12 Chinese zodiac signs
Once, I had the opportunity to have dinner with European nobles. Maybe he drank too much wine. A German nobleman stood up and said sarcastically:
What kind of pigs are you China people? Dog! Rats! Unlike us, they are all Taurus, Leo and Andromeda.
..... I wonder what your ancestors thought?
At that time, these nobles were laughing and clinking glasses with each other, and the previous elegance was completely gone.
It is natural for people to call your ancestors names. Even if there is nothing to say, at least you can lift the table! But everyone sat in silence, or maybe they didn't react, so I had to tell all the foreign guests present peacefully:
The ancestors of China people are very real. Our zodiac signs are relative, and the six divisions in the cycle of cause and effect reflect all the expectations and requirements of our ancestors for China people.
At this time, although the atmosphere changed from frolic to quiet, their faces still looked disdainful. I said:
The first group is rats and cows. Rats represent wisdom and cows represent diligence. Wisdom and diligence must be closely combined. If wisdom is not diligent, it becomes smart; And just being diligent without thinking becomes stupid. So the two must be combined. This is the first set of expectations and requirements of our ancestors for China people, and it is also the most important set.
The second group are tigers and rabbits. Tigers represent courage, rabbits represent caution. Courage and prudence must be closely combined to achieve the so-called boldness and prudence. Courage leaves caution, and it becomes recklessness. If you are not brave, blind caution becomes timidity. This group is also very important, so it is placed in the second place.
I looked at these nobles and added:
So when we show caution, don't think that we China people have no courage.
In fact, our ancestors pursued a kind of harmonious wisdom and harmony, and never gave a single request or task. Watching everyone lost in thought, I went on to say.
The third group is the dragon snake. The dragon represents tenacity, and the snake represents flexibility. The so-called rigidity is easy to break, too rigid is easy to break, but if there is only a soft side, it is easy to lose your mind, so combining rigidity with softness is our ancestral motto.
Next are horses and sheep. Horses represent indomitable spirit and go straight to the goal, while sheep represent harmony. If a person only cares about himself and goes straight to the goal, regardless of the surrounding environment, he will inevitably bump into the surrounding environment and may not be able to achieve his goal in the end. But if a person is condescending and integrated with his surroundings, he will lose his direction and goal. Therefore, the indomitable spirit must be closely combined with harmony, which is the fourth group of expectations of our ancestors for China people.
Then there are monkeys and chickens. Monkeys represent flexibility. As for chickens, there was no clock in the past, and the beginning of the day was decided by listening to the crowing of chickens, so the crowing of chickens was regular, indicating that it remained unchanged. Flexibility and constancy must be closely combined. If you are flexible and not static, no matter how good the policy is, you will not get anything in the end. But if you just stay the same, stagnate and be monolithic, there will be no reform and opening up today. There is only a very harmonious combination between them. On the one hand, it has stability and maintains the overall harmony and order, on the other hand, it can move forward flexibly. This is the most fundamental key.
Finally, dogs and pigs. Dogs represent loyalty and pigs represent easygoing. If a person is too loyal and doesn't know how to be easy-going, he will exclude others. On the other hand, if a person is too easy-going and has no loyalty, he will lose his principles. Therefore, whether it is loyalty to a nation-state, loyalty to a team, or loyalty to one's own ideals, it must be closely combined with easygoing, so that it is easy to truly maintain deep loyalty. This is what we in China have always insisted, that a gentleman is harmonious but different.
Everyone in China has his own zodiac sign. Some people are pigs, others are dogs. What's the point? In fact, our ancestors expected us to be harmonious and impartial, and asked us to know how to cut into the corresponding surface. For example, pigs can pursue loyalty in an easy-going nature; On the other hand, the loyal nature of dogs is easygoing.
After explaining the zodiac, I said:
I wonder if your Aquarius, Sagittarius and Ram reflect your ancestors ... >>
Question 2: What does the symbol of the zodiac mean? China is the zodiac.
The zodiac, also known as the zodiac. It is twelve kinds of animals, representing twelve branches of the earth, used to remember the year of birth. These twelve animals are: rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs. Twelve animals belonging to the Chinese Zodiac (Zodiac) cooperate with the twelve earthly branches, namely rats, ugly cows, silver tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, afternoon horses, sheep, monkeys, pheasants, dogs and sea pigs.
