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Origin of the Year of the Rabbit

The origin of the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese Zodiac:

The Year of the Rabbit is based on the traditional Chinese calendar. The "Rabbit" in the Chinese Zodiac corresponds to the "Mao" in the twelve Earthly Branches, and the Year of the Rabbit is the Year of the Mao, which is a cycle of twelve years. For example, the year 2011 in the Gregorian calendar basically corresponds to the Year of the Rabbit, i.e., the year of the Xin Mao, the origin of the twelve Chinese zodiac signs is related to animal worship. According to Hubei Yunmeng sleep tiger land and Gansu Tianshui put horse beach unearthed in the Qin Jane can be seen, the pre-Qin period, that is, there is a more complete system of the Chinese zodiac exists.