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What is the correspondence between the zodiac and the 24 solar terms?

The matching of the zodiac and the twenty-four solar terms forms such a set of corresponding relationships:

In the first month, the silver lake is against the beginning of the spring rain; In February, hair, rabbits and tigers surprised the vernal equinox; From Chenlong Lake to Qingming in March, Grain Rain; In April, there are snakes and tigers, long summer and small man; In the afternoon of May, I have no intention of mango and summer solstice; In June, the sheep and tigers are slightly hot and hot; In July, Monkey and Tiger came to beginning of autumn and spent the summer. In August, chickens and tigers are exposed to the white dew and the autumn equinox; In September, dogs and tigers are against Lu Han and the first frost; In October, pigs and tigers opposed beginning of winter and Xiaoxue; 1 1 month, rats and tigers fight against heavy snow and winter solstice; In December, ugly cows and tigers prevent slight cold and severe cold.

To sum up, the zodiac is closely related to the calendar. The zodiac is an annex to the twelve branches of the earth. As for the choice of 12 animals as symbols to replace the twelve earthly branches, it also stems from the animal worship psychology of the ancients. However, on the calendar, 12-year-old animals take turns on duty.