New Year for most of us but for the 1.39 billion Chinese, the approximately 35 million Chinese diaspora plus the over 30 million in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, New Year does not arrive until Saturday, January 25, 2020.
This year’s lunar new year is the start of the 12-year Chinese Zodiac cycle, the Rat being the first one. According to legends, the Rat is the first one because the gods held a race and the Rat was the first one who arrived.
To celebrate the coming of the Year of the Rat, Lacoste has curated a fantastic Lunar New Year inspired clothing and accessories. The Chandail pour Elle, Le Polo Classique, Sac-Ceinture, Chandail Enfant and Chaussures Lacoste are the perfect outfits to ring in the Spring Festival as well as the Lunar New Year.
2020 is the Year of the Rat, the Year of the Metal Rat to be more precise. Metal is of course also associated with the color White, expect to read about the Year of the White Rat.
So what can you expect in the Year of the Rat?
According to the traders in Japan’s stock exchange, the Year of the Rat are “lucky years for index price rises because rats are themselves productive at creating offspring.”
In the Chinese Zodiac, the Rat is described as charming and very bright. It is also quick-thinking and has lots of street-smarts, with a very charming disposition and a sense of adventure. Persistent, with a positive attitude and very adaptable, the Rat always strives to look for solutions.
And because this is the Year of the Metal Rat, expect a year with vast productivity and ingenious energy, thanks to the Metal element which by its nature denotes strength, fortitude and stability.
What to watch out for? The bold and shrewd disposition of the Rat needs to be harnessed so it does not become guileful or irresponsible. This is going to be a very intense year. Make the best of the opportunities and chances life will offer always keeping a good balance.
The Year of the Rat will be one marked with excitement and new adventures. This is the time to be ambitious and productive! Enjoy!
