Is the child born in the spring of the Year of the Horse a horse or a sheep?

Children born in the spring of the Year of the Horse belong to horses.

Beginning of spring is the first of the 24 solar terms. The twenty-four solar terms are divided according to the position of the sun on the ecliptic (that is, the orbit of the earth around the sun). The Observatory announces the exact time every year, for example, 20 14 is 6: 03 on February 4th. At the same time, beginning of spring began to turn the lunar calendar into "Wu Jianian". Some people say that the first day of New Year's Day should not be "Wu Jianian"? Unfortunately, many people have this misunderstanding.

The lunar calendar in China is a kind of "yin and yang calendar", that is, based on the sun and the moon, the 24 solar terms reflect the 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.

Since the current "Spring Festival" was established in 19 14, beginning of spring, the first solar term in 24 solar terms, is still considered as the beginning of a year according to the old lunar calendar, and beginning of spring represents the beginning of spring and the beginning of a year. Therefore, according to the old yellow calendar, the Chinese zodiac should of course start from "beginning of spring", and the traditional horoscope of numerology should also start from "beginning of spring". In other words, beginning of spring is the beginning of 20 14 Year of the Horse.