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The Rat (鼠) is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar, the Year of the Rat is associated with the earthly branch symbol 子. In some parts of the world, a year associated with this animal 鼠 is referred to as Year of the Mouse because the word may be translated to "rat", "mouse", or more broadly, "rodent".
[edit] Years and the Five Elements
The Rat portrayed in the Zodiac Fountain in
Almaty
Persons born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "year of the Rat," while also bearing the following elemental sign:
[edit] Traditional Rat Attributes/Associations
| Attribute |
|
| Zodiac Location |
1st |
| Ruling hours |
11pm-1am |
| Direction |
North |
| Season and month |
Winter, December |
| Lunar Month Dates |
December 7-January 7 |
| Gemstone |
Garnet |
| Colors |
Black, red, white |
| Roughly equivalent western sign |
Sagittarius |
| Polarity |
Yang |
| Food |
Peas, cabbage, pork |
| Countries |
Germany, Austria, Sweden, Iceland, Netherlands, Thailand, Brazil, Colombia, Polynesia |
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