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Happy Chinese/Lunar New Year: 4,718 Is The Year Of The Rat!

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Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Realty 179530

 

Happy Chinese/Lunar New Year 2020... or as the Chinese calculate it Happy Lunar Year 4,718!

 

This is the year of the rat.  The rat is a symbol of fertility and abundance. People born during  the year of the rat are believed to be intelligent, creative, and resourceful, and have the ability to form strong social bonds. They are also believed to be industrious and thrifty, diligent and positive. The year of the rat is the first in the Chinese zodiac. 

 

TravelChinaGuide.com provides a comprehensive guide for anything your might want to know about what people born in the year of the rat can expect in 2020.

 

 

Lucky Signs For People Born In The Year Of The Rat From Travel China.com

 

Lucky Signs For The Year Of The Rat

 

 

Learn more about about each year in the Chinese zodiac. You can also find your own Chinese zodiac sign here.

 

 

 

 

 

22 Interesting Facts About The Chinese New Year You Might Not Know

 

 

Where To Celebrate Chinese New Year In Charlotte

Discovery Place Kids-Huntersville 

Resident Culture Brewing Company

CTTA Annual 2020 Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration

More Chinese New Year Celebration Venues 

 

 

Happy New Year! 

 

Happy Chinese New Year 

 

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 Nina Hollander, RE/MAX Broker, Realtor

 

 

 

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Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Nina, good information for our Chinese friends, and Happy New Year.   I would like to be born in the year of the cat too! 

Jan 25, 2020 08:17 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Roy Kelley hi Roy... thanks... will you celebrate with a Chinese meal today? We did ours on Thursday!

Jan 25, 2020 08:17 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Doug Dawes hi Doug... hope you and Pam enjoy your Chinese New Year celebration at O"yummy's Asian Bristro.

Jan 25, 2020 08:18 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400 hi Sheila and Larry... I like knowing about other culture's holidays, as well. And since I love Chinese food, this is a good reason to indulge a bit.

Jan 25, 2020 08:19 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Joan Cox hi Joan... Chris and I had an early celebration at a Chinese restaurant on Thursday evening. :) Of course, since I like Chinese food, I'm happy to celebrate any time!

Jan 25, 2020 08:21 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Nina, that sounds fun, and you two are fun to enjoy dinner with.  I am showing late today, maybe a Chinese stop on the way home should be planned! 

Jan 25, 2020 08:30 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Joan Cox as good a day as any to grab some Chinese. Of course, it's even more fun here now with Bingo in the mix! He is a hoot and probably the most affectionate dog I've ever met. Meantime, we're not planning a birthday dinner for Chris and his best friend a few doors down in a couple of weeks with attendant families... they were born the same year one day apart so we have a joint celebration each year.

Jan 25, 2020 08:43 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Hi Nina- Happy New Year!!! Our family is going for an early dinner (late lunch) tomorrow at a Chinese restaurant that is supposed to have the best duck!!!

Jan 25, 2020 11:40 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker

Kathy Streib Happy New Year to you, Kathy... enjoy that duck. (I love it myself.)

Jan 25, 2020 01:36 PM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Nina I have never identified the rat in the same positive light the Chinese People seem to have, but give the qualities they associate with it makes more sense why they would have a New Year named after it.

Jan 25, 2020 01:28 PM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

George Souto hi George... my Chinese year is the year of the ox... nothing that floats my boat!

Jan 25, 2020 01:37 PM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hello Nina - with so many dialects expressing Happy New Year in English seems to work just fine.  Sometimes, the less said the better.  There are some lessons I have learned over many years on this planet.  

Jan 25, 2020 03:58 PM
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

Morning Nina.

I was born in the year of the Ox.  That explains why I'm so stubborn I guess

Jan 26, 2020 01:29 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

James Dray good morning, James.... you and me both were born in the year of the ox... I can be pretty stubborn, myself. By the same token, it was a very good year! :)

Jan 26, 2020 05:27 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Michael Jacobs good morning, Michael... as I studied Mandarin and 50 years ago was quite fluent in Mandarin, I thought I'd day happy new year in that dialect.

Jan 26, 2020 05:28 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

I have never followed the Chinese zodiac stuff, but I am sure that I would find it very interesting.

Jan 26, 2020 05:38 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Brian England hi Brian... I'm always fascinated by other cultures and seeing where they are similar to ours and where they differ.

Jan 26, 2020 05:59 AM
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

We always loved to go to a Chinese restaurant for Chinese new year. Great Dim Sum and celebrations.

Jan 26, 2020 07:28 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
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Joe Pryor hi Joe... I like going to a Chinese restaurant any time! We had a great dim sum restaurant in Charlotte, which closed, and I haven't found a replacement since. 

Jan 26, 2020 07:30 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Nina, I did think about Chinese food on the way home Saturday, but ended up at a Mexican venue.   

Jan 27, 2020 07:37 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
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Joan Cox hi Joan... now why does that not surprise me? :) I know you love Mexican food!

Jan 27, 2020 08:12 AM