“Happiness and prosperity,” is a common phrase when wishing someone a Happy Lunar New Year. In Chinese, you would say, 恭喜發財 or Gōngxǐ fācái (pronunciation). 2020 is Year of the Rat.
BASIC ASTROLOGY ELEMENTS
Chinese Word | 鼠 (Shǔ) |
Earthly Branch of Birth Year | 子 Zi |
Five Elements (Wǔ Xing) 五行 | Water |
Yin Yang (Energy) | Yang |
Lunar Month | Eleventh |
Lucky Numbers | 2, 3 |
Unlucky Numbers | 5, 9 (avoid these) |
Lucky Flowers | Lily, African Violet, Lily of the Valley |
Lucky Colors | Blue, Golden, Green |
Unlucky Colors | Yellow, Brown (avoid these) |
Season | Winter |
Gemstone | Diamond, Amethyst, Emerald |
Years | 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020, 2032 … |
Additional Reading & Resources
– Wu Xing: five-element theory of Chinese philosophy (visit)
– Travel China Guide – Year of the Rat (visit)
– Your Chinese Astrology – Year of the Rat (visit)
– Year of the Rat from Wikipedia, Chinese Zodiac (visit)
– Other Happy Lunar New Years on our Blog:
- 2023 Rabbit
- 2022 Tiger
- 2021 Ox
- 2020 Rat (this post)
- 2019 Pig
- 2018 Dog
- 2017 Rooster
- 2016 Monkey
- 2015 Sheep / Goat / Ram
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