Is the zodiac based on the solar calendar or the lunar calendar?

According to beginning of spring, the old man who belongs to the dragon knows it.

The current "lunar calendar" in China is actually the lunar calendar used in the Han Dynasty. It is based on the accurate calculation of the earth's rotation, and the New Year should be beginning of spring. At present, we follow the tradition that the first day of the first month is the New Year, which was stipulated in the form of a document in the second year of the Republic of China (19 12). That is to say, before 19 12, the Spring Festival in China began on the day of beginning of spring, while after 19 12, the Spring Festival began on the first day of the first month.

Therefore, whether the zodiac is counted from beginning of spring or the first day of the first month is quite controversial among folk and folk experts! The reasons for the two calculation methods are listed below for your reference.

Support "beginning of spring" as the reason for calculating the zodiac.

1. 19 12 years ago, "beginning of spring" has been used as the Spring Festival for thousands of years! Has become an inseparable part of China's traditional culture!

2. All the zodiac calendars and traditional numerology divination in China are based on "beginning of spring"!

3. Some folklore experts support using "beginning of spring" to calculate the zodiac.

Professor Ye Chunsheng, professor of Chinese Department of Sun Yat-sen University, doctoral supervisor and vice chairman of Chinese Folklore Society, believes that people can easily make a common sense mistake. The zodiac began in the beginning of spring, not the first day of the first lunar month. The date and hour of "beginning of spring" are accurately calculated by calendar scholars according to the rotation and revolution of the earth, which has accurate scientific basis.

Support "the first day of the first month" as a reason to calculate the zodiac.

1. In the second year of the Republic of China (19 12), it was stipulated in the form of a document that the Spring Festival would begin on the first day of the first month.

2. Folklore experts support the calculation of the zodiac with "the first day of the first month".

Zhao Shu, a famous folklorist and president of Beijing Folklore Association, believes that beginning of spring is a solar term, which was used by ancient people in China to serve agricultural production, but beginning of spring is not the beginning of a year. Beginning of spring may be at the beginning of the year, or at the end of the year, and there may even be no beginning of spring in some years; The Spring Festival is traditionally used to make a living, indicating the boundary between two years. Therefore, of course, the calculation of the year of birth should be based on the Lunar New Year.

Astronomical experts say that we are unified with them by adopting the international calendar, on the one hand, because the calendar is more scientific, and the days are calculated according to the revolution of the earth.