The Origin of Rat Zodiac

What is the origin of the zodiac mouse? The spread of folk customs; It turned out that the cow led the animals of the zodiac to see the Buddhist group. The mouse rode on the back of the cow and jumped forward smartly when worshipping the Buddha group. The first one was named after the interview. The mouse stole the first of the 12 Zodiac animals by means of oxtail. There is a story in Jinjiang, Fujian. Because the mouse helped Tang Priest find the Jiazi Sutra in the library of Tathagata and managed to steal it, Tang Priest awarded the mouse the first prize of the 12 Zodiac in order to express his gratitude. Rat, alias rat, Zishen, Shejun, Night Mill, Deer, Washer, Taifu Li. Zodiac rats refer to rats and mice. In zoological classification, mice belong to mammalian rodents. Rats breed quickly, have strong vitality, and have a wide variety. There are about 1800 species in the world, reaching billions. They can be transported far away by car and ship. Except Antarctica, there are more than 70 species of/kloc-0 in China. Rats are one of the few animal groups that keep close relationship with human beings and are very prolific, and have not changed much since ancient times. The biggest feature of mice is that they have no canine teeth, their front teeth are quite developed, and they have no roots. They have been growing all their lives. They must constantly chew and shorten their front teeth, otherwise they will open their mouths and starve to death without biting food. Rats are naturally very cunning, quick-sighted, can climb mountains and wade, can make holes in trees, and have diverse diets. Rats can eat whatever people like, sour, sweet, bitter and spicy. And he has a strong memory and hates food. If you find a slight change in the familiar environment, you will be alert immediately. If you are attacked, you will avoid this place for a long time. Rats are natural enemies of human beings, and grinding their teeth to dig holes is extremely harmful; Stealing seeds, grain and grain; A mouse eats 12 kg of grain a year, wasting 40 kg of grain. Rats gnaw at saplings, clothes, houses and furniture, dig holes in fields and dams, endanger agriculture, forestry and water conservancy facilities, pollute the environment, and spread about 70 diseases such as typhus, rat bite fever, dysentery and plague, among which plague is the most terrible. According to documents, the number of people who died of plague in history has exceeded the sum of all the deaths in wars, so people call the plague "the black demon". In the traditional culture of China, people's understanding of mice has always been contradictory. Although mice are natural enemies of human beings, people can say that they have love and hate, and love and hate. The story of rats biting the sky is a powerful proof of respect and worship for rats. According to legend, when the universe was in chaos, there was darkness everywhere. It was a mouse that bit a hole, which made the atmosphere unobstructed, and heaven and earth began to separate, and everything changed. Many ethnic minorities in southern China have similar legends. As a benefactor of human beings, mice can be said to have the power of re-creation, and naturally they should be at the top of the zodiac, so naturally they should eat the whole grains produced by human beings. Marrying a woman by a mouse, also known as marrying a woman by a mouse, is one of the topics that have great influence on traditional customs and culture. The version of the plot varies from place to place. It contains rich cultural connotations. It is generally believed that its purpose and taboo are essentially a rat worship activity. All kinds of rat marriage stories, ballads, New Year pictures, paper-cuts, folk handicrafts, etc. They all come from the myth that mice bite the sky and have feelings, and the worship of mice as totems by Yan surname in ancient times, which are the best explanations for the worship of mice; In addition, some people think that this is also a fear of rats, fear of rats, and want to eradicate rats. Providing food, turning off lights and banning light in rat worship activities are all flattering behaviors to cater to rats' habits to cover up the purpose of staying away from rats. The reason why people respect and fear mice also reveals their helplessness in the face of this extremely vital animal. In ancient times, it was very difficult for people to rely on the sky to eat, and food was the key factor that triggered the opposition between people and mice. Some Yi people in Guangxi regard the first day of the twelfth lunar month as "rat festival", while Maonan people in Guizhou regard it as "rat sending festival", as well as "drilling holes" in southern Zhejiang, "steaming blind rats" in Qinghai, "scattering ashes" and "discarding photos" in other areas, all of which are powerful proofs that people hate rats. Everyone hates the little mouse that came all the way from ancient times, but once it leaves the real world, it is like a thoroughly remoulded spirit, witty, childish, gentle and lovely, considerate, upright and kind, humorous and optimistic. From the United States to the world, Mickey Mouse, who is popular all over the world, is in Walter? Disney cartoon kingdom is the most popular and favorite cartoon image. I spent many happy times with countless children. Mickey Mouse has been 80 years old since he was born on 1928, but his charm remains undiminished. Mickey Mouse's cartoons are published in more than 30 languages all over the world, which is the most famous and won the most. > & gt

