![]() ![]() Rat meanwhile, with his spot in the race secured, was busy hatching a plan. And without his friend’s alarm call Cat overslept, missing his chance to sign up, which is why there’s no cat in the lunar calendar. But, when the day came, Rat forgot all about his promise. Cat liked to sleep late so on the morning of registration, Rat had agreed to wake him up. And the order they finished in determined the order of the lunar calendar.Ĭat and Rat were the best of friends. ![]() ![]() Several variants of the story exist, but in one popular interpretation the Jade Emperor declared that the first 12 animals to sign up would be eligible to take part. But, how was the sequence decided? To find out, we have to delve deep into Chinese mythology.Īncient legend tells of a Great Race between the animals. The rat is the first sign in the Chinese zodiac and in 2020, the cycle starts anew. The Chinese zodiac follows a 12-year cycle with each year characterised by a different animal. ![]()
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