The zodiac is determined by people's life span, which basically belongs to the concept of time, because it is related to year, month, day and time. But because it is associated with twelve kinds of animals, people endow it with a special mysterious color, which in turn affects people's psychological consciousness. All these are used by Taoist priests, alchemists and yin and yang teachers, which makes the zodiac more confusing.
Zodiac and Life
People born in the year of the rat are keen and optimistic.
Personality: soft personality, honesty and simplicity, keen intuition, strong ability to judge things by feeling; The attribute is urgent, quick-acting, vanity, and often fails because of the opposite sex; Good economic and financial luck.
Love: very popular, considerate, full of romantic longing for love, curious about the opposite sex, and will never make the other person bored or boring.
Best spouse: auspicious dragon, monkey, ox.
Luck: I have good fortune and setbacks in my career, but I know how to save and get rich, and I can live a stable life.
Advice: Overconfidence often leads to regret afterwards.
Occupation: scholar, writer, artist, doctor
People born in the Year of the Ox are diligent and pragmatic.
Personality: taciturn, honest, simple, unwilling to disguise the surface; Patience, compassion, diligence, hard work and perseverance; Strong thinking, persistence, easy to lose friends; With the spirit of being the boss and being careful, you will make great achievements in your later years.
Love: a typical realist, lacking romantic sentiment and chic personality, women have tolerant personality and mother.
Best spouse: mouse, snake, chicken.
Luck: save yourself, be rich in your later years, and prosper in your fortune. No pains, no gains.
Advice: I have a strong personality of going my own way, and my actions are often extreme. Therefore, we should be open-minded, brainstorm, and not be arbitrary.
Occupation: lawyer, writer, social worker.
People born in the Year of the Tiger like adventure.
Personality: full of sense of justice, reasonable, male is soft outside and female is soft inside; Have the ability to organize. As far as women are concerned, they are innovative, revolutionary and enthusiastic about public welfare.
Love: take the initiative to gain the love of the other party, have courage, have touching charm, be born beautiful and likable.
Best spouse: Xiangma, dog and pig.
Luck: God gave good luck, and what he did was extraordinary. He is the luckiest of the 12 Zodiacs and a symbol of success and luck.
Advice: Life is full of ups and downs. Only by saving money, being proactive and overcoming difficulties can we move up step by step.
Occupation: public official cadre, senior director of cooperative.
People born in the Year of Rabbit are gentle and kind.
Personality: optimistic, happy, unwilling to live a constrained life, and make progress in pursuit of ideals, but many stories are impossible because of weak practical ability; Where there are new fashions, there are frontiers, and the concept of defense is very keen.
Love: very romantic and kind, gentle in appearance and heart. If you can be generous, you can enjoy sweet love.
Best spouse: Xiangyang, dog, pig.
Luck: A lifetime of prosperity. Although I have a little ups and downs, my status has risen, but I know how to save and get rich, and I can be stable all my life.
Advice: If you are too careful about people and things, you must restrain your jealousy, open your heart and give full play to your talents, and you can expect to succeed.
Occupation: management, planting.
People born in the Year of the Loong.-Great.
Personality: noble personality, fortitude, enthusiasm, strong ambition and intelligence, but lack of thinking and patience, often give up halfway, seemingly indifferent, in fact, there is a strong heart of benevolence and righteousness, thinking of others everywhere.
Love: Longing for love and attaching importance to atmosphere. Hope to get each other's gentle love. Women attach importance to chastity, but they will have emotional troubles after middle age.
Best spouse: monkey, mouse, chicken.
Luck: Good luck has twists and turns. When you are young, if you have the help of noble people, you will definitely have a successful career. When people reach middle age, their fortune is almost poor and they will spend a lot of money.
Advice: impatient, can't stand the test, you need to finish what you started.
Occupation: Any occupation is acceptable, and you can operate independently.
People born in year of the snake-Mystery.