The origin of the Zodiac Mouse After the mouse, cattle, horses and sheep were selected as the Zodiac, the mouse said, I should be in the first place. Cattle, horses and sheep said unconvinced, why do you rank first? The mouse said: I am old, so I want to be the first. Niu Ma and others couldn't help laughing: Are you as old as us? The mouse said, we don't count when we argue. Let others speak. Cattle, horses, sheep, etc. Everyone agrees to let people comment. So they discussed ways: led by cows, horses, sheep and mice, they walked through the streets one by one to see what people said. In the street, a cow came and people said that this cow is very strong. The horse is coming, people say, this horse is really tall. Here comes the sheep. People say that this sheep is very fat. Finally, the mouse swaggered over. People saw a big mouse suddenly appearing in the street, and everyone chased it and shouted, What a big mouse! What a big mouse! "In this way, cows, horses and sheep have nothing to say. Let the mice come first.

What does the zodiac mean? What's the legend? Why rats first? There is a myth about the origin of the zodiac: the Jade Emperor wanted to choose 12 animals as representatives, and then he sent a fairy to tell the animals about it, and set a time to come to the Tiangong to run for office in the year of Taizu. The earlier he comes, the more he swallows the front, and the back will not work. At that time, cats and mice were still good friends. The cat loves to sleep, but he also wants to be chosen, so he asks the mouse to call him. But the mouse forgot as soon as it turned its head. The mouse went to the old cow and said that he got up early and ran fast, so the cow could take him. The old cow agreed at that time. The dragon has no horns and the chicken has horns. The dragon told the chicken that the chicken was already very beautiful and didn't need horns, so he let the chicken lend it to him. As soon as the chicken heard the flattery of the dragon, it was very happy, so it lent the horn to the dragon and told him to pay back the money on time after the election. Long readily agreed. In the year of Mao Mao, Uzuki, when the cat was still sleeping, many animals rushed to the Heavenly Palace. The mouse sits on the cow's back. After reaching heaven, the mouse jumped up. The Jade Emperor said that the mice arrived first, which made them the first. Old steak is second; The tiger also arrived late, ranking third; The rabbit also arrived, ranking fourth; The dragon came late, but he was very big. The Jade Emperor saw him at a glance. Seeing that he was so beautiful, he ranked fifth. He also said that his son ranked sixth, but Long was disappointed because his son didn't come today. At this time, the snake at the back ran over and said, "He * * * Dad, I'm in the sixth place! I am ranked sixth! " Snakes rank sixth; Horses and sheep have arrived, too. They asked me to ask you: Brother Ma first, Brother Yang first, and they pushed them around. Seeing that they were so polite, the Jade Emperor let them rank seventh and eighth. The monkey was in his thirties, but he jumped ahead with the clouds in the sky because he could jump, ranking ninth; Then chickens, dogs and pigs were also selected. The cat didn't wake up until the end of the game, and the mouse was chased all over the world as soon as he got home ... After the game, the dragon came to the seaside and saw that he had much more beautiful horns, so he didn't want to return the chicken. In order to avoid the chicken, he disappeared from the world. The chicken was very angry, so he got up early every morning and shouted at the sea: Give it back quickly! Give it back! The hen shouted, give him back quickly! Give him back to me! The chicken also crows: Come back! And! With regard to the origin of the zodiac, historical records show that China began to use the "chronology of branches and leaves" which combines the ten heavenly stems with the twelve earthly branches from the Shun Di era. The method of zoological chronology originated from nomadic people in the west and north of ancient China. The Book of the Tang Dynasty records: "The Year of the Tiger is bounded by twelve events. If the year is cloudy, it is called the year of the tiger. " Zhao Yi, a famous textual research scholar in the Qing Dynasty, made a textual research in Yu Yu Congkao: "In the early days, the custom of benefiting the north was childless, ugly, yin and hairy, but when rats, cows, tigers and rabbits were divided into years, by the end of the Han Dynasty, it was said that (Khan) money lived in Wuyuan, mixed with Qi people, and spread in China, so it was not abandoned. The zodiac was first seen in The Book of Songs, the world's first collection of poems. The Book of Songs? Xiaoya? "Car Attack" said: "Today is auspicious day and noon, so I am short of horses." See the Book of Rites again? Monthly order? Ji Dong: "Digging cows to send cold." When did the zodiac theory come into being? There is a historical cloud: it should be formed in the Han Dynasty at the latest. Is it based on Wang Chong's Lun Heng? The article "Things Potential" says: "Yin, wood, birds and tigers. Hey, Tuye, its birds and dogs are also. " Another cloud said, "Good afternoon, Ma Ye. Son, mouse also. Unitary, chicken also. ..... Shen, Qitian also. " * * * Put forward the names of the zodiac. In addition, in Zhao Ye's "Wu Yue Chun Qiu" in the Eastern Han Dynasty, "Wu Zaichen is a dragon." Just added "Chen Long" to complete the zodiac. It can be seen that the twelve zodiac signs were formed in the Eastern Han Dynasty. As for the use of the zodiac, it appeared at least in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. The Biography of Northern History Yuwen Hu records a letter written to him by Yuwen Hu's mother, which reads: "Your brother was born in Wuchuan Town, the eldest is a mouse, the second is a rabbit, and you are a snake." It can be seen that the Chinese zodiac was widely used by the people at that time to record the date of birth. However, in the mid-1970s, from 1975 to 12, thousands of bamboo slips were found in the cultural relics unearthed from Qin TombNo. 1 1 in Yunmeng, Hubei Province. Among them, sunrise? The thief clearly recorded the words used to predict the thief's appearance characteristics in the zodiac. The appearance of this miracle proves that the Chinese zodiac has been used in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Because Qin Tomb No.11 was built in the thirty years of the first emperor, that is, 2 17 BC. Some people say that long before Qin Shihuang proclaimed himself emperor, our ancestors used the zodiac to record the year, and especially pointed out that "it began in summer and spread in Shang and Zhou Dynasties." However, how to quote it remains to be further explored by historians and cultural relics scholars. I >>

