1996 Chinese Zodiac - Fire Rat

1996 is the year of the Rat according to Chinese zodiac. Furtherly based on Chinese Five Elements, the year 1996 belongs to the Fire. Therefore, people born in 1996 are the Fire Rat.

Different from Gregorian calendar, Chinese zodiac uses lunar calendar, based on which only people born from February 19, 1996 to February 6, 1997 is Fire Rat and those born from January 1 to February 18 in 1996 are the Wood Pig.
 

 Lucky Numbers: 1, 3

 Lucky Colors: blue, gray
 

In 2024, the Fire Rat born in 1996 would get along well with people around and get a lot of support from elder families and friends in many aspects. The relationship with their lover would be sweet as a whole. However, it may not be lucky enough for the singles to meet their lover. 

For those pursuing higher education, they are likely to attend too many activities, which may make them quite busy and deprive their time for study, and even influence their grades in examinations. Those having started working, they’d better keep learning professional knowledge and new skills and accumulating experience, which would help them achieve more in the future. 

In term of wealth, they would spend more than previous years. Make a plan in advance to make the ends meet. The health horoscope indicates no bad happenings. Just learn to release pressure when stuck in difficulties. 

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People with Chinese zodiac Rat born in 1996 would face a hard and challenging 2025, especially in terms of career. There may be obstacles, so more effort and perseverance would be needed to overcome difficulties and strive for better development. They may face financial pressure and perhaps need to be more careful with money, plan rationally, and avoid blind investments.

For relationships not smooth, they would need to put in more patience and be more careful in maintaining their relationship with partners and others more.

People born in 1996 have perfect health fortune. However, it’s still needful to maintain good living habits, so as to keep the physical and mental health.

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The 1996 Chinese zodiac Fire Rat are smart, capable and generous, and they are good at socializing. They respond quickly and have strong environmental adaptability. They like all kinds of activities and can always provide interesting ideas. 1996 Chinese zodiac characteristics are very kind and considerate, so they can easily get along well with others.

However, they lack internal control and discipline, so the most intolerable thing for them is that their freedom is restricted. They are so stubborn that they tend to do things in their own way, which may make others feel uncomfortable. They are strict with themselves, but they cannot stick to one thing for a long time.

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The Fire Rat born in 1996 have a bright future. They have a lot of chances for promotion if they are politicians, policemen, soldiers or managers. Workers also have many opportunities to get their salaries raised. Remember to keep their feet on the ground and do their own job well.

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The have a relatively good fortune luck in their lives. They can earn a lot of wealth by their cleverness. And they are good at managing money. So they can save a large amount of money by their own efforts.
 

Their love life may not be very good. Although they are attractive to the opposite sex, they are also easily involved in romantic affairs. So when stay with the opposite sex, they should pay attention to their behaviors. And they should better not to get married with the Rabbit people.

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The Fire Rat may get sick easily, but they have no big health problems through their life. They may easily get injured when doing outdoors and dangerous activities like deep-sea swimming, diving and rock climbing. When crossing the road or riding a bicycle, they should pay extra attention to the traffic conditions. Drivers in particular must obey traffic rules. Pay more attention to personal safety and some injuries can be avoided.

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