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Christmas Island Australia 1996 Chinese New Year of RAT

Sent from: Christmas Island
Condition: Used
Background: Christmas Island, Australian Territory in the Indian Ocean where half the population is Chinese. The Year of the Rat is the first year in a cycle of 12, commences in 1996. One story has it that the ox headed the line of animals to be included in the zodiac. A rat, however, had climbed on to the ox's back, and when the creatures lined up to be appointed, the rat jumped down and was taken first.

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