Monday, February 04, 2008

2008 - The Year of the Rat

Chinese New Year 2008 – Year of the Rat

The year of the Pig is coming to an end. Now comes the Year of the Rat. Chinese New Year 2008nfalls on February 7. All those with age 72, 60, 48, 36, 24…belong to the Year of the Rat.

A Rat Year is a time of hard work, activity, and renewal. This is a good year to begin a new job, get married, launch a product or make a fresh start. Ventures begun now may not yield fast returns, but opportunities will come for people who are well prepared and resourceful. The best way for you to succeed is to be patient, let things develop slowly, and make the most of every opening you can find. People born in an Earth Rat are said to be logical realists, shrewd, charming, ambitious, and inventive. Of course, the entire horoscope must be considered when making any personality assessment.

In Chinese, the Rat is respected and considered a courageous, enterprising person. People born in the Year of Rat are clever and bright, sociable and family-minded. They have broad interests and strong ability in adapting to the environment and able to react adequately to any changes.

They are gifted in many ways and have an easy going manner. They are active and pleasant, tactful and fantastic, and are able to grasp opportunities. They seem to have interests in everything and hope to participate in doing it and usually do it very well.


Here in the UK, Chinese New Year is generally celebrated by the Chinese community on the first weekend after the event. Chinatowns in London and in major cities all over the world will celebrate this day with lion dances and street fairs. This is the time for much merriment and reunions. A traditional Chinese family will have a great family feast either at home or in one of the many Chinese restaurants to celebrate the start of another year. Children dressed in their new clothes will receive red packets contain money (angpow) from their elders. One the first day of the Lunar New Year, all Chinese old and young will rejoice and look forward to a better year ahead.

Happy Chinese New Year to one and all. Let hope that the Year of the Rat will bring Love and Peace to all mankind.

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