What is the zodiac? The zodiac is a traditional culture in China, and people have a unique feeling for the zodiac. The China of the Zodiac is matched with twelve animals in the year of birth. Let's take a look at what the zodiac is and related information.

What is the zodiac? 1 The zodiac signs are Zi (mouse), Ugly (ox), Yin (tiger), Mao (rabbit), Chen (dragon), Si (snake), Wu (horse), Wei (sheep), Shen (monkey), You (chicken) and Xu.

1, mouse

Rat, one of the animals of the zodiac. There are three main reasons why rats rank first in the zodiac:

The first is the arrangement of the zodiac in folklore stories.

Secondly, Chinese ancient scholars explained the relationship between earthly branches and Xiao beasts from the perspective of twelve o'clock in ancient times.

Thirdly, according to China people's belief in Yin and Yang, twelve kinds of animals are divided into Yin and Yang, and the Yin and Yang of animals are arranged according to the odd-even difference of toes.

2. Cattle

Cattle, one of the 12 Zodiacs, ranks second among the traditional 12 Zodiacs in China.

3. Tiger

Tiger is one of the 12 Zodiacs, ranking third, and is called Silver Tiger. The worship of tigers should originate from the totem worship of tigers in Chu culture. The tiger has always been worshipped by the Han people. It is a symbol of justice, courage and majesty.

4. Rabbit

Rabbit is one of the twelve zodiac animals in China, ranking fourth, corresponding to the base of earthly branches.

5. dragons

Dragon ranks fifth among the traditional Chinese zodiac animals in China, and is called "Four Spirits" with phoenix, tortoise and forest in the Book of Rites.

6.snakes

The snake, one of the zodiac signs, ranks sixth among the traditional zodiac signs in China.

7. Horse

Horse, pronounced M, is one of the 12 zodiac animals. Horses are healthy, down-to-earth, and the ground branch ranks seventh, so they belong to horses in the afternoon. Time refers to 1 1 morning to 1 afternoon (noon).

8. sheep

In China culture, sheep belongs to one of the 12 Zodiacs, ranking eighth among the 12 Zodiacs.

9.monkeys

Monkeys are the highest group in the animal kingdom, with developed brains; The track faces forward and the track spacing is narrow; The toes (fingers) of hands and feet are separated, and the thumb is flexible, and most of them can hold hands with other toes (fingers). It is also one of the twelve zodiac animals in China.

10, chicken

Chicken is a kind of poultry. Domestic chickens originated from wild chickens, and the domestication history was at least about 4000 years, but it was not until about 1800 that chickens and eggs became mass-produced commodities. Moreover, chicken is also an animal sign in the 12 zodiac.

1 1, dog

In China culture, dogs belong to one of the 12 zodiac signs, ranking 1 1 in the 12 zodiac signs.

12, pig

The pig is the 12th Zodiac in China, and the sea is the 12th earthly branch, just like the natural number 12.

What is the zodiac? The zodiac is the image representative of the twelve earthly branches, namely, Zi (mouse), Ugly (ox), Yin (tiger), Mao (rabbit), Chen (dragon), Si (snake), Wu (horse), Wei (sheep), Shen (monkey), You (chicken) and Yi.

With the development of history, it has gradually merged into the concept of folk belief, which is manifested in marriage, life, annual luck and so on. Each zodiac has rich legends, forming a conceptual interpretation system and becoming an image philosophy in folk culture.

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The origin of the zodiac;

The ancients divided the stars near the ecliptic and equator into "28 stars". Twenty-eight nights also represent an animal In ancient times, Sunday was divided into twelve parts, represented by twelve branches. Twelve branches belonged to the zodiac, and the zodiac had a corresponding relationship with twenty-eight stars. Wang Chang, a great scholar in the Ming Dynasty, believed that 28 species of animals belonged to 28 stars and were unified by 7 aliens, forming a pattern of "mother bat, imaginary sun mouse, dangerous moon swallow and child".

In Li Changqing's Song Xia Guan Yu Yan in the Qing Dynasty, he thought that the 28-lodging animals "even if the first 12 genera were doubled", "were attached to Kang Jinlong, Chen Guan and Jiao Mujiao. Jiao and Long are also ",which reflects the gathering of 28 kinds of stellar animals based on the zodiac. "But it is inevitable that there will be collateral encounters, and the records of the 28 stars animals are later than the zodiac.

