Zodiac time series

The zodiac has different grades. For example, when twelve kinds of animals were chosen as court guards in Xuanyuan Huangdi, the cat asked the mouse to sign up, but the mouse forgot. As a result, the cat didn't choose, so it made friends with the mouse ... and so on, but this is not true. The real order of the zodiac is very learned.

The ancients explained the relationship between earthly branches and Xiao beasts from the perspective of twelve o'clock in ancient times. Then, inspired by twelve o'clock, the order of the zodiac was invented.

Midnight: Midnight, also known as midnight and midnight: an hour at twelve o'clock. (23: 00 to 0 1).

From 1 1 in the evening to 1 in the next morning, it is the time when rats are active in the dead of night, so they are called "offspring rats".

Ugly time: cock crow, also known as pheasant: the second hour of twelve o'clock. (time 0 1 to 03: 00).

65438+ 0 am to 3 am, it's ugly. Cattle are used to eating grass at night, and farmers often get up late at night to feed them, so they are called "ugly cows".

Yin Shi: Pindan, also known as Dawn, Dawn, Sunset, etc. Time is the alternation of day and night. (03 o'clock to 05 o'clock).

From 3 am to 5 am, it belongs to Yin Shi. At this time, tigers lying during the day and walking at night are the fiercest. The ancients often heard tigers roaring at this time, so they were called "silver tigers".

Shi Mao: Sunrise, also known as the beginning of a day, dawn, rising sun, etc. Refers to the time when the sun just appeared and Ran Ran first rose. (05: 00 to 07: 00)

From 5 am to 7 am, it's Shi Mao. At dawn, rabbits leave their nests and like to eat grass with morning dew, so they are called "hairy rabbits".

Chen Shi: Meal time is also called breakfast. The time for the ancients to eat was breakfast (07:00-09:00).

7 am to 9 am is the time of day. At this time, it is generally easy to get foggy. Dragons are flying happily in the clouds and are worth the rising sun, so they are called "Chen Long".

Shi Si: Yuzhong, also known as Yu Ri, etc. : Near noon means in the middle. (09: 00 to 1 1: 00).

It's the fourth time from 9 am to 1 1. The fog cleared, the sun was shining, and snakes came out of their holes to feed, so they were called "four snakes".

Noon: Japan and China, also known as Sun Zheng, noon, etc. (Time 1 1: 00 to 13: 00).

From noon 1 1 to afternoon 1, it is noon. In ancient times, wild horses were not tamed by humans. At noon, they run around screaming, so they are called "afternoon horses".

Not yet: sundial, also known as sunset, sun center, etc. : The sun sets to the west. (from 13 to 15).

65438+ 0 pm to 3 pm, inappropriate. Some places call it "sheep out of the slope", which means it is a good time to herd sheep, so it is called "Weiyang".

Shen Shi: feeding time, also known as day shop, late food, etc. : (from 15 to 17).

From 3 pm to 5 pm, it is the application time. When the sun sets in the west, monkeys like to crow, so they are called "Shen monkeys".

You Shi: Sunrise, also known as sunset, sunset and dusk: refers to the time when the sun sets. (The time is from 17 to 19).

From 5 pm to 7 pm, it's one yuan time. When the sun goes down, the chicken spins in front of the nest, so it is called "unitary chicken".

Time: dusk, also known as sunset, sunset, dusk, etc. It was not dark when the sun went down. The world is dark and everything is hazy, so it is called dusk. (from 19 to 2 1).

From 7 pm to 9 pm, it's time. After a hard day's work, I bolted the door and got ready to have a rest. The dog crouched in front of the door to guard. As soon as there is movement, it barks and screams, so it is called "dog".

Shi Hai: People are certain, also known as fixed coma. It was late at night, and people stopped their activities and had a rest. Calm means quiet. (Time 2 1 o'clock to 23: 00).

From 9: 00 p.m. to 1 1 p.m. is the sea time. You can hear the sound of the pig arch in the dead of night, so it is called "sea pig".

In addition, according to the belief of China people, twelve kinds of animals are divided into two categories, and the yin and yang of animals are arranged according to the odd-even difference of toes.

Animals generally have the same number of toes in front, back, left and right. Only mice have four feet in front and five feet in the back, even and odd. Things are rare, of course, they rank first, followed by cattle and four toes (even number); Tiger, five toes (odd number); Rabbit, four toes (even number); Dragon, five toes (odd number); Snakes, no toes (occasionally); Horse, one toe (odd number); Sheep, four toes (even number); Monkey, five toes (odd number); Chicken, four toes (even number); Dog, five toes (odd number); Pig, four toes (even number). This view was held by Hong Xun, a scholar in the Song Dynasty, and Lang Ying, a contemporary scholar. On this basis, it was classified, and in his book Seven Collations of the Zodiac, it was put forward that "the ground is at the bottom", so don't look at the number of toes. The mouse has four claws in front, even number is yin, hind foot is five claws, and odd number is yang. The first half of the child is the yin of last night, and the second half is the yang of today, just using mice to symbolize the child. The four claws of cattle, sheep, pig's trotters and chickens, plus the four claws of rabbits lacking lips and the tongue of snakes, should all be even, belonging to Yin, accounting for six. Tigers have five claws, monkeys and dogs have five claws, and horseshoes are round and undivided. All six are odd numbers, belonging to Yang, and together with the mice belonging to Yang, they account for the other six branches.

So why are there no cats and elephants in the zodiac?

The cat asked the mouse to sign up, but the mouse forgot. As a result, the cat had no choice and made enemies with the mouse. The elephant came to register and was taken away by the mouse. These are stories imposed by later generations. In fact, neither cats nor elephants are animals native to China. Cats were introduced into the Han dynasty, and others should follow suit. Some people say it's from the Han Dynasty, while others say it's from the Tang Dynasty. Anyway, at that time, China's zodiac has become a conclusion. So it is normal that cats and elephants are not in the same class.

Finished reading it? This is the true wisdom of China. As for what it is, that's all.

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The above is a sequence diagram of the zodiac, and it is about the sharing of the zodiac. I saw the chronological order of the zodiac, I hope this will help everyone!