What's the difference between the zodiac and the zodiac?

What's the difference between the zodiac and the zodiac?

First, the origins are different.

1, Origin of Zodiac: The origin of Zodiac is related to animal worship. According to the Qin bamboo slips unearthed in Yunmeng Shuihudi, Hubei Province and Fangmatan, Tianshui, Gansu Province, there was a relatively complete zodiac system in the pre-Qin period. The earliest handed down document that recorded the same Chinese zodiac as the modern one was Lun Heng written by Wang Chong in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

2. The origin of the twelve constellations: What we generally call "constellations" refers to "solar constellations"; That is to say, people on the earth are the center, and at the same time, we can see which constellation the sun is in orbit (Greek zodiac: meaning ~ circle made by animals, also known as "zodiac"), so we can say what constellation that person is.

Second, different cultures.

1, Zodiac Culture: Zodiac is a kind of folk culture in China, and it is twelve kinds of animals that match the Zodiac in China according to the year of birth, including rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs.

2, the twelve constellations culture: the twelve constellations are astrological terms. In western astrology, the zodiac 12 constellation is synonymous with the orientation of the universe. When a person is born, the position of the stars falls into the zodiac, which shows a person's innate character and talent.

Third, the calculation method is different.

1, Zodiac calculation method: Zodiac is calculated by the year of birth. For example, the year of the zodiac dog is the year of AD divided by 12, and the remainder is 2, which is the year of the dog.

2. Calculation method of the twelve constellations: The algorithm of the twelve constellations is based on the date of birth, for example, the date of Aries is from March 2 1 year to April 9/year.

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