Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Almanac inquiry - What do 28 stars represent?

What do 28 stars represent?

Kang Jinlong, the bat on the earth, Fang Ri Rabbit, Xinyue Fox, Tail Fire Tiger, Baishui Leopard, Unicorn, Niujinniu, Nyctereute, Rising Sun Rat, Dangerous Moon Swallow, Room Fire Pig, Bishui Mountain, Kuimu Wolf, Loujin Dog, Stomach Soil, Ruori Chicken, Bi, etc. ?

Name of 28 hostels:

Seven accommodations in Oriental Qinglong: horn, kang, floor, house, heart, tail and dustpan.

Seven nights in Xuanwu in the north: fighting, cattle, women, emptiness, danger, houses and walls.

Seven Nights of the West White Tiger: Kui, Lou, Wei, Chang, Bi, Gou and Shen.

Seven nights in South Suzaku: well, ghost, willow, star, Zhang, wing and Zhu.

Extended data:

In ancient times, in order to observe the movements of the sun, the moon and the five planets (gold, wood, water, fire and earth), people chose 28 constellations near the ecliptic and equator as symbols, which were collectively called 28 constellations or 28 stars.

Horn, sound, rafter, room, heart, tail, dustpan, these seven stars constitute the image of the dragon, and the vernal equinox season is in the eastern sky, so it is called the Oriental Qinglong for seven nights;

Fighting, ox, female, air, danger, room and wall, these seven stars constitute a group of images intertwined with turtles and snakes. The vernal equinox season is in the northern sky, so it is called the seven nights in Xuanwu in the north;

The seven stars Kui, Lou, Wei, Chang, Bi, Gou and Shen form the image of a tiger. The vernal equinox season is in the western sky, so it is called the seven nights of the western white tiger.

Well, ghosts, willows, stars, Zhang, wings and birds, these seven stars make up the image of a bird, and the vernal equinox season is in the southern sky, so it is called the seven nights of southern Suzaku.

The four animal images formed by the above seven nights are collectively called four elephants, four dimensions and four beasts. The ancients used the appearance and arrival time of the four elephants and the twenty-eight stars to judge the seasons. The ancients looked at the direction of solar terms in the south, so there is a saying that there are dragons in the left east, white tigers in the right west, basaltic in the north and suzaku in the south.