Personality: Have thorough thinking ability, and will go forward bravely after making up your mind. Although I am sincere on the surface, I am really neurotic ... >>
Question 3: What is the meaning of the symbols of the zodiac in China? Rats and cows: Rats represent wisdom and cows represent diligence. Wisdom and diligence must be closely combined. If you are smart and not diligent, you become smart; And just being diligent without thinking becomes stupid. The two must be combined. This is the expectation and requirement of our ancestors for our first group, and it is also the most important group. Tiger and rabbit: the tiger represents courage, and the rabbit represents caution. Courage and caution must be closely combined in order to be bold and cautious. If courage leaves prudence, it becomes recklessness, but without courage, it becomes timidity. This group is also very important, so it is placed in the second place. Dragon and snake: dragon represents fierceness, and snake represents flexibility. The so-called rigidity is easy to break, too rigid is easy to break, but if there is only a soft side, it is easy to lose your mind, so combining rigidity with softness is our ancestral motto. Horses and sheep: Horses represent courage and sheep represent harmony. If a person only cares about himself and goes straight to the goal, regardless of the surrounding environment, he will inevitably bump into the surrounding area, and he may not be able to achieve his goal in the end. However, if a person is too busy letting nature take its course, he may even have no direction. Therefore, the nature of going forward must be closely combined with harmony, which is the fourth set of expectations of our ancestors. Monkeys and chickens: Monkeys represent flexibility, and chickens crow regularly. Represents constancy, and flexibility and constancy must be closely combined. If you are flexible and not static, no matter how good the policy is, you will get nothing. On the one hand, it has stability and maintains overall harmony and order, on the other hand, it can move forward in flexibility, which is the most fundamental essence. Dogs and pigs: dogs represent loyalty and pigs represent easygoing. If a person is too loyal and doesn't know how to be easy-going, he will exclude others. On the contrary, if a person is too easy-going and has no loyalty, he will lose his principles. Both loyalty to a nation and loyalty to one's own ideals must be closely combined with easygoing, so that it is easy to maintain a deep balance. Another view holds that the significance of the zodiac lies in its reflection of the totem, living customs and myths and legends of ancient animals. This meaning is mainly interpreted from the symbols of various genera in ancient totem culture, or from legends, fairy tales and customs derived from them. This view is more fully based on the explanation of the former meaning. Here we list the customs of several animals in the zodiac: Rat: There was once a festival in history when rats married women. Generally, on the 25th night of the first month, every household doesn't light a lamp that night, and the whole family sits on the kang in the hall, silently eating food such as "mouse claws" made of flour in the dark, so as to provide convenience for the mouse to marry a daughter, so as not to offend the mouse and bring hidden dangers to the next year. Taiwan Province residents believe that the third day is a small year, and it is said that the night of the third day is the day when mice get married. The "mouse marriage" in folk paper-cutting is a reflection of this belief. Tiger: Shaanxi has the custom of giving cloth tigers to children. When the child is full moon, my uncle's family will send a tiger made of yellow cloth. When I enter the gate, I will break a tiger's tail and throw it outside. Giving cloth tigers is to hope that children will be as powerful as tigers when they grow up; Breaking the tiger's tail is to hope that children will avoid disasters and difficulties in the process of growing up. The custom of giving tiger pillows is popular all over Shanxi. Whenever a child has a birthday, an uncle will give his nephew a tiger pillow or a pair of tiger pillows, which can be used as pillows, toys and blessings. Snake: People born every four years are snakes. Most people in the north say that they belong to dragons, while others say that they belong to insects. People say they belong to dragons instead of snakes, probably because they hate snakes, but they have a soft spot for dragons. Because the dragon is sacred, it is a bit like "climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix". There is a saying among the Han people that it is unlucky to see a snake shed its skin. A folk proverb says, "When you see a snake skinning it, it won't die." Especially in spring, it is taboo. In Qinghai, if snakes are found at home, the most taboo is to kill them. People think that if a snake is crushed to death by a quilt or can't be crushed to death, it will retaliate, which is not good for the family. So if you find a snake at home, catch it in a pot or pick it on a long pole, then send it to the valley and beg it to hide in a cave and never go back to someone else's house. Sheep: "Sheep" and "Xiang" have holidays. Dong Zhongshu, a great scholar in the Western Han Dynasty, said: "Sheep are auspicious, so it is auspicious to use them." In the old days, the Han nationality had the custom of "sending sheep", which was popular in southern Hebei. Every year in June or July of the lunar calendar, my grandfather and uncle send sheep to my nephew. Originally, I sent live sheep, but later I sent a goat. Legend has it that this custom is related to the rescue of mother by agarwood splitting the mountain. After Shen Xiang split Huashan to rescue her biological mother, she wanted to kill her abusive uncle Yang Erlang. In order to rebuild the relationship between brother and sister, Yang Erlang sent a pair of live sheep to Aquilaria sinensis every year, thus leaving the custom of sending sheep. Chicken: The ancient timer has not been invented. The rooster crows in the morning to announce the beginning of a new day. It is not only a family clock, but also ...
