The United States - Year Of The Rat Stamp Part II Of II

In continuation to the post last Friday.

Each animal featured in the Chinese New Year calendar year are said to share characteristics with that humans born in those years. If you are born during the Year of the Rat, you are said to be a cleaver, ambitious, industrious and adaptable person. Millions of people around the world began celebrating the Year of the Rat in February.The stamp features festive red lanterns that represent the “Year of the Rat”. The color red is considered to be a symbol of luck. The lanterns are common decorations at Chinese celebrations, where they hang in rows. Kam Mak, is the art designer who is from New York City.

The following dates represent those people who are born in the Year of the Rat.

Feb. 18,1912 – Feb. 5, 1913 Feb. 5, 1924 – Jan. 24, 1925 Jan. 24, 1936 – Feb. 10, 1937 Feb. 10, 1948 – January 28, 1949 Jan. 28, 1960 – Feb. 14, 1961 Feb. 15, 1972 – Feb. 2, 1973 Feb. 2, 1984 – Feb. 19, 1985 Feb. 19, 1996 – Feb. 6, 1997

Famous people who are born in the Year of the Rat are: George Washington, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Prince Charles, Claude Monet, Antonio Banderas, Hugh Grant, Doris Day, David Duchovny, Donna Summer, Samuel L. Jackson, Sean Penn and Olivia Newton-John.

The Year of the Rat ends on January 25, 2009.