The Rat (wiktionary:大鼠) 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".
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Years and the Five Elements [link]
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:[1][2]
- 31 January 1900 – 18 February 1901: Metal Rat
- 10 February 1912 – 5 February 1913: Water Rat
- 5 February 1924 – 24 January 1925: Wood Rat
- 24 January 1936 – 10 February 1937: Fire Rat
- 10 February 1948 – 28 January 1949: Earth Rat
- 28 January 1960 – 14 February 1961: Metal Rat
- 15 February 1972 – 2 February 1973: Water Rat
- 2 February 1984 – 19 February 1985: Wood Rat
- 18 February 1996 – 6 February 1997: Fire Rat
- 7 February 2008 – 25 January 2009: Earth Rat
- 24 January 2020 – 11 February 2021: Metal Rat
Traditional Rat attributes and associations [link]
Being the first sign of the Chinese zodiac, rats are leaders, pioneers and conquerors. They are charming, passionate, charismatic, practical and hardworking. Rat people are endowed with great leadership skills and are perhaps the most organized and systematic of the twelve signs. Intelligent and cunning at the same time, rats are highly ambitious and strong-willed people who are keen and unapologetic promoters of their own agendas, which often include money and power. They are energetic and versatile and can usually find their way around obstacles, and adapt to various environments easily. A rat's natural charm and sharp demeanor make it an appealing friend for almost anyone, but rats are usually highly exclusive and selective when choosing friends and so often have only a few very close friends whom they trust.
Behind the smiles and charm, rats can be terribly obstinate and controlling, insisting on having things their way no matter what the cost. These people tend to have an immense control of their emotions, which they may use as a tool to manipulate and exploit another person, both emotionally and mentally. Rats are masters of mind games and can be very dangerous, calculative and downright cruel if the need arises. Quick-tempered and aggressive, they will not think twice about exacting revenge on those that hurt them in any way. Rats need to learn to relax sometimes, as they can be quite obsessed with detail, intolerant and strict, demanding order, obedience, and perfection.
A valuable lesson for Rats is to learn to consider others before themselves, at least sometimes, and to avoid forcing their ideas onto others. Rats are fair in their dealings and expect the same from others in return, and can be deeply affronted if they feel they have been deceived or that their trust has been abused. Sometimes they set their targets too high, whether in relation to their friends or in their career. But as the years pass, they will become more idealistic and tolerant. Most rat can become great writers, inventors, actors, lawyers, advisors, counselors, politicians, designers, engineers, bankers, managers, administrators, entrepreneurs, musicians, and researchers. If they can develop their sense of self and realize it leaves room for others in their life as well, Rats can find true happiness.
According to tradition, Rats often carry heavy karma and at some point in life may face an identity crisis or some kind of feeling of guilt. Rats are said to often have to work very long and hard for everything they may earn or have in life. However, a Rat born during the day is said to have things a bit easier than those who are born at night. Traditionally, Rats born during the night may face extreme hardships and suffering throughout life. Rat in general should guard themselves against hedonism, as it may lead to self-destruction. Gambling, alcohol and drugs tend to be great temptations to Rat natives.
| Attribute | |
|---|---|
| Zodiac Location | 1st |
| Ruling hours | 11pm-1am |
| Direction | North |
| Motto | "I Rule"[3] |
| Season and month | Winter, December |
| Fixed element | Water |
| Stem | Positive |
| Lunar Month Dates | December 6 – January 6 |
| Gemstone | Garnet |
| Colours | Black |
| Roughly equivalent western sign | Sagittarius |
| Polarity | Yang |
| Food | Pork, peas, cabbage |
| Positive Traits | Meticulous, intelligent, charismatic, charming, ambitious, practical, industrious, eloquent |
| Negative Traits | Controlling, resentful, manipulative, cruel, vengeful, stubborn, power-driven, critical |
| Countries [4] |  Germany,  Brazil,  Sweden,  Iceland,  Thailand,  Austria,  Netherlands,  Colombia |
See also [link]
- Burmese zodiac
- Chinese zodiac
- Nezumi – Japanese translation for Rat/Mouse
References [link]
- ^ "2010 Chinese New Year Day, Zodiacs, Horoscopes, Parade, Festival". Chinesefortunecalendar.com. https://www.chinesefortunecalendar.com/newyeardays.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ "Rat". https://www.posty.ca/compatibility/rat.html. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ Rat Motto
- ^ "Chinese Astrologer" (in English). https://www.chineseastrologer.org/rat.php. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
External links [link]
- Chinavoc.com – The Five Types of Mouse
- Chinese Culture Centre of San Francisco – Rat
- Rainfall.com – Rat
- Rat/Mouse compatibility page
- Chinese Zodiac
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Rat
Personality
Rat is a megalomaniacal, misanthropic rat, who is frequently critical of the strip's style and artwork, as well as the other characters in his and other strips, real life people, and almost all living (and often nonliving) things. He believes himself to be much more intelligent than he actually is, and thinks more or less anybody else is stupid with the only person he believes worthy of his respect being Leonardo da Vinci. He tends to irritate people, particularly his intelligent friend Goat, and is easily irritated by his naïve, dim-witted housemate Pig. Rat believes himself to be the wisdom of the strip, if not wisdom itself, and that anybody else is more or less dumb, whereas most other characters view him as "a loudmouth, pompous malcontent". He may or may not be a personification of the Seven Deadly Sins.
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Synopsis
After his usual night of drinking at the local pub, Hubert Flynn (Pete Postlethwaite) returns home and transforms into a rat. Hubert's family each have different views on him now that he became a rodent. His wife Conchita (Imelda Staunton) thinks that this change is supposed to be a lesson to Hubert and that the reason he transformed is his own fault. Their son Pius (Andrew Lovern), destined for a religious life, feels that because his father is now an animal, his family should kill him. Their daughter Marietta (Kerry Condon) feels that the rat is still her father and that they should treat him with love and respect.
After hearing the news of a man changing into a rat on the local radio, ghostwriter Phelim Spratt (David Wilmot) convinces Conchita to write a book of the story. Because Phelim wants to write about Conchita's bravery and the family's loyalty to Hubert in the face of adversity, he suggests that they take Hubert out to the pub and bookie to see his friends and to show the public that they are proud of him.
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