Sunday 22 January 2023

Wecome To The Year Of The Rabbit

As it's the second new moon after the winter solstice, Xīnnián hǎo or if your Mandarin is a bit rusty, Happy New Year and welcome to the Year of the Rabbit according to the Chinese zodiac.
As the animals rotate every 12 years, you are also a Rabbit if you were born in 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999 or 2011 and your lucky numbers are 3, 4, 6 and any numbers containing them both (34, 46 etc) and your lucky days are the 26th, 27th, and 29th of the month and lucky colours are red, pink, purple and blue.
People born in a year of the Rabbit are believed to be kind, patient, vigilant, witty, quick-minded, and ingenious and most compatible with Goats (born 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003) Dogs (born 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006) or Pigs (born 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007) but steer clear of Rats (born 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008) and Roosters (born 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005).
The rabbit is associated with the moon in Chinese culture and is based on The Moon Rabbit in East Asian folklore which you can see on the Moon, bent over his block pounding herbs for the Gods, China's Yutu-2 lunar rover gets its name from the Chinese characters for 'jade rabbit'.
The Rabbit symbolises longevity, peace and prosperity and so 2023 is seen to be a year of hope.

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