The Relationship between beginning of spring and the Zodiac

Zodiac is calculated according to the beginning of spring.

According to the lunar calendar that has been used in China, the zodiac is calculated in beginning of spring. However, with the loss of traditional culture, many people distinguish their zodiac signs by New Year's Day in the solar calendar or the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar, which is incorrect.

Taking New Year's Eve as the dividing point, that is, from the beginning of the Lunar New Year (the first day of the first lunar month), the method of calculating the zodiac appeared late, and the earliest record appeared in the Northern Song Dynasty. Now many people agree with this. Folklore experts believe that the zodiac should not be calculated according to the 24 solar terms. After all, the Spring Festival is the beginning of the Lunar New Year, and it is also the beginning of the Lunar New Year, so the zodiac naturally starts from the first day of the first month.