2008 was the year of the Rat in the Chinese culture.
http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/zodiac/zodiac.html
We had 2 mice--that we caught-- visit us at the end of the year . One was actually the 1st mouse I ever saw in this house (altho they did leave evidence of their existence in the past, I never saw their face.) John keeps reminding me that a mouse is the not the same as a rat, but in my mind they might as well be the same. They had actually chewed apart a box of ant traps, under the sink, assuming there was something tastier in there. I cleaned like a mad woman, and bought steel wool to block potential entrances. I haven't seen any more evidence for the past week, but am still a bit freaked out by their invasion.
According to Wikepedia…
The Rat (鼠) was welcomed in ancient times as a protector and bringer of material prosperity. It is an animal associated with aggression, wealth, charm, and order, yet also associated with death, war, the occult, pestilence, and atrocities. In the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of the Rat is associated with the earthly branch symbol 子. In some parts of the world, a year associated with this animal 鼠 is referred to as Year of the Mouse because the word may be translated to "rat", "mouse", or more broadly, "rodent".
I’m going to hold on to the 1st part of the above description as a reason for our little visitor.
I ate Chinese food the day after Christmas and learned to play MahJong on New Year’s day. I wonder what the year of the OX will bring for me….
Disclaimer for mom...I would prefer not to have a discourse. I already know what you're going to say.
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I am curious about what mom would say -
ReplyDeleteI’m pretty sure she would say that anything Zodiac is not of God and is dangerous, so shouldn’t be explored. She chose to tease me about the mice and act like she didn’t know what else I would be talking about.
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