Facts for the Golden Rat Double Spring Double Leap Year


Master Philip Wong, president of the Malaysian Yi Jing Feng Shui Association.

The Year of the Metal Rat is a “double spring” year.

How does “double spring” occur in the Year of the Metal Rat? The Chinese lunisolar calendar is based on the cycles of the sun and moon. A normal lunar year consists of 12 lunar months (12 lunar cycles) totalling 354 days.

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