The tang dynasty writer liu zongyuan article fable, write a child born in the year of the people, "mouse, god also, because of love rat".Other examples of a fable characters similar to liu, see a copy of the clear barnyard grass kind: "yancheng has he is the home owner think this life xiao rats, also is not pet cat, rat, which needs to ban people.Time, big FanXi, little discrepancy, not afraid of people."

There have been in the historyThe mouseMarried women section.Generally in the 25 day night, the night families do not light a lamp and the whole family sitting room kang, silent, dark eating with surface "rat paw paw" such as food, no sound is to provide convenience for mice marry, lest sin against rats, bring hidden danger in the coming year.Taiwan residents think three for the off-year eloth, legend is grade night in mouseTo get marriedDay, marry your "mouse" in the folk paper-cut is a reflection of this belief, so don't light at night, on the ground rice, salt, people who want to go to bed in the morning, will not affect the mouse's wedding.

The old Shanghai with customs from the rats failed.Mice go out foraging, slip fall to the ground, known as the "mouse failed", said to see more for bad luck, not disease, namely must RangXie.Its method is begging for rice, hundreds of meters, home to cook, after eating can be resolved.(Chinese zodiac /shengxiao/)

Hubei jianghan plain area will be small losing their virginity as mice, marry a commonly known as "rat TianXiang".That day, every family will put plant flowers bread in the dark, it is prohibited to thrash rice, flour, adultsThe childNo Shouting, if shocked the mouse, in the coming year will be trouble.In some parts of qinghai has "steamed blind mice" custom.In the fourteenth day of the lunar calendar every with surface knead into twelve mice, not knead eye, and then use bamboo steamer steamed, stayThe Lantern FestivalWhen placed on sweets and lamp burned incense and beg for mice herbivorous root only, do not hurt crops, to break even in a good harvest.The first day in lunar calendar, the Korean on this day to be smoked rat fire folk activities.Peasant children having shelf-space with straw and light, in order to achieve the purpose of the burning weed and herding voles.This a folk activity, is advantageous in rodents, pesticides, plant ash can also fields.In addition, the childBelong to the rat, on this day a smoked fire of the rat, the right to use its symbol people get a psychological satisfaction.