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2020, the Year of the Yang Metal Rat a year of change and action
Saturday, January 25th is the start of the New Year in the Chinese calendar and as the Rat is the first of the 12 Chinese Zodiac signs, it signifies the beginning of a new 12 year cycle. The Rat is therefore considered a harbinger of change.
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Traditionally, Chinese New Years day changes from year to year due to the fact that it always falls on the first day of the new moon during the first lunar month - it represents the Yin energy for the coming year. The animal sign of the coming year (the yang energy), is dependent on the position of the sun at the beginning of the spring season (called LiChun). Because of this, the New Year and the Animal sign of the year do not always start at the same time.
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