Zodiac animal party

12 animal species are arranged in sequence: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog and pig. In terms of earthly branches, children belong to rats, ugly cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses and sheep. This is the so-called Zodiac or Zodiac.

Everyone has his own zodiac, so how do we determine our own zodiac? Everyone can find their own zodiac or zodiac according to their date of birth.

There are various legends about why the zodiac signs are arranged in this order. One theory is that Emperor Xuanyuan wanted to choose 12 animals as court guards, and the cat asked the mouse to sign him up. Finally, the mouse forgot about it. As a result, it is conceivable that the cat missed the election of the zodiac and was not selected. From then on, it hated rats. The elephant also signed up, and the mouse got into its nose. It was in unbearable pain and ran away. Among the remaining animals, the cow is the first in the zodiac. The mouse jumps on the cow's back and the pig jumps with it, so the mouse wins the first place and the pork chop comes last. Tigers and dragons, known as the king of the mountains and the king of the sea, are of course not convinced that they are behind rats and cows. The rabbit also felt unconvinced, insisted on racing with the dragon, and ran in front of the dragon. Seeing this situation, the dog was upset and bit the rabbit in a rage, so he was punished to the penultimate place. Snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys and chickens have also gone through some contests and arranged their positions one by one. Finally, the order of rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs was formed.

Another way of saying it is that the selection and arrangement of the zodiac is determined according to the time sequence of animals' daily activities. China used the twelve earthly branches to record the twelve hours of a day from the Han Dynasty, and each hour is equivalent to two hours today. 1 1 in the evening and 1 in the morning, which is the most active time for mice at midnight. 65438+ 0: 00 am to 3: 00 am, ugly, the cow is ruminating. From 3: 00 to 5: 00, it's Yin Shi, and tigers are wandering around. This time is the most intense. From 5: 00 to 7: 00, it is Shi Mao. At this time, the sun has not yet risen, the moon is still hanging in the sky, and Jade Rabbit is busy making medicine. 7: 00 am to 9: 00 am is the morning, which is a good time for the dragon to rain. At 9 o'clock 1 1, the snake became active. From 1 1 in the morning to 1 in the afternoon, the sun is at its peak, it is noon, and it is a time of unconstrained style. 1 3 pm, inappropriate. It is said that sheep will grow stronger when they eat grass at this time. From 3 pm to 5 pm, it is the application time, and the monkeys begin to be active. From 5: 00 to 7: 00 pm, as night fell, chickens began to return. From 7: 00 pm to 9: 00 pm, the dog began to watch the night. From 9: 00 pm to 1 1 pm, it's Shihai, and all is silent, and the pigs are sleeping soundly.