Why does the Zodiac rat rank first? The zodiac is also called the zodiac. In China's calendar, there are twelve kinds of animals on duty in turn, so in our China year, rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs are used in the calendar.

The zodiac began in the sixth century BC, and was originally applied to a set of earthly numbers, and later became the year number of the year. However, in the Zodiac, why does the mouse that everyone shouts and beats take the lead? There is a folklore here: the Jade Emperor called all the animals of the Zodiac to hold a ranking meeting, and the eight immortals, such as pigs, rats, cows, horses and sheep, crossed the ocean and showed their magical powers. Everyone hurried to the meeting together. Niu Ge is simple and honest, and the result of leaving early takes the lead. Originally, the champion belonged to him, but at the critical moment, the clever mouse quietly jumped on the cow's back and stood on the cow's head. As a result, Niu Ge had to give way to Brother Mouse, ranking second. Of course, this is just a legend. In recent years, another more reasonable and credible statement has become popular. As we all know, animals have odd and even toes. Whether biped or quadruped, the number of toes is consistent, or the left and right are consistent, but rats are the exception. It has four toes on its front foot and five toes on its back foot. Therefore, when arranging the zodiac, they are arranged according to odd and even toes. Because mouse feet are odd and even, they cannot be arranged. Next, cows with four toes are even, five-toed tiger feet, odd, four-toed free feet, even, five-toed dragon feet, odd, and snakes. Because there are no toes, they are actually even, one-toed horse feet, odd, four-toed sheep feet, even, five-toed monkey feet, odd, four-toed chicken feet, even and dog feet. This idea of dividing by the odd-even number of toes finally got justice for Brother Mouse, washed away the injustice of "occupying a seat" for many years, and made the mouse hold its head high and show its elegant demeanor again in the new year.

Another chapter of this story tells why cats and mice become enemies. At that time, cats and mice were good friends. Before going to the mass meeting, they slept together and agreed that whoever woke up first would wake up. I'm afraid that the mouse will get up early the next day and go to the meeting quietly, ignoring the cat. By the time the cat woke up and rushed to Congress, the Buddha had allocated the number for twelve years. Since then, the cat and the mouse have formed a deep hatred.

