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What is an auspicious zodiac?

The zodiac and the underworld are superstitious in the old calendar. Now not only some old people are superstitious about the old yellow calendar, but also some young people are beginning to pay attention to the "auspicious day of the zodiac". For example, some cities in the south, in the name of popular science, publicize feudal superstitions on publicly sold calendars. For example, when you get married, bury the dead, build a house or go on a business trip, you must find a lucky day. Even when we see a doctor, make clothes, even take a bath and get a haircut, we have to find a good day, which makes people mistakenly think that good days are smooth and bad days are unlucky, and the old "imperial calendar" is taken as people's living standard.

So, what is an auspicious day?

Recording the year, month and day with heavenly stems and earthly branches is a unique method in China. This kind of calendar, that is, the lunar calendar still in use today, is mostly recorded in the almanac, that is, the imperial calendar in the past.

In the old "imperial calendar", in addition to recording the date, another word 12 was added to the date to become a formula. Even when it was built, it was dark (the underworld). In addition to danger, it can be developed and opened (the ecliptic), but it can't be closed (the underworld). In this way, every day is artificially divided into "good day" and "bad day". This is a feudal superstition that binds people's thoughts and behaviors and makes people obey the emperor's calendar.

In our real life, trains, ships, planes and cars are moving every day, tall buildings are being built every day, and people are going to work every day. They never stop driving, building or staying at home because of unlucky dates. If we lost money in business today because we chose the "underworld", isn't it the same day and one hour for the profitable party? What is the explanation? It can be seen that such statements as "auspicious days in the ecliptic" and "fierce days in the underworld" are all lies.