China traditional festival 12 Zodiac.

Have you heard the legend of the zodiac? Everyone has his own animal sign. Do you know what you belong to? Let me tell you something about the traditional culture of the China Zodiac!

The zodiac signs of the Han nationality in China are: rat, ugly cow, silver tiger, hairy rabbit, dragon, snake, afternoon horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog and porcupine. They represent different animal images and look very vivid and lovely. Legend has it that the zodiac is chosen by heaven. On the birthday of the Jade Emperor, all animals were ordered to celebrate their birthdays on the ninth day of the first month, and twelve kinds of animals were selected to congratulate them in the order of time. The cat asked the mouse to sign it up, but the mouse forgot. As a result, the cat was not chosen, and since then, the cat and the mouse have made enemies. The elephant was driven away by a mouse. The mouse climbed on the cow's back, and the pig followed, so the mouse came first and the pig was finally punished. The arrangement of other animals' positions is also determined after a competition. Later, the dragon was regarded as a symbol of the Chinese nation. The origin of the zodiac is really interesting.

The zodiac is also closely related to the twelve hours. The ancients divided a day and night into twelve hours, each hour representing an animal. You can't live and study without the zodiac. The two-part allegorical sayings related to the Chinese zodiac are: the sheep entered the tiger's mouth-did not go out, and so on. In our study, we often encounter idioms related to the zodiac, such as: waiting for the year of the rabbit, waiting for the year of the monkey and so on. At the beginning of each year, China will issue commemorative stamps of the zodiac. It turns out that the zodiac is also closely related to our lives.

The zodiac turns once every twelve years. I was born in 2004. My zodiac is a monkey. I calculated that my birth year will not come until 20 16.

The zodiac is really learned. It is the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancient working people in China, and our younger generation must inherit and carry forward it!