The hare (or rabbit) is well known throughout all of the world. The Chinese always looked upon the appearance of 1 white hare as an auspicious omen, foretelling the reign of a beneficent and just ruler. It was believed that the white hare had to live one thousand years before he acquired his gleaming coat, and was therefore divine. Not all divine hares are necessarily white. Ancient Chinese writings describe a red hare that, together with the phoenix and the unicorn, appears as harbinger of peace and prosperity. A black hare was also welcome. Chang Ssu Wei once wrote: The black hare is more uncommon than the white hare. It comes from the North pole, bringing greetings from the moon goddess, and is auspicious of a successful reign. Now may the magic medicine be pounded with a jade pestle and the divine nectar be prepared in a crystal cup.
In China the hare is prized for his speed, and as an unusual source of extremely fine hair from which writing brushes are made.
The rabbit year is a fine year to be born in. People born in the year of the hare are always happy (since they always accept their fate meekly, whatever it may be). They are rather timid people, a bit weak, and rather easily led by stronger characters. But they have lovable personalities and are generally liked. They are ambitious and talented but will probably never become leaders. They are smooth talkers, a bit prone to gossip, but tactful and unwilling to hurt people. They have ambition, they are virtuous, clever at business, and financially astute. They are conservative and tend to look before they leap.
Temperamentally, they are somewhat given to melancholy, and can weep easily. They tend to be pedantic, well-informed on some subjects of interest but lacking in really inquiring minds, so that they do not blaze new trails. However, they make excellent gamblers, because they posses an uncanny instinct for picking a sure thing. They never lose their tempers except under prolonged provocation. Their temper are placid and unruffled.
They best marry to someone who is born in the year of the sheep, the boar, or the dog. People who is born in the year of the dragon will not prove a good match, and a rabbit year must absolutely shun mating with anyone from the years of rat or the cock.
The rabbit year is a fine year to be born in. People born in the year of the hare are always happy (since they always accept their fate meekly, whatever it may be). They are rather timid people, a bit weak, and rather easily led by stronger characters. But they have lovable personalities and are generally liked. They are ambitious and talented but will probably never become leaders. They are smooth talkers, a bit prone to gossip, but tactful and unwilling to hurt people. They have ambition, they are virtuous, clever at business, and financially astute. They are conservative and tend to look before they leap.
Temperamentally, they are somewhat given to melancholy, and can weep easily. They tend to be pedantic, well-informed on some subjects of interest but lacking in really inquiring minds, so that they do not blaze new trails. However, they make excellent gamblers, because they posses an uncanny instinct for picking a sure thing. They never lose their tempers except under prolonged provocation. Their temper are placid and unruffled.
They best marry to someone who is born in the year of the sheep, the boar, or the dog. People who is born in the year of the dragon will not prove a good match, and a rabbit year must absolutely shun mating with anyone from the years of rat or the cock.