Question 4: What does the zodiac mean? Rat: It is regarded as a symbol of alertness, strong adaptability, good at adversity, reproduction and prosperity of family business. There is an auspicious meaning of endless life and prosperity.
Cow: It is regarded as a symbol of diligence, simplicity, sincerity, integrity, humiliation, courage and stubbornness. There are auspicious meanings of hard work and good weather.
Tiger: It is regarded as a symbol of fearlessness, boldness, justice, gorgeous style and momentum. It has the auspicious meaning of exorcising evil spirits, reducing charm and being healthy in all directions.
Rabbit: It is considered as a symbol of gentleness, tenderness, purity, elegance, wit, loyalty and kindness. There are auspicious meanings of natural detachment and immortality.
Dragon: It is considered as a symbol of dignity, great ambition, flexibility and openness. There is an auspicious meaning of punishing evil and putting the country and the people at peace.
Snake: It is considered as a symbol of beauty, infatuation, generosity and flexibility. There is an auspicious meaning of combining rigidity with softness.
Ma: It symbolizes vigor, majesty, loyalty, arrogance, courage and firmness. There is an auspicious meaning of going forward bravely and endless life.
Sheep: It is regarded as a symbol of tenderness, kindness, kindness, harmony, obedience and purity. It means good luck in a good year.
Monkey: It is regarded as a symbol of freedom, agility, intelligence, wisdom and courage, as well as love and kindness. There are auspicious meanings of exorcising evil spirits and reducing evil spirits and happy New Year.
Chicken: It is regarded as a symbol of courage, determination, resolving all kinds of poisons, peace and good luck. There are auspicious meanings of family stability and harmony between husband and wife.
Dog: It is regarded as a symbol of wit and intelligence, sincerity and courage, due diligence and trustworthiness, and sacrifice one's life for righteousness. There are auspicious meanings of four seasons, peace and tranquility.
Pig: It is considered as a symbol of courage and modesty, simplicity and honesty, being happy with everything, and standing aloof from the world. There are auspicious meanings of living and working in peace.
Question 5: What do the animals in the zodiac represent? The first group is rats and cows. Rats represent wisdom and cows represent diligence. Wisdom and diligence must be closely combined. If you are smart and not diligent, you become smart; But if you are diligent and not thoughtful, it becomes stupid. The two must be combined.
The second group are tigers and rabbits. Tigers represent courage, rabbits represent caution. Courage and caution must be closely combined in order to be bold and cautious. If courage leaves prudence, it becomes recklessness, but without courage, it becomes timidity.
The third group is dragons and snakes, representing tenacity and snakes representing flexibility. The so-called rigidity is easy to break, too rigid is easy to break, but if there is only a soft side, it is easy to lose your mind. Therefore, combining rigidity with softness is our ancestral motto.
Then there are horses and sheep. Horses represent courage and sheep represent harmony. If a person only cares about himself and goes straight to the goal, regardless of the surrounding environment, he will inevitably bump into the surrounding area, and he may not be able to achieve his goal in the end. However, if a person is too busy letting nature take its course, he may even have no direction. Therefore, going forward bravely must be closely combined with Shun.
Then there are monkeys and chickens. Monkeys represent flexibility, and chickens crow regularly, representing constancy. Flexibility and constancy must be closely combined. If you are flexible and not static, no matter how good the policy is, you will get nothing. On the one hand, it has stability and maintains overall harmony and order, on the other hand, it can move forward in flexibility, which is the most fundamental essence.
Finally, dogs and pigs. Dogs represent loyalty and pigs represent easygoing. If a person is too loyal and doesn't know how to be easy-going, he will exclude others. On the other hand, a person is too easy-going. Without loyalty, this person loses his principles. Both loyalty to a nation and loyalty to one's own ideals must be closely combined with easygoing. It's easy to maintain inner balance.
Question 6: What do the zodiac signs in China mean? The ancestors of China people are very real. The zodiac signs are opposite to each other and are the six divisions in the wheel of karma, reflecting the expectations and demands of our ancestors.
The first group is rats and cows. Rats represent wisdom and cows represent diligence. Wisdom and diligence must be closely combined. Wisdom becomes smart if it is not diligent. And just being diligent without thinking becomes stupid. The two must be combined. This is the expectation and requirement of our ancestors for our first group, and it is also the most important group.
