The animal year refers to the year from birth to meeting your zodiac again, which is a multiple of 12. From12,24,36,48,60,72,84,96 and so on. According to their own understanding and interpretation of the world, ancient China people identified many immortals. When Jiang Ziya was deified in the Western Zhou Dynasty, Shang Zhouwang was made a keeper, Bigan was made the king of Wenquxing, and Taishiwen was made the king of Wuquxing! Similarly, in ancient China, Jupiter was called Tai sui, the god in charge of Tai sui, and was called Tai sui Xing Jun ... Because Jupiter only ran once every 12 months, the ancients thought that the number 12 was a proprietary number of Tai sui, any number that would collide with 12, such as a multiple of 12.
? Each of us has a fixed zodiac sign, and the multiple year of 12 is the animal year. Because the animal year is also a multiple of 12, the ancients thought that this year would be too old. It is absolutely disrespectful to the people of China to commit traditional crimes. Maybe the fairy will punish herself. Therefore, superstitious people in China are afraid when they meet the animal year. I'm afraid I am too old to punish myself. So many people make promises to their children in their hometown Shenxian Temple, begging for peace! In Guanzhong area of Shaanxi Province, when a child is born in the animal year, grandparents and parents usually make a promise to the gods to kill pigs and sheep in the animal year. It means entrusting children's safety to the gods in case they commit crimes when they are old. When children reach the age of 12, they will kill pigs and sheep to entertain relatives and friends-meaning to "redeem" the children. In this way, children can escape the punishment of traditional age.
When a child reaches the age of 24, in order to prevent him from getting too old, people in some places will marry him in order to prevent him from getting too old. But nowadays people usually wear red belts and underwear to cover their old age. There are many reasons for this. The most popular ones are Hongqing and evil spirits. As long as you wear a red belt and red shorts, you can let the unlucky Tai Sui God go far away.
This way has existed since ancient times. Everyone thinks that the sun is red, which is the beginning of everything. Without the sun, there would be nothing on the earth. Especially in the morning, the sun has just jumped out of the horizon, red, bringing light and warmth, just like the touch of grandparents, so people in Guanzhong area of Shaanxi still respect the sun as: grandparents. For example, when the sun shines on the earth, lazy children are still under the bed; Usually, grandpa or grandma will shout loudly: "Get up, grandpa and grandma are shining on the wall.". Why are you still sleeping? " Since ancient times, Guanzhong people think that with the blessing of grandparents, there is nothing to be afraid of! As a result, the original color of my parents' red has become the best color for people to hold weddings, write Spring Festival couplets and buy new clothes for couples. This is a typical manifestation of nature worship and ancestor worship. Like many signs of the sun god bird unearthed in Yangshao now, it fully illustrates the history of ancient people worshiping the sun in China! Like the worship of the sun god in Egypt! With the passage of time, people's living standards and diet have undergone earth-shaking changes for thousands of years, but the cultural connotation of red exorcism and red celebration has not changed so far, and it still flows in everyone's genes.