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THE RAT IN THE CHINESE ZODIAC AND HOROSCOPE OR ITS MEANING

The Rat - Chinese Horoscope License Image: Public Domain Considered as a symbol of economic prosperity in Chinese culture has been linked with money, charisma and order. As Aries is the first sign of the Western Zodiac,  the Rat  is the first animal of the Chinese Zodiac 12 that compose like the Western Zodiac which consists of 12 signs but in Chinese culture is composed of 12 animals and 5 Elements different for a total of 60 possible combinations of animals and elements. The  Rat  also has a facet or unwelcome antagonist as well as it is a symbol in Chinese culture fortunate event is also considered a tragic animal that can bring: Death, War, unwanted occult, pestilence and misfortune in general. But overall for most Eastern cultures the  rat  is an animal that brings prosperity. Even in India they are venerated, protects and nourishes with milk and cereals, as they are considered the reincarnation of Karni Mata and his subjects "wise men and saints of Hinduism"

CHINESE ASTROLOGY – THE TWELVE ZODIAC ANIMALS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON PEOPLE

CHINESE ZODIAC OR CHINESE HOROSCOPE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON PEOPLE Chinese Zodiac or Chinese Horoscope License Image - GNU Free  D.L.: CC 4.0 Based on the  Chinese calendar ,  Chinese astrology  is a forecasting system widely used in Asian culture for centuries and today is having boom in Western culture. Basically it is a mixture of various influences, such as the Zodiac, the 5 elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, though in this respect is similar to Western Astrology differ in Wood and Metal which elements in astrology West are replaced by air, however this does not mean that their meanings are the same. No, their interpretations and connotations have similarities but also marked differences in addition also contains a series of contributions of  Chinese Traditional Religion . ANIMALS AND THEIR SYMBOLISM OR MEANING IN THE CHINESE HOROSCOPE The main feature of  Chinese astrology  or most notable factor is that every year is associated with an animal 12 in t