Of course, legends belong to legends. The zodiac originated from the ancient people who matched twelve kinds of animals with twelve earthly branches, namely, rats, ugly cows, silver tigers, hairy rabbits, dragons, snakes, afternoon horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and sea pigs. Dating animals can be traced back to the period of the Yellow Emperor. For example, "The Origin of Everything" says: "The Yellow Emperor named the ugly twelfth day after the moon, belonging to twelve beasts." 1997, archaeologists excavated a batch of bamboo slips with the Book of Heaven in the Qin TombNo. Yunmeng Shuihudi 1 1, which recorded the content that Qin first chose auspicious days or auspicious days for action, including the details of the twelve zodiac signs, but it was somewhat different from today's zodiac signs.

Mr. Guo Moruo wrote in Oracle Bone Inscriptions Studies? The article Shi Gandang is based on Tao Zhai? Volume four? According to the inscription of Jia Liang in Xin Mang, the zodiac first appeared in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but they were not created in Wang Chong or the Eastern Han Dynasty. Wang Chong, in general? "Things": "Yin, wood, its birds and tigers; Hey, Tuye, its birds and dogs are also; Fourth, fire, its birds and snakes are also. "Talking about Poison": "Chen Weilong becomes a snake", and "Four Taboos" notes: "The bird and mouse of the son are the beasts and rabbits of the mother", which shows that the zodiac has become popular at the end of the Warring States Period. "Tang Shu": "Tuoba Sinian, with twelve things as the standard. If a year is a cloudy year, it is called the Year of the Tiger. "Yu Yu Congkao by Zhao Yi in the Qing Dynasty:" At the beginning of the custom of covering the north, ugly children were not ugly, but spread in China every year, and their ears were not abolished. "

When it comes to the origin of the zodiac, we should start with heavenly stems and earthly branches and Twenty-eight Nights. As early as 6,000 years ago, the ancients in China discovered that the sun and the moon meet twelve times a year, and each time they meet in a different place. Therefore, the ancients divided the orbit of the sun into twelve equal parts, namely the zodiac, representing the twelve months of the year, and combined the two words "Zi Ugly Yin Mao" and "Zi Ugly Yin Mao" for chronology. This is the origin of "heavenly stems and earthly branches". Heavenly stems and earthly branches was used in many places in ancient times, and people used the combination of heavenly stems and earthly branches to calculate the year. Because the least common multiple of the ten-day stem and the twelve earthly branches is 60, heavenly stems and earthly branches counts the year every 60 years, which is called 60 flowers. Earthly branches were also used by the ancients to calculate orientation. The child is due north, the base is due east, the afternoon is due south, and the unitary is due west. When the imaginary sun mouse in the Twenty-eight Nights moves to the north, that is, the daughter position, the other stars in 1 1 position are the ugly cow, the golden bull, the tail fire tiger in the shade, the house sun rabbit in the nest, and Kang Jinlong in the Chen position ... > >

What is the origin of the ancient Chinese zodiac in China? According to the time and life characteristics of ancient animals in China, twelve kinds of animals are regarded as the zodiac, that is, each animal lasts for one hour. Rats rank first (matched with "Zi"), followed by cattle, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs.

Rat: From 1 1 in the evening to 1 the next day (that is, "midnight"). At this time, mice have the greatest courage and the most frequent activities, so they have been paired with mice since childhood.

Bull: 65438+ 0-3 am (that is, "ugly time"). At this time, the cow has eaten enough grass, and the "backward chewing" is the thinnest, slowest and most comfortable, so it is matched with the cow when it is ugly.

Tiger: 3-5 am (that is, "Yin Shi"). According to ancient books, at this time, the tiger was the most active, fierce and hurtful, so Yin Shi and the tiger became a pair.

Rabbit: 5-7 am (that is, "Shi Mao"). At this time, the sun has not yet appeared, and the glory of the moon has not completely retired. Jade rabbit is the representative of the moon and the only animal in the myth of the Moon Palace, so it is paired with rabbits in Shi Mao.

Dragon: 7-9 am (that is, "Chen Shi"). Legend has it that this is when the dragon rains. Dragons are mythical animals, so Chen Shi belongs to dragons.

Snake: 9- 1 1 in the morning (that is, "Shi Si"). It is said that snakes at this time will not hurt people, nor will they wander on the road where people walk, but will hide in the grass, so this time belongs to snakes.

