, 1972 - February 2, 1973
February 2, 1984 - February 19, 1985
February 19, 1996 - February 6, 1997
February 7, 2008 - January 25, 2009
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Rat Years
These are good years to begin new projects. Creativity abounds with many new types of ideas and methods being tried. Although outwardly quiet, many things are happening in the background, to come to fruition at a later date .This is also a time of renewed vitality.

Rats in Ox Years
Rats and oxen are fairly compatible, so rats will still continue to do well. Put things in order to prepare of next year's upheaval. Now is not the time to embark on new endeavors. instead, focus on completing those projects started last year.

Rat Personality
While most people would not consider rats as charming, the Chinese ideograph for rat also means hamster, mouse, and other small, furry rodents. Rats tend to be creative and can adapt to almost any situation. While bright and sociable, Rats can also be ostentatious and ambitious in a negative way. They have a reputation for using their friends for their own means they casting them aside when finished.

Rat Symbolism
Rats are associated with the first hours of each day, being one of the few animals active at that time. As such, Rats represent a beginning.

Rat People
Plato, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Lev Tolstoy

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Chinese Astrology- Rat

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