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The zodiacal rat is known in other cultures besides China, in Asia and beyond. Generally, the rat/mouse is the first of a twelve-year animal cycle, although some of the other animals tend to vary. In Japan, the rat is known as nezumi, and is the first in a twelve-year zodiacal cycle of animals. [8]
The winner of the race – the rat – received the first year of the 12-year cycle, and so on. [8] ... Jan 28 1960–Feb 14 1961: Jan 25 2020–Feb 11 2021: Rat: Yang:
The Tibetan calendar also counts years using a 60-year cycle based on 12 animals and 5 elements, but while the first year of the Chinese cycle is always jiǎzǐ (the year of the Wood Rat), the first year of the Tibetan cycle is dīngmǎo (丁卯; year 4 on the Chinese cycle, year of the Fire Rabbit). [14]
(male Iron-Rat) 2087 or 1706 or 934: 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday ... the 60th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1960s decade. ...
Year of the rat refers to a year associated with the Rat zodiac symbol in the Chinese calendar. Year of the Rat may also refer to: Year of the Rat, Vietnam, 1972, a board wargame simulating the 1972 North Vietnamese offensive; Year of the Rat (play), a play by Roy Smiles "The Year of the Rat", an episode of Mighty Max
"Behavioral sink" is a term invented by ethologist John B. Calhoun to describe a collapse in behavior that can result from overpopulation.The term and concept derive from a series of over-population experiments Calhoun conducted on Norway rats between 1958 and 1962. [1]
The Rat Race is a 1960 American drama film adapted from the play of the same name by Garson Kanin. Directed by Robert Mulligan, it stars Tony Curtis and Debbie Reynolds as struggling young entertainment professionals in New York City. Filming took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia.
The 12-year cycle is an approximation to the 11.85-year orbital period of Jupiter. Originating from China, this form of the zodiac (with some variations) has been popular for a long time in many East Asian countries, such as Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand.