{"id":120346,"date":"2020-01-14T15:23:51","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T14:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.japanitalybridge.com\/2020\/01\/2020-lanno-del-topo\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T16:26:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T14:26:14","slug":"2020-lanno-del-topo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.japanitalybridge.com\/en\/2020\/01\/2020-lanno-del-topo\/","title":{"rendered":"2020, the year of the Rat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are in 2020 and the time of the year of the rat has officially struck. Have you ever wondered why in Japan, at the stroke of each new year, the name of an animal is announced? For example &#8220;the year of the ram&#8221; or &#8220;the year of the ox&#8221; and so on?<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-74428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.japanitalybridge.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019.jan14-anno-del-topo-05.jpg\" alt=\"Topo\" width=\"325\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.japanitalybridge.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019.jan14-anno-del-topo-05.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.japanitalybridge.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019.jan14-anno-del-topo-05-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.japanitalybridge.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019.jan14-anno-del-topo-05-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-74429\" src=\"https:\/\/www.japanitalybridge.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019.jan14-anno-del-topo-06.jpg\" alt=\"Topo\" width=\"551\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.japanitalybridge.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019.jan14-anno-del-topo-06.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.japanitalybridge.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019.jan14-anno-del-topo-06-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">photo credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Zodiac-Nezumi-Japanese-Character-Sticker\/dp\/B014AS59F8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">amazon.com<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/tokyo5.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/zodiac1.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/tokyo5.files.wordpress.com<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>This custom originates from the Chinese zodiac, which unlike our tradition, is not based on the month of birth, but on the year! Therefore, each year corresponds to one of the 12 animals of the horoscope: rat, ox, tiger, hare, dragon, serpent, horse, ram, monkey, bird, dog and boar.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74424 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.japanitalybridge.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019.jan14-anno-del-topo-01.jpg\" alt=\"Topo\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.japanitalybridge.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019.jan14-anno-del-topo-01.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.japanitalybridge.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019.jan14-anno-del-topo-01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.japanitalybridge.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019.jan14-anno-del-topo-01-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.japanitalybridge.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019.jan14-anno-del-topo-01-690x460.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>photo credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest.it<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Astrology has always fascinated everyone, even the most scepticals. 2020 is the year of the Rat, the first of the 12 signs, characterized by positivity and energy. In fact, if its influence will be that promised, this new year should see the evolution or start of new projects, promising juicy fruits for those who work hard.<br \/>\nIn addition, famous astrologers such as Jessica Adams and Cathryn Moe say that 366 days await us in which &#8220;the union will be a strength&#8221;. In this new year, nobody should face big challenges alone but join together to achieve a goal. Consequently, &#8220;sharing of power&#8221; will be one of the keywords.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.japanitalybridge.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019.jan14-anno-del-topo-03.jpg\" alt=\"anno del topo\" width=\"450\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.japanitalybridge.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019.jan14-anno-del-topo-03.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.japanitalybridge.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019.jan14-anno-del-topo-03-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-74425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.japanitalybridge.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019.jan14-anno-del-topo-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.japanitalybridge.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019.jan14-anno-del-topo-02.jpg 505w, https:\/\/www.japanitalybridge.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2019.jan14-anno-del-topo-02-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>photo credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest.it<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We could witness an evolutionary process on a global scale, in which people could come to understand each other and collaborate for the collective good. This would have great positive social consequences.<\/p>\n<p>The rat represents that part of the darker psyche where the true &#8220;I&#8221; expresses itself. The masks that have surrounded us so far will fall. This would lead to greater compassion and understanding even towards our own Planet (just think of the fight for climate change).<\/p>\n<p>New energy within us will release all its power. And you? Are you ready to face this revolution given by the year of the rat?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are in 2020 and the time of the year of the rat has officially struck. Have you ever wondered why in Japan, at the stroke of each new year, the name of an animal is announced? 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