Chinese Horoscope Signs: The Rat

The Rat was welcomed in ancient times as a protector and bringer of material prosperity.
It is the first of the animals 12-year cycle on the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
The Rat is associated with aggression , wealth, charm and order , even more associated with death , war, the occult, pestilence , and atrocities .
According to this rodent, in ancient India even in China, where it is still preserved ancestral is considered an animal respected unlike Western cultures , as well call a person in the West means metaphorically and negatively " Unclean " is negligible and non grata .

The rat

However in Eastern culture is the opposite , a film that inspired this rodent based on the oriental martial arts, the film was the Ninja Turtles and between the characters as their top leader as the great wise Master Splinter .

Traditions. Rat in India.
According to ancient Indian god Ganesha amount in it, as in times of war and fighting. In the city of Deshnoke northwestern India, around 20,000 rats were kept alive in the temple of Karni Mata, because according to popular belief are the reincarnations of Karni Mata and his followers, the sadhus, Hindu holy men , very similar to what we call guru.
The temple priest in charge of feeding them grain and milk, pilgrims also participating in this work. Eating food offered to these saints who have been touched by rats is considered a blessing from their god among his parishioners . In Hindu mythology, a rat is the vehicle of the god Ganesha. In addition it also corresponds to the year of Mouse , another rodent species although smaller than the horoscope was incorporated .