Cattle succeeds rat in Chinese zodiac

Cattle succeeds rat in Chinese zodiac

OSAKA, Japan - A panda mouse is seen on the head of a Holstein cow in Osaka on Dec. 26 in a ceremony to commemorate the change of the year in the Chinese zodiac from the rat this year to the cow next year.

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