Why is the rat the first in the zodiac? Not a tiger? Isn't the tiger the dominant animal?

Rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs can only become the zodiac if they represent twelve different status and identity, and it is possible to arrange them in this way; Rats can only be ranked first after they represent ordinary people, and "cats" who eat rats can't enter the zodiac.

The zodiac originated from the sixties, and the legend of the sixties was created by the noisy people in the Yellow Emperor period. At first, the sky was only used to record the days, because the number of days in each month was decimal; Earthly branches are used to remember the moon, because the twelve months of a year match the twelve earthly branches. Soon, people felt that there were three days in a month on the same day, so they began to use heavenly stems and earthly branches. Later, it was slowly used to remember the year, month and day. It consists of A, B, C, D, E, G, N, G, N, G, D and Zi Chou Yin Mao, and has twelve branches in Tatsumi at noon. Heavenly stems and earthly branches originally meant tree, also called "dry branch". Their original intention is:

First, the sky is dry.

A: When the vegetation breaks through the ground, it germinates, and the sun shades it.

B: The vegetation is budding, the branches and leaves are soft and buckled.

C: Ice fields are like the bright sun, with trees and plants everywhere.

D: Plants grow strong, just like people grow into adults.

E: Mao Ye symbolizes the lush vegetation on the earth.

Ego: it is also discipline, with restraint in vegetation and tangible discipline.

G: What's more, the autumn harvest is waiting for the next spring.

Xin: golden yellow and pungent, full of vegetation.

Ren: pregnant, yang is lurking in the ground, and everything is pregnant.

Yes, the vegetation is hidden, pregnant, underground and budding.

Second, the ground branch

Son: Breeding is also the seed of vegetation, which absorbs water from the soil and comes out. This is the beginning of a positive appearance.

Ugliness: Plants germinate in the soil and bend over to emerge from the ground.

Yin: swallow leaves, gold leaves, and bent vegetation in cold soil stretch out from the ground to meet the spring day.

Ye Mao, oriental sunshine, lush vegetation.

Chen: So is the earthquake. The vegetation is long and the sun is shining.

(4): After getting up, the vegetation grows and grows, with pure yang and no yin.

At noon: the vegetation is full, the yang is full, and the yin is budding.

Wei: It's delicious, and the fruit is ripe. It's delicious.

Shen: Both body and vegetation have grown up.

Unitary: When harvesting, the vegetation will shrink and converge at this time.

Yi: Extinction, vegetation withers, and qi is extinct.

Sea: illegal, illegal felling of vegetation has reached the extreme.

This is a very scientific description of the process of vegetation germination, growth, maturity and withering with the climate change throughout the year. It has nothing to do with rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, calendars were chaotic, and summer calendars, lunar calendars and weekly calendars coexisted. After Qin Shihuang unified China, the first month of the year was October, and it was not until 104 BC that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty changed to the solar calendar that the first month of the year was officially determined as the first month. Silver moon, the cold is about to pass, the breath of spring has arrived, and it is in the slack season. Farmers freely welcome the arrival of the New Year Spring Festival, so it has continued to this day. The zodiac was first seen in the Book of Songs of the Western Zhou Dynasty more than 3,000 years ago. Xiaoya? In the zodiac auspicious day, "the zodiac auspicious day noon, my horse is poor", and the horse corresponds to the afternoon. It is difficult to prove which ancestor invented the zodiac.

The twelve zodiac animals are mouse, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog and pig. As we know, the dragon is the symbol of the king, and the emperor wears a dragon robe and sits in the longting; The tiger is the symbol of the general, known as the tiger general, and has the power of tiger tiger; The pig is a symbol of stupidity, saying that people are stupid is "stupid pig" and "as stupid as a pig": the monkey is a smart body, body double, and saying that people are smart is a "monkey essence"; Dogs are the mouthpiece of slaves, and the curse is "dog slaves". After painstaking research and analysis, I think that the zodiac is not just twelve animals, they represent twelve people with different status and identity.

Rat: human (human).

Ugly cow: prime minister refers to an official with both ability and political integrity.

Yinhu: Marshal refers to a general who is loyal to the country.

Rabbit: The queen is a beautiful, intelligent and kind woman.

Chen Long: The Emperor.

Si-snake: monarch and vassal, referring to careerists and schemers.

Afternoon-Ma: Soldiers.

Wei yang: an official who has virtue but no talent and is strong outside and hollow inside.

Monkey: A talented and unscrupulous counselor (hermit).

You-chicken: a gossip, a gossip.

Dog: eunuch, generally referring to a slave.

Hai pig: a person without talent and virtue refers to a person with mental retardation or brain problems.

Why do you think so? Let's talk about why there are no cats in the zodiac.

1. Why are there no cats in the zodiac?

The largest number of mice in animals represents ordinary people; After "rat" stands for "human", it is impossible for a "cat" that eats rats to enter the zodiac.

