Here's a wish to all for good fortune in this Lunar New Year, annum 4706, a Year of the Rat in the cyclical Chinese zodiac.
It is a custom each year to look into the character and traits of the creature that governs one's birth year, and to ask if they might mirror one's own propensities.
The rat, for example, is notable for his guile and clever talk and for being an occasional toady, yet as the year goes on he has the capacity to become an upstanding fellow.
So, happiness and growth to all rats, most of whom will begin celebrating their year, as will we, dining festively on what the rats serve up.
