When and how did the year of birth start to be counted?

1, the animal year, is simply a person's zodiac sign and a fleeting year (written as: the time that passes like water, which is abbreviated as one year and that year in Yi studies), commonly known as the zodiac year. Because there are 12 zodiac signs, the zodiac signs come every 12 years.

2. The lunar calendar in China is a kind of "yin and yang calendar", that is, it is formulated according to the movements of the sun and the moon, and the 24 solar terms reflect the movement cycle of the sun. The first and fifteenth days reflect the cycle of the moon. Before the Revolution of 1911, the first day of the Lunar New Year was called "New Year's Day" and beginning of spring was called "Spring Festival". After the Revolution of 1911, the government of the Republic of China announced the abolition of the lunar calendar and the adoption of a new calendar (Gregorian calendar). From 19 12, the Gregorian calendar 1 is called "New Year's Day". 19 14 1, the government of the Republic of China issued a decree to change the name of Lunar New Year's Day to "Spring Festival", which has been used ever since.

Therefore, according to the old Gregorian calendar, beginning of spring, the first of the 24 solar terms, is still regarded as the beginning of a year, and beginning of spring stands for the beginning of spring and the beginning of a year. Therefore, according to the Old Yellow Calendar, of course, the zodiac starts from beginning of spring, and the traditional horoscope of numerology also starts from beginning of spring. In other words, beginning of spring is the beginning of a year. Beginning of spring on 20 16 is February 4th, which means that monkeys on 20 16 will enter your animal year on this day.