Welcome to the year of the Rat๐Ÿ€ ้ผ  (Shว”)!

NuneatonTKD • January 25, 2020

Happy Lunar New Year!

Happy Lunar New Year!

2020 is the Year of the Rat ๐Ÿ€ ้ผ  (Shว”)

Legend has it that the Jade Emperor challenged all the animals to a great race to decide who should guard the Heavenly Gate. The quick-thinking Rat tricked the Ox into carrying him across the river to win the race and become the first animal of the zodiac.

The Rat is associated with wealth and optimism, independence and imagination.

Years of the Rat include:
๐Ÿ€ 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020

Lucky things for Rats:
๐Ÿ€ Lucky colours: blue, gold, green
๐Ÿ€ Lucky numbers: 2 and 3, and numbers containing them (like 23 and 32)
๐Ÿ€ Lucky flowers: lilies and African violets

Famous Rats:
๐Ÿ€ Olivia Newton-John (1948)
๐Ÿ€ Andrew Lloyd Weber (1948)
๐Ÿ€ Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960)
๐Ÿ€ Idris Elba (1972)
๐Ÿ€ Gwyneth Paltrow (1972)
๐Ÿ€ Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (1972)
๐Ÿ€ Cameron Diaz (1972)
๐Ÿ€ Cristiano Ronaldo (1985)

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