The zodiac is an intuitive representation of the twelve earthly branches, namely, Zi (mouse), Ugly (ox), Yin (tiger), Mao (rabbit), Chen (dragon), Si (snake), Wu (horse), Wei (sheep), Shen (monkey), You (chicken) and Xu (chicken).

In ancient China, it was matched with heavenly stems to indicate the order of year, month, day and time. Old-fashioned timekeeping also means order with ground support, such as child time, clown time and so on.

China's zodiac animals are made up of eleven kinds of animals from nature, namely rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs, pigs and legendary dragons. Every animal is represented by the earthly branch. Mouse, Ugly Cow, Silver Tiger, Hairy Rabbit, Chen Long, Fourth Uncle, Wuma, Weiyang, Shenhou, Ji You, Dog and Porcupine. The zodiac is actually a visualization of the twelve branches of the zodiac.

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The origin of the zodiac

The origin of the zodiac is related to animal worship. According to the Qin bamboo slips unearthed in Yunmeng Shuihudi, Hubei Province and Fangmatan, Tianshui, Gansu Province, there was a relatively complete zodiac system in the pre-Qin period. The earliest handed down document that recorded the same Chinese zodiac as the modern one was Lun Heng written by Wang Chong in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The zodiac is an intuitive representation of the twelve earthly branches. With the development of history, it is gradually integrated into the folk belief concept, which is manifested in marriage, life, annual luck and so on. Each zodiac has rich legends, forming a conceptual interpretation system and becoming an image philosophy in folk culture, such as the zodiac in marriage, praying for blessings in temple fairs, and the year of the animal. In modern times, more people regard the zodiac as the mascot of the Spring Festival and become a symbol of entertainment and cultural activities.

What is the zodiac? 3. Classification of twelve constellations.

Rats, ugly cows, silver tigers, hairy rabbits, Chen Long, fourth uncle, five horses, Weiyang, monkey, You You chicken, You You dog, You You pig.

The mouse bites the sky at midnight, so the child is a mouse.

Cows become cows, so cows become cows. If people live, they will kill if they live, and so will tigers, so Yin is a tiger. At sunset and sunrise, Yang Gu contains the essence of Taiyin Jade Rabbit, so the hair is a rabbit. The right time, the right place and the right people complement each other. At the age of four, the grass was lush and the snake found its place. At the age of four, the snake returned to the cave, so it was a snake. At noon, the yin and yang are insufficient.

Horses can't run on the ground, and it's cloudy, so afternoon belongs to horses. A sheep that has never eaten grass has never eaten sheep. When the sun sets, the ape cries and jumps at this time, so Shen is a monkey. When the moon rises, it is unitary, and when it enters, it is Kanti, which contains the essence of the sun, so it is a chicken. As night falls, dogs are vigil, so they belong to dogs. In Hai, pigs don't know much, except eating, so Hai is a pig.

What are the zodiac signs?

There are rats, rats, children, countries, night mills, deer, insects and so on.

Cows are ugly. The synonym of domestic animals is "protozoa". When ministers play, it is appropriate to take the country as virtue after the Yellow Emperor, so animals are like cattle, cattle and native animals. "Cattle prison (prison, that is, the circle of raising livestock) is larger, so it is called' prison'.

Tigers are often called the king of beasts. Shan Jun (Note in Shuo Wen Jie Zi: "Tiger is the king of mountain beasts."

Yu Tu: This is what the Chu people call a tiger. (Jinling)

Blade: Gan Bao's Seeking God: Fan Xun, king of Funan, raises tigers in the mountains. If he is guilty, he will throw the tiger away, which is a pity. Dashan's name is big bug, also called big spirit. "

Seal the monarch: The Book of Changes in Lan Shu, the Royal View of Taiping, was published. It is said that the satrap of Xuancheng in the Han Dynasty sealed Shao, and one day he suddenly became a tiger and ate people. A local folk song said: "If you don't seal up, you won't be born, and if you die, you won't eat people." It is the people's respect for the satrap. This story reflects people's hatred of corrupt officials.

12 Chinese zodiac signs

Legend has it that there is a jade rabbit in the moon, so it is also called Yue Jing Yue De. Rabbits also had the nickname of "foresight" in ancient times.

Those with scales are called dragons, those with wings are called Ying Long, those with horns are called dragons, and those without horns are called dragons. In ancient Chinese characters, "Yunlong"

Snakes and insects are just another name. In addition, people often call snakes "little dragons".

Alias of horses: Malaysia, mare, pony, and "flying yellow" Yulong and Octopus.