M: From 1 1 in the morning to 1 in the evening (that is, "noon"). The Taoist priest said that at noon, the sun was on the horizon, the yang was at its peak, and the yin was gradually flourishing. When yin and yang change columns, most animals lie down and rest. Only horses stand habitually and don't lie down even when they sleep. So it belongs to the horse at noon

Sheep: 65438+ 0-3 pm (that is, "untimely"). It is said that sheep urinate most frequently at this time, and the spilled urine can cure a kind of madness, so it belongs to sheep since childhood.

Monkey: 3-5 pm (that is, "God Ten"). At this time, monkeys like to crow the most, and the sound is the longest and loudest. So Shen Shi is a monkey.

Chicken: 5-7 pm (that is, "You's"). At this time, when the sun sets on the mountain, the chicken begins to enter the cage for the night, so it belongs to the chicken.

Dog: 7-9 pm (that is, "time"). When night comes, dogs watch the house and keep vigil, which produces a special kind of vision and hearing. They can see farthest and hear clearly. So when you are a dog.

Pig: 9- 1 1 pm (that is, "Shihai"). At this time, pigs sleep best, snore loudest, shake muscles the most and gain meat the fastest, so Shihai is a pig.

The Origin of the Twelve Zodiacs One morning, the Jade Emperor was sitting in the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, and summoned the civil and military bailing to prepare for the morning. Before the ceremony was over, he saw Taibai Venus hurrying to the overture table: Long live, I came down to inspect, and the world is peaceful and prosperous. However, without time control, human beings can't distinguish between seasonal cycles and young people. One day in the sky, one year underground, in the long run, there are many grievances in the world and the world is unstable. For this reason, the old priest thought it was time to educate the paradise on earth; Set a time for the mortal world and give mankind a place to belong.

Hearing this, the Jade Emperor was shocked: Well, that makes sense, but does Ai Qing have any ideas on how to remember the time and year of the earth and how to belong to mankind? Taibai Venus came forward and said: I think we should recruit twelve kinds of animals from the mortal world to the heaven, and take them as the genus and earthly branch, and record the time and year with the existing ten-day trunk; Then give the zodiac as the zodiac sign to human beings. Isn't it killing two birds with one stone?

The voice of Taibai Venus just fell, and the gods in front of the temple nodded in praise. The Jade Emperor was overjoyed. He called his valet and sent a message: I asked you to be a Zodiac official, and immediately came down to earth with a message to strictly select and inspect all the animals in the world, and selected 12 animals as the Zodiac. Whoever reports to heaven first will be named the' Zodiac King'.

Being an official, I didn't dare to neglect, and I drove the colorful clouds in a hurry and flew to the world.

Our story begins here-

On this day, the greedy cat came to the river to fish. After a while, he began to yawn and kept stretching his arms and twisting his waist. The greedy cat put the fishing rod underground and dozed off by the river. The greedy cat's tail accidentally fell into the water, but a big fish thought it was something delicious and kept biting its tail.

The greedy cat jumped up in pain, sighed and brought the fish up. It was ecstatic when it found that a big fish was biting its tail.

The greedy cat is carrying a fish basket, a fishing rod and humming a tune, feeling smug about today's unexpected harvest.

At this time, a little magpie flew over the greedy cat's head and shouted: Be an animal sign and become a fairy! Become an animal symbol, become an immortal ...

The greedy cat waved to the little magpie and asked, what animal's constellation is it? Can being a zodiac become a fairy?

The little magpie replied: The Jade Emperor wants to gather all the animals in the world and choose twelve kinds of animals as the genus of human beings. All the animals chosen as animals are named immortals. ...

Hearing this, the greedy cat's eyes turned green. He quickly asked, Where should I go? Little Magpie A: Go to Temple Street and sign up!

Hearing this, the greedy cat ran home without even saying thank you.

In the yard, mouse, the servant of the greedy cat, is chopping wood with an axe.

The greedy cat shouted, Mouse! Rats! Go to Temple Street and sign me up. I want to be a Zodiac and become an immortal!

The mouse picked up another piece of wood and said timidly, "Let's go again when I've chopped the wood."

The greedy cat aimed at the mouse and kicked it, no! We have to go now. Let's go He kicked the mouse out of the yard.

The mouse absently ran to Temple Street and looked around, not knowing where to register. Temple street, which is usually deserted, has become lively because of the selection of animal signs. General summoning orders are posted everywhere in the streets, and all kinds of birds and girls are flying and shouting in the blue sky. ...

