Zodiac culture of the zodiac

Rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs all use this ~ Han nationality, but the order is different from that of animals ~ There are 12 kinds of animals of Yi people in western Guangxi: dragon, phoenix, horse, ant, human, chicken, dog, pig, sparrow, cow, tiger and snake. Ailaoshan Yi people's zodiac signs: tiger, rabbit, pangolin, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig, mouse and cow. Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou Yi people's zodiac signs: mouse, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog and pig. Hainan Li people's zodiac signs: chicken, dog, pig, mouse, cow, insect, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep and monkey. Yunnan Dai people's zodiac signs: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, snake, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog and elephant. The zodiac signs of Zhuang nationality in Guangxi are rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog and pig. Twelve kinds of Mongolian animals: tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig, mouse and cow. Twelve kinds of Uygur animals in Xinjiang: rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, fish, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs. Kirgiz zodiac: mouse, ox, tiger, rabbit, fish, snake, horse, sheep, fox, chicken, dog and pig. As can be seen from the above table, many ethnic minorities in China, such as Mongolian, Zhuang and some Yi people, are influenced by the Han nationality, which is basically the same as that of the Han nationality. However, some ethnic groups have undergone some variations while accepting the China Zodiac culture. In the Zodiac series, Yi compatriots in Ailao Mountain occupy the dragon position with pangolins. In Xinjiang Kirgiz Zodiac, fish On Behalf Oflong and fox are used instead of monkeys. Compatriots of Li nationality in Hainan mark the date with the zodiac, starting with the chicken and ending with the monkey. Dai people living in Xishuangbanna use yellow cattle instead of yellow cattle and goats instead of sheep. The sea is not a pig, but an elephant. From the above changes, it can be seen that when choosing zodiac animals, due to different living environments and different species, all ethnic groups choose the closest animal as the zodiac animal, which brings certain differences to the zodiac culture. In addition to the variation in the selection of animals in the zodiac, ethnic minorities have also formed their own different methods of marking the year, month and day, and there have also been many folk customs related to the zodiac.