Another example is the "Red Rabbit Horse" where the famous Lu Bu of the Three Kingdoms sat. He knew it was a horse when he said it. Zhang Fei's horse's name is Yu Zhui, his horse's name is Yu Xiaoyao, Song Renzong's horse's name is Ba Baige, and his horse's name is Cicada Nu and so on. In Su Shi's works, "Red makeup shines on the sun, jade dragons descend and spit out the cold" ("Han Gan Mu Ma Tu") and "General of the Han family gave the Buddha the name and the eight-foot dragon of Tianchi" ("Good News of Taoxi") all refer to horses.

Sheep: heel root. According to the literature, heel root refers to sheep. Jane, Juan Lou, Yang Xia, Baisha, Song Shanjun

In ancient books, monkeys were nicknamed Yu, Zhen, Du Hezi. M: Cantonese, probably related to the Monkey King. Tiger,

This chicken is nicknamed "Chen Si" because it can tell the dawn. Night, night-all elegant crows. Virtuous beast-The ancients called chicken "five virtues". In ancient times, the title of chicken was general someday.

Dogs are called "dogs", which was called dogs in ancient times. The poem Zhao Nan Youye died: "I am relaxed and detached, I am happy and senseless, and the angel is barking." Mao Chuan: "Dogs are rude and dogs bark." The horse explained: "Dragon, Gai Tiangou, commonly known as dog barking." Also known as "Uncle Jackal" and "Two Ya Beasts of Yi Shi II": "Jackal: Uncle Jackal is the dog passer, and he needs to kneel down as a worshipper when encountering a jackal. Lu Ji in the Western Jin Dynasty was also called "Land Sheep". There was a dog named Huang Er, who handed home letters to Lu Ji, so he was called a dog. Also known as "Lu Han", he was a black dog who was good at running in North Korea during the Warring States Period.

Pigs are dogs! Also known as Tang Ang, Black-faced Lang, Black Master, etc. In ancient times, it was called tapir, also called tapir, tapir, and other fish.

Murine

How about the twelve constellations?

Murine

It is advisable to clarify and clean the articles carried by mice, and it is best to choose articles that are easy to carry and wear on the surface, which can better prevent diseases, ward off evil spirits and deter people.

bovine

Don't bring too bright things, because too bright things are more attractive. Cattle people are more likely to attract the attention of others, while people who don't want to be mice are naturally less attractive.

tiger

The things that tigers should carry are preferably cold, that is, negative things. Therefore, jade and jewelry produced by various geothermal activities are not suitable for tigers. But tigers are not suitable for wood and crystal.

lagomorpha

Rabbits have bad luck this year. Too many things happen to people who belong to rabbits, and people who belong to rabbits are likely to encounter paranormal. So pay special attention to what to bring this year. I recommend jade.

dragon

Dragon people are full of energy this year, and they are still going well, but there are still villains around them, and luck is not difficult. Silver can absorb the treacherous men around the dragon people and help change some irrelevant fortune.

snake

In fact, the snake people themselves have no bad luck, but almost all of them are negative. If they meet people with negative personality, there will be a repulsive effect, and they will be affected by it, so we need to work hard in this regard.

horse

Of all the jade, opal is the roundest and gentlest, neither too hot nor too cold. It is a gem that is more suitable for human body temperature than moist jade. In addition, opal can also play the role of seclusion and help people who belong to horses.

sheep

People who belong to the flock will be younger in the first half of this year, and generally there will be some stumbling injuries. Fortunately, in the second half of the year, I was healthy and smooth, and I still had a faint prospect in my life. I had a lot of room for career development and good fortune.

monkey

Monkeys should be steady, steady, steady. In short, it is a stable word. Because monkeys are always a shoo-in, and this year's fortune and destiny need a stable blessing, so be careful.

chicken (as food)

I don't know if you know anything about prehistoric rocks, but this gem was often worn on the bishop's scepter in medieval Europe. It looks very expensive and can purify your aura well.

dog

Gold. Yes, everyone has seen gold, and careful friends may ask, didn't I say that gold is not as good as silver? In fact, that's because gold is not as effective as silver, and it is not as good as Wangcai or gold alone.

pig

White bone marrow is mostly produced in white chalcedony in Indonesia, which has a strong religious color. Because of the influence on the career fortune of this year's pig people, it is suggested that pig people, especially pig businessmen, can wear white chalcedony as an auspicious mascot this year.