At this time, the mouse saw the monkey from a distance. This monkey is in the spring breeze because he has registered and whistled. The mouse quickly stepped forward and bowed: Brother Monkey, where should I apply for the zodiac?

How come? Do you want to report to the zodiac, too? Don't go! Don't go! The team that signed up can't see the end, and it's already not your turn! The monkeys coaxed each other.

The mouse stamped its foot anxiously: But … But I … I must go!

Are you really going? ! The monkey scratched his forehead and went to Xiande Temple. With that, he skipped away.

After thanking each other, the mice stumbled towards Xiande Temple.

In front of Xiande Temple, the queue for registration is already very long, and there is no end in sight ... >>

Hello, it will be the Year of the Rat in six years.

Zodiac rat

Rats belong to the first place in the zodiac, belonging to the twelve earthly branches, so the "child time" at twelve o'clock in the day-from eleven o'clock in the evening to one o'clock in the morning, is also called "mouse time". The origin of the Zodiac Mouse It is said that a long time ago, the Zodiac was controlled by four heavenly kings, and people born that year, regardless of the surname of the heavenly kings, belonged to whom. Later, after the four heavenly kings returned to the Heavenly Palace to guard the Nantianmen, the Jade Emperor decided to choose 12 animals to represent the human zodiac and make them gods. In order to embody the principle of fairness, the Jade Emperor ordered that all animals on the earth could be selected in the Heavenly Palace on a specified day, and only the top 12 animals who arrived in the Heavenly Palace were taken as the ranking order.

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Origin of zodiac

At that time, mice and cats were good friends. They agreed to go to the Heavenly Palace to play the zodiac, and agreed that the mouse would call the cat to set off together. However, the clever mouse thinks that many animals in the world are more beautiful than themselves, and they are also useful to human beings. For example, cats chanting scriptures, rabbits Yue Bai, dogs guarding the house, dragons and snakes controlling water, Monkey Town Mountain, cattle and horses plowing fields, pigs and sheep for human consumption, they should try their best to win the zodiac. So, on the morning of the appointment to go to the Heavenly Palace, the little mouse got up quietly and didn't call the cat. He sneaked into the corner of the old cow and hid. The most resilient and diligent cow took himself to the Tiangong, and the old cow was the first to arrive at the gate of the Tiangong. At dawn, the four heavenly kings just opened the door of the Grand Palace. Before the cow could lift its hoof, the little mouse jumped down from the horn and went straight to the heavenly palace. Although the jade emperor doesn't want to call this little mouse the zodiac. However, there is not a joke in the mouths of kings, and the rules they set themselves cannot be changed. The Jade Emperor had to declare the mouse the first of the 12 zodiac animals.

The cat waited at home for a long time, but there was no sign of the mouse, so it had to go to the heavenly palace by itself. Because we couldn't wait for the mouse, the cat arrived at the Heavenly Palace, and the quota of the 12 Zodiacs was full, and there was not a cat left. From then on, the cat hated the mouse, and when it saw the mouse, it rushed to bite it to vent its hatred.

This anger, like the mouse, also feels a little sorry for the cat friend and runs away when he sees the cat. Even today, cats and mice are almost rivals. People also think that the first animal of the Chinese zodiac is not aboveboard, and it has lost its affection for mice, and other animals have alienated it.

So he left people and other poultry and livestock to build his own home and live an independent life. To this day, their descendants still live underground. Now it avoids entanglement and struggle with other animals, so the mouse's family is always prosperous. In any case, the mouse, after all, took the first place in the zodiac by virtue of its alertness and cleverness.

From the afternoon 1 1 to the next afternoon 1 (that is, "midnight"). At this time, mice have the greatest courage and the most frequent activities, so they have been paired with mice since childhood.

The origin of the zodiac

Yin and yang point of view: there is no accident in this world, only necessity. No matter how small the encounter is, it will definitely affect the fate in the future, and the conclusion of fate will not disappear. The world looks big, but it's actually small, limited to what you can see and touch. Therefore, the ancients thought that praying for blessings was an important thing. Women need to wear orange stone bracelets, men need to wear red bamboo stone ornaments, and add "Dan Ma Tu Zuo, dream window sparse stone, hidden Yuan Jian" to the loose-leaf book to pray for opportunities to bring happiness to life.