The second group are tigers and rabbits. Tigers represent courage, rabbits represent caution. Courage and caution must be closely combined to achieve boldness and caution. If courage leaves prudence, it becomes recklessness, but without courage, it becomes timidity. This group is also very important, so prevention is the second most important.
The third group is dragons and snakes. Dragons represent fierceness, while snakes represent agility. The so-called rigid is easy to break, and too rigid is easy to break. However, if there is only a soft side, it is easy to lose your mind. Therefore, combining rigidity with softness is our ancestral motto.
Next are horses and sheep. Horses represent courage and sheep represent harmony. If a person only cares about his own goals and doesn't consider the surrounding environment, he will inevitably bump into the surrounding environment, and he may not be able to achieve his goals in the end. But if a person patronizes harmony, he may even have no direction. So his courage must be closely combined with harmony, which is the fourth set of expectations of our ancestors.
Then there are monkeys and chickens. Monkeys represent flexibility, and chickens crow regularly, which represents constancy. Flexibility and constancy must be closely combined. If you are flexible and inconsistent, no matter how good the policy is, you will not get anything. On the one hand, it will be stable and maintain the overall harmony and order, on the other hand, it can move forward in flexibility. This is the most fundamental gist.
Finally, there are dogs and pigs. Dogs represent loyalty and pigs represent easygoing. If a person is too loyal and doesn't know how to be easy-going, he will exclude others. On the contrary, if a person is too easy-going and has no loyalty, he will lose his principles. No matter his loyalty to a nation or his own ideal, he must be closely combined with easygoing, so as to easily maintain a deep balance.
Question 7: What is the symbolic significance of the monkeys in the zodiac? The first symbolic meaning of monkeys: intelligence and wit.
Monkeys are primates closest to human intelligence, and their obvious characteristics are intelligence and hyperactivity. Monkeys can do some human movements, understand human behavior, be good at climbing and be extremely dexterous. Therefore, in many cultures, monkeys are symbols of wisdom and evolution, so they are loved and respected by people.
The second symbolic meaning of the monkey: high official and generous.
Han people generally think that monkeys are mascots. Because the monkey is homophonic with Hou, in many pictures, the image of the monkey means to seal Hou. For example, a monkey climbed a maple tree and hung a seal, which means "seal the weather and hang a seal"; A monkey is riding on horseback, which means "seal the Hou immediately"; These patterns are often used in folk architecture, including stone carving, brick carving and woodcut patterns. The titles of Marquis in past dynasties expressed people's pursuit of fame and fortune in feudal society.
The third symbolic meaning of monkeys: naughty and interesting.
Monkeys themselves are not easy to tame. Being hyperactive, playful and naughty is another sign. Moreover, monkeys are good at imitation, so they are often used to satirize human vanity and other vices.
The monkey ranks ninth in the zodiac and is associated with the zodiac, so the "application time" at twelve o'clock in the day-from three to five in the afternoon is also called "monkey time".
Question 8: What is the order of the zodiac? What do they all mean? 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. Used to record the year, the order is mouse, ugly cow, silver tiger, hairy rabbit, dragon, snake, afternoon horse, sheep, monkey, You You chicken and dragon.
For a long time, many people regard Lun Heng, a great work by Wang Chong, a materialist thinker in the Eastern Han Dynasty, as the earliest document to record the zodiac. "On the whole?" "Things" contains: "Yin, wood, its birds, tigers. Soil, its birds and dogs are also. ..... At noon, the horse also arrived. Son, mouse also. Unitary, chicken also. Hair, rabbits, too. ..... hey, tapir. No, so are sheep. Ugly, cattle are also. ..... Third, snakes are also. Shen, Qi Tian also. "There are only eleven zodiac signs in the above quotation, and what is missing is the dragon. The book "Poisonous Words" also said: "Chen Weilong, Si is a snake, and Chen and Si are in the southeast. In this way, the zodiac is completed.
"Zhou Li? Guan Chun? " Feng Shixiang wrote: "Ten palms are two years old, ten palms are in February, two palms are in the position of two stars, and twenty-eight palms are in the position of twenty-eight. Its narrative can distinguish the position of heaven. "The division of time is progressive, with twelve years, twelve months a year and twelve o'clock a day.
"Mandarin? "Yu Jin Si" contains: "The Yellow Emperor has twenty-five sons and fourteen sons have surnames, making a total of twelve surnames. "Even the wives and concubines of the son of heaven are called' twelve women'.
