In the Chinese New Year what year follows Rat?
Japanese New Year an animal. The animals are, in order: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. 2008 was the year of the Rat, 2009 Ox, 2010 Tiger, 2011 Rabbit, 2012 Dragon, and 2013 was the year of the Snake. Famous characters like Snoopy, (2006) and other cartoon characters like Mickey and Minnie Mouse, (2008) have been especially popular in their celebrated years. Addressing is generally done by hand, and is an opportunity to demonstrate one's handwriting (see "shodō"). The postcards may have spaces for the sender to write a personal message. Blank cards are available, so
Chinese New Year the Gregorian calendar, the Lunar New Year begins at the new moon that falls between 21 January and 20 February. The Gregorian Calendar dates for Chinese New Year from 1912 to 2101 are below, along with the year's presiding animal zodiac and its Stem-branch. The traditional Chinese calendar follows a Metonic cycle, a system used by the modern Jewish Calendar, and returns to the same date in Gregorian calendar roughly. The names of the Earthly Branches have no English counterparts and are "not" the Chinese translations of the animals. Alongside the 12-year cycle of the animal zodiac there is a