Year of the Metal Rat
2020-01-29 Wed
A beautiful stamp is issued by the Romfilatelia to celebrate the year of the Metal Rat. It is the super philatelic theme beloved by collectors around the world. The rat illustrates on the postage stamp with the face value of Lie 8.50.it is the first sign in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese Zodiac. After this New Year, the next year will be of Ox. This series is designed by George Uraschi.The spring festival started on Saturday 25th January. For over 1000 years it has been the most important and widely celebrated Chinese event in the world. Due to the breeding rate of these animals, married couples have prayed and worshipped him for fertility. The rat is associated with the earthly branch Zi and midnight hours. In the yin and yang terms, the rat is yang and represents the beginning of the new day and also sign of water. The closest Western Correspondent sign of this is Sagittarius.
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