"Once"? Xun Shuang biography: "Therefore, the son of heaven married twelve women, and the number of days was also; There is an equal difference below the princes, and things have fallen. "
In recent years, the creation epic Dark Biography of the Han nationality has been discovered in Shennongjia area, in which there is a story about the origin of the main branch: "At the beginning of creation, Huang Xuan rode chaos beast and met Nuwa. There are two meat buns beside Nu Wa. There are ten men in the big one and twelve women in the small one. Huang Xuan said: "This is a heavenly revolution to support God to govern Gankun." So, they were named respectively, and the husband and wife were matched, which became yin and yang. Men are collectively called heavenly stems and women are earthly branches. "This creation myth story tells the story of Ganzhi, the mysterious god, the god of Nuwa, and the story of Ganzhi Yin and Yang Kun, dating back to the" life experience "of Ganzhi a long time ago.
In ancient times, the sky has always been the master and the earth has always been the subordinate. Ten heavenly stems are also called ten mothers, and the corresponding twelve branches are called twelve sons. Cai Yong's "Moon Order" in Han Dynasty: "The love of the five elements is great, occupying the program of fighting, so A and B became famous at the beginning, which is called dry; Making a child ugly in the name of the moon is a branch. Branches match branches to make sixty years old. " Da Rao was a minister in the era of the Yellow Emperor, and the match here is sixty years, that is, sixty jiazi, taking the least common multiple of ten days' work and twelve earthly branches. The trunk and branches are matched in order, from Jiazi to Ugly ... until Guihai is the 60th pair, which happens to be the last pair of trunk and branches, and then defecation starts from Jiazi. This cycle is called Jiazi. Among them, each aerial stem appeared 6 times and each aerial branch appeared 5 times.
The birth of the zodiac has an astronomical background. In primitive times, our ancestors experienced a cycle of alternating cold and summer.
Hong Hao's Biography at the End of Song Dynasty in Song Dynasty said: "Jurchen is very small, just after the new moon, and the person doesn't know the date. When asked, they will say, "How many times have I seen grass?" "
In the Song Dynasty, Meng Gong's Record of Monks and Tartars also recorded: "Every grass is one year old. When someone asks its age, they say how many grasses it is."
Later, some astronomical observers found that the length of a year can be measured by the moon's profit and loss cycle, and found that all twelve full moons are one year old. This discovery is one of the most accurate achievements of the early calendar, and "Twelve" is regarded as "days" to convey God's will. Heavenly stems and earthly branches, the sun and the moon are opposite, and heaven and earth are opposite. This is the "Twelve". A mouse and an ugly cow ... a dog and a pig. There are many animals in the world. Why did the ancients choose these twelve animals as their zodiac signs?
Liu Xian in Qing Dynasty was quoted from Li Changqing in Miscellaneous Notes of Yang Guang Matsushita Pavilion.
"Why is the child a mouse? Yue: Born in the child, it will not open until it dies. Rats eat insects. Therefore, in night is still young, positive mice have to wait, so children belong to mice.
The ground is ugly, and the cow opens the ground, so ugliness belongs to the cow.
If born in yin, if born, kill. Murderer, tiger, Yin people, fear. If you are awesome, you are a tiger, then Yin is a tiger.
Offender, sunrise. In vitro, it contains the essence of Taiyin Jade Rabbit, so it is a rabbit.
The morning of divination in March is when the dragon rains, so the morning belongs to the dragon.
The last person, divination in April, was lush and the snake was in its place. Also, when a snake is not on the road, it is a snake.
At noon, the sun is born, and the sun is born. Horses are healthy, never leave the ground, and belong to the shade, so they belong to horses in the afternoon.
Sheep are not sheep, because they grow by biting untimely grass.
When applying, the ape crowed in the sunset, and his arms were stretched out. By analogy, chaos runs rampant, so the application belongs to monkeys.
When the moon rises, it is the main body of the moon, which contains ...
Question 9: What does it mean to teach the representatives of the zodiac?
