What animal does the first day of the first month correspond to?

The animal corresponding to the first day of the first month is Nian beast. Nian beast, also known as Nian, is an evil beast in ancient Han myths and legends. Legend has it that the animal on the first day of the Lunar New Year is a kind of evil beast, not one of the twelve zodiac animals. Every year until the day before the New Year, Nian Beasts will attack villages, and all villages occupied by Nian Beasts will suffer a cruel massacre. The horns on their heads are killing weapons. After the slaughter, Nian beast will eat everyone's head.

Details of the zodiac

Zodiac years are not divided according to the New Year's Day, but according to the neutral Spring Festival of the lunar calendar. According to the periodic law of climate change in ancient China, a year was divided into 24 solar terms. Beginning of spring is the first of the 24 solar terms. Therefore, the ancient people celebrated festivals in beginning of spring, and the zodiac was determined based on beginning of spring, not the first day of the first month. As a long-standing folk cultural symbol, the zodiac has left a lot of poems depicting the image and symbolic significance of the zodiac throughout the ages.