Comprehensive Collection of Spring Festival Couplets for the Year of the Rat

1. When the year of the Rat ends, time passes; stars shift and days rotate.

2. In the Rat year, great mountains and rivers become mighty; in the Jia year, abundant harvests bring new moons and suns.

3. At the hour of Zi, new laws begin; during the Rat year, three springs herald good news.

4. In the Zi year, people pursue new wealth; in the Jia year, all reform the old world order.

5. Mao Dun wrote a masterpiece at midnight; Kou Zhong investigated the strange case of the rat theft.

6. At midnight, rats celebrate with firecrackers; in courtyards, swallows dance amid laughter.

7. Midnight bells sound as firecrackers are lit; auspicious phrases for the Rat year become Spring Festival couplets.

8. The young athletes of our country strive for great achievements; with colorful brushes, they paint grand plans.

9. Spring rain and morning wind make flowers bloom in five colors; the force of dragon scales and rat whiskers sweeps away thousands of enemies.

10. At the start of a decade, we jointly welcome the Golden Rat; at the beginning of spring, we raise jade cups together.

11. We build two civilizations together without distinction between first and second; we uphold the four cardinal principles forever to benefit future generations.

12. Snowflakes bring auspicious signs as dragon scales fly across the earth; green wine adds joy as families celebrate a bountiful year.

13. Snowflakes bring auspicious signs as three million jade dragons take flight; green wine adds joy as the Golden Rat announces the twelve hours.

14. Amid the dust of the sea and land, raising horses and wearing armor is the way to establish a nation; in a world warmed by spring, serving like an ox gives us full ability.

15. Through rugged years, one should know that reaching sixty is easily counted on fingers, so cherish youth; in beautiful landscapes, it's joyful to serve the people with a heart devoted to children.

Happy Rat Year!