The use of 12 zodiac dates began in China at least in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. "Northern history? Yuwen Hu Biography records a letter written by Yuwen Hu's mother. The letter said, "Your brother was born in Wuchuan Town. The eldest is a mouse, the second is a rabbit and you are a snake. "Explain the folk usage of 12 zodiac at that time. However, what is the origin of the 12 zodiac? According to Chinese ancient books, in the Central Plains of ancient China, the "chronology of branches and branches" was originally used, that is, 10 heavenly stems symbols A, B, C, D, E, Kyrgyzstan, G, Xin, Ren, Guihe 12 earthly branches symbols Zi, Ugly, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, and Mao. In the northwest of China, a few nomadic people use animals to record the years. It is recorded in the Book of the Tang Dynasty: "Tuoba Sinian takes twelve things as the standard. If a year is a cloudy year, it is called the Year of the Tiger. " In addition, "Song history? It is also recorded in the biography of Tubo that when the Tubo leader narrates, he records the year with things. As the saying goes, "The old story lasts for twelve days, so is the Year of the Rabbit and so is the Year of the Horse." Later, in the communication between the Central Plains and ethnic minorities, the two ways of dating contacted each other, forming the present 12 zodiac. As Zhao Yi pointed out in the Qing Dynasty's Jade Cong Kao, "At the beginning of the custom of covering the north, there was no ugliness on the 12th, but when rats, cows, tigers and rabbits were separated in age, they were spread in China and their ears were not wasted." This explanation about the origin of 12 zodiac has been recognized by many people. In addition, the story about the origin of 12 is as follows: Hong Xun's Miscellanies of Yanggu says that the odd-numbered earthly branches of 12 are also equipped with odd-numbered fingers or hooves of animals. If the child is in the first place, the matching mouse is 5 fingers, and if the ground branch is even, the name is even, such as cow, ugly and so on. Ye Shijie explained the origin of Cao Zhong 12 Zodiac as follows: the painter matched 12 with 12, and each Xiao had its own shortcomings, such as toothless mice, toothless cows, toothless tigers, toothless rabbits, toothless dragons, legless snakes, gutless horses, eyeless sheep and legless monkeys. "There are all kinds of other statements. For example, the Yellow Emperor chose 12 animals to be on duty in the sky on time ... Through the competition, he selected 12 animals such as mice, cows and tigers. 12 the zodiac originated from the totem worship of some clans in primitive society; 12 Zodiac may have been introduced by Tianzhu; Or 28 stars are distributed in a week or so, and the value is 12 hours. Each star is named after an animal. Choose a common animal on duty every hour as an agent for a certain year, and so on. Although people can't determine the exact origin of the 12 zodiac, it has been used to this day because of its popularity, convenience and interest, and has become a valuable legacy with practical value left by the ancients. Myths and legends of the woodcarving zodiac
There is a myth about the origin of the zodiac: the Jade Emperor wanted to choose 12 animals as representatives, and then he sent a fairy to tell the animals about it, and set a time to come to the Tiangong to run for office in the year of Taizu. The earlier he comes, the higher the line will be, and the last one will not. At that time, cats and mice were still good friends. The cat loves to sleep, but he also wants to be chosen, so he asks the mouse to call him. But the mouse forgot as soon as it turned its head. The mouse went to the old cow and said that he got up early and ran fast, so the cow could take him. The old cow agreed at that time. The dragon has no horns and the chicken has horns. The dragon told the chicken that the chicken was already very beautiful and didn't need horns, so he let the chicken lend it to him. The chicken was very happy when he heard the flattery of the dragon, so he lent his horn to the dragon and told him to pay back the money on time after the election. Long readily agreed. In the year of Mao Mao, Uzuki, when the cat was still sleeping, many animals rushed to the Heavenly Palace. The mouse sits on the cow's back. After reaching heaven, the mouse jumped up. The Jade Emperor said that the mice arrived first, which made them the first. Old steak is second; The tiger also arrived late, ranking third; The rabbit also arrived, ranking fourth; The dragon came late, but he was very big. The Jade Emperor saw him at a glance. Seeing that he was so beautiful, he ranked fifth. He also said that his son ranked sixth, but Long was disappointed because his son didn't come today. At this time, the snake at the back ran over and said, "He * * * Dad, I'm in the sixth place! I am ranked sixth! " Snakes rank sixth; Horses and sheep have arrived, too. They asked me to ask you: Brother Ma first, Brother Yang first, and they pushed them around. Seeing that they were so polite, the Jade Emperor let them rank seventh and eighth. The monkey was in his thirties, but he jumped ahead with the clouds in the sky because he could jump, ranking ninth; Then chickens, dogs and pigs were also selected. After the game, this cat ... >>