Zodiac is the twelve animals used by some ethnic groups in China and East Asia to represent the year. They are collectively called the Zodiac, that is, mouse, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog and pig. They are associated with twelve earthly branches (Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei and Zhu) in turn. Everyone takes the symbolic animal of their own birth year as the zodiac, so China folks often use the zodiac to calculate their age. Cycle once for a round.

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The legend of the zodiac comes from the fact that mice and cows, horses and sheep were selected into the zodiac. The mouse said, I should be the first. Cattle, horses and sheep said unconvinced, why do you rank first? The mouse said: I am old, so I want to be the first. Niu Ma and others couldn't help laughing: Are you as old as us? The mouse said, we don't count when we argue. Let others speak. Cattle, horses, sheep, etc. Everyone agrees to let people comment. So they discussed ways: led by cows, horses, sheep and mice, they walked through the streets one by one to see what people said.

In the street, a cow came and people said that this cow is very strong. The horse is coming, people say, this horse is really tall. Here comes the sheep. People say that this sheep is very fat. Finally, the mouse swaggered over. People saw a big mouse suddenly appearing in the street, and everyone chased it and shouted, What a big mouse! What a big mouse! In this way, cattle, horses and sheep have nothing to say, and mice rank first.

In addition, there is a similar story about the ranking of the twelve genera among the people.

There is an interesting story about how the zodiac is arranged:

At the beginning of chaos, just after heavenly stems and earthly branches timed it, the Jade Emperor ordered the gathering of all the animals in the world, and selected the twelve zodiac signs according to the twelve branches: Zi, Ugly, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu and Hai.

After the news came out, it alarmed two good friends, Flower Cat and Mouse. The cat said to the mouse, I'm going to heaven at five o'clock tomorrow. I have a problem with sleepiness. You should call me! The mouse repeatedly said, OK, OK!

But the next morning, the dishonest mouse got up secretly and left without saying goodbye.

On this day, Yunnan, the beast in Lingxiao Hall, began to be selected. According to the difference between heaven and earth, the Jade Emperor selected twelve kinds of land and water animals, including dragon, tiger, ox, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig, rabbit, snake and mouse, as the zodiac. The rooster had two beautiful horns at that time and was also included in the beast.

The Jade Emperor was about to arrange their seats when the black raccoon pig flashed out. Although it is stupid, it only likes to make trouble. It says: Now that the Jade Emperor has chosen a leader, I am willing to share your worries, be a fair man and arrange my brothers in turn. The Jade Emperor was overjoyed. He told the pig to be selfless and cut off contacts, so he retired from the DPRK.

As soon as the Jade Emperor left, the zodiac became a pot of porridge.

At the beginning, everyone unanimously elected a gentle and generous workhorse to sit in the first place. Even the mighty tiger and black dragon respected it and agreed. However, the mouse in the corner appeared and proposed * * *. It said: in terms of numbers, I am big. If you don't believe me, let's have a game on earth and listen to people's comments. So, the cow and the mouse came to the street in the city center.

When the cow passed through the crowd, people didn't respond. At this time, the mouse suddenly climbed onto the cow's back and set up a pile. People in the street shouted: What a big mouse! By the time people took out sticks to hit them, the mouse had run away.

When the mouse came back to brag, all the animals were keen on cows. Only the black pig is secretly happy. It feels that only in this way, no matter how big or small, it is difficult to distinguish between good and bad, so it may be an impostor and it also benefits from it. So, with a stroke of a pen, it picked the mouse first and put the old cow behind.

This annoyed the tiger and the black dragon. They shouted loudly and made all the animals tremble. All the animals are busy worshipping dragons and tigers, unanimously electing tigers as mountain kings and black dragons as fish kings to rule the world. The monkey wrote a gold plaque for the tiger and hung it on the tiger's forehead. The rooster gave the black dragon two horns. Since then, the black dragon has been crowned. Tigers and black dragons have power in the world, so they are only behind rats and bulls. At this moment, another disruptive hare jumped out, sneering and saying, Hey, hey! I am almost like a mouse in appearance, but I am bigger than a mouse in height. I am the guardian of the mountain king, and I should be in front of the sea king.

Hearing this, the black dragon was furious. He said, don't force it. If you don't believe me, let's have a try. The black pig listened to his heart's wish and quickly said, It's a deal. Let's race and let the hounds be the judges of your ... >>