The rabbit is the Chinese zodiac sign which will stay topical all year.
Easter Rabbits
The rabbit is also a feature of Easter time. The rabbit is a symbol of spring. A leftover from pre-christian pagan times. But we have held onto this symbol of fecundity, breeding like rabbits. As the saying goes, if you can't beat them, join them.
We already have gold foil covered chocolate rabbits in supermarkets. We shall soon be seeing more and more chocolate rabbits, covered with gold foil, in the supermarkets.
UPDATES (May 2025)
The BBC had a handy list from 1948 to 2025 which got me started. I added previous years and later years. The years are in 12 year cycles.
Rat 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020, 2032
Ox 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021, 2033
Tiger 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022, 2034
Rabbit 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023, 2035
Dragon 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024, 2036
Snake 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025, 2037
Horse 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026, 2038
Goat 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027, 2039
Monkey 1944,1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028, 2040
Rooster 1945,1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029, 2041
Dog 1946,1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030, 2042
I have updated it as far as 2042, first by checking the next couple of years on the internet. Then I added twelve to the others dates. Then I subtracted twelve, and double checked by seeing that all the numbers in the list were in sequence of successive years. I backdated it to 1944, Monkey, which takes me up to people who are aged 80. If you want people in their eighties, nineties, or aged over 100, just keep adding 12 to the above numbers.
2023 the year of the rabbit.
2024 the year of the dragon.
2025 the year of the snake.
2026, starting 17 Feb, the year of the horse.
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