Is Zodiac 1987 12 19 a rabbit or a dragon?

Lunar calendar 1987 65438+ February 19 is a dragon.

In China, the zodiac is calculated according to the date of beginning of spring every year; From this year's date to next year's beginning of spring is the time period of this year's Zodiac, so it is necessary to determine this year's beginning of spring date when calculating the Zodiac.

The Year of the Rabbit is between beginning of spring and 1987 in the lunar calendar, but this year's1February 17 in the lunar calendar is already in beginning of spring, so we need to calculate the next zodiac, so the zodiac should be the next rabbit: dragon.

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The zodiac is an intuitive representation of the twelve earthly branches, namely, Zi (mouse), Ugly (ox), Yin (tiger), Mao (rabbit), Chen (dragon), Si (snake), Wu (horse), Wei (sheep), Shen (monkey), You (chicken) and Xu (chicken).

With the development of history, it has gradually integrated into the concept of folk belief, which is manifested in marriage, life, annual luck and so on. Each zodiac has rich legends, forming a conceptual interpretation system and becoming an image philosophy in folk culture, such as the zodiac in marriage, the blessing in temple fairs, the year of birth and so on. In modern times, more people regard the zodiac as the mascot of the Spring Festival and become a symbol of entertainment and cultural activities.