There is a story about a cat and a mouse. It is said that the Jade Emperor asked the cat to organize a meeting of all animals and selected twelve animals as the zodiac. Cats and mice turned out to be good friends. The cat said to the mouse, "Come early tomorrow, we will cooperate, you say I will write, and do this well." And repeatedly told not to forget yourself. The next morning, the mouse rode on the cow's back to the meeting place, jumped off the cow's back and arrived at the destination first. Of course, it is loyal and friends. After putting himself in the first place, it immediately thought of cows and put them in the second place. Unconsciously, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs came in one after another. Since then, cats have become natural enemies of mice. Although this is a fairy tale, it has become a reason why cats have not entered the zodiac. Of course, this legend is only told to the children when the old man looks after the children. No one will believe such a conclusion. However, due to the lack of more appropriate reasons, people generally believe that "the zodiac is like this." There is also a saying that "cats are Persians and came to China late." However, this is also unfounded. First of all, everything in nature is complementary. Everything has its vanquisher. No one can prove that there was a cat or a mouse first. Moreover, it is difficult to prove that the zodiac is first arranged and then the cat is introduced; Secondly, if the cat comes late and doesn't enter, it will be impossible to solve the historical mystery that "the twelve zodiac animals, such as rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs, enter the zodiac" and "why are the zodiac arranged in this way".

In our country, people like "children and grandchildren are full, and many children are blessed". China people regard carrying on the family line as a top priority. "There are three kinds of unfilial, and the last one is the biggest." The emperor can step down, the dynasty can change, but the family can't perish. Even if you escape to the ends of the earth in the face of disaster, you should pass on the incense of your ancestors from generation to generation. "More is better" is the main method for people to prevent disasters, resist enemies and carry on the family line. China people like "more", "more people" can make them "powerful", while ordinary people have an absolute advantage in number, which is why ordinary people rank first. "Food is the most important thing for the people" means that ordinary people take "having enough to eat" as their only pursuit in life, and others dare not even think about it. Food, clothing, housing, transportation, birth, old age, illness and death are the key to the stability of a country-Jiangshan. Only when the people have enough to eat and wear warm clothes can they not make trouble and the emperor's country can sit still. Then "who" can represent the "best in the world" and the "full-fed" people? Rats are the absolute dominant animals, because rats are very prolific, with a nest in January; Rats look around day and night for food, eat everything, and are satisfied when they are full; Rats can settle down anywhere, with high halls, humble rooms and wild mountains and rivers as their homes, and their survival ability is extremely strong; Rats do not compete for fame and gain, do not develop any relationship with other animals, have no owners, and have no protection; Rats are infected with plague, and no one eats rats. This just corresponds to those ordinary people who have no right, no money, no education, no status, no ability, cowardice, happy-go-lucky, some don't pay attention to hygiene, and are greedy for petty gain. Therefore, mice are used to represent ordinary people with the largest number, humble status and living at the bottom of society. There are many similarities with mice, so mice represent people most appropriately. This also corresponds to the relationship between the "Zi" of the twelve earthly branches and the "Rat" of the Chinese zodiac. If it doesn't represent the people, how can the mouse use the word "zi"? There are many explanations about Zi in Ci Hai, mainly: 1. Son; Second, the floorboard of people; 3. A man's good name or honorific title; Iv. eggs of animals or seeds and fruits of plants. It can be seen that the word "zi" is a very noble word. Once the mouse represents the people, its value doubles, and animals that eat it cannot appear in the zodiac. Imagine: no prince can kill innocent people. Without people, who will drive them into slavery, who will create wealth and provide food for them, and what will the country be like without people? So cats that eat mice are excluded from the zodiac.

Second, the special arrangement order

The zodiac can only be arranged in this order after it represents people with different status and identity.

Let's test whether the zodiac can represent twelve people with different status and identity from the arrangement of the zodiac. The arrangement of "rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog and pig" in the zodiac is very special.

First, there is no order in which animals appear. If animals appear in order, dragons should be ranked first, because dinosaurs appeared in historical records much earlier than the other eleven animals. When humans appeared, dinosaurs no longer existed, and they were extinct as early as the end of Mesozoic 67 million years ago.

Second, it is not arranged according to the role of animals. If arranged according to the role of animals, cows and horses should rank first. Humans have long played the role of animals, especially cattle and horses, in the process of transforming nature, and rats are not among them.

Third, there is no arrangement according to the size of animals. If arranged according to the size of animals, dragons should also rank first, because there are more than 50 or 60 tons of big dinosaurs, followed by elephants, camels, cows and horses. , but not a mouse. If arranged according to the size and distribution ratio of animals, then the smallest ants and other insects should also be on the list.

Fourth, they are not arranged in a certain proportion according to the distribution of animals. If animals are arranged in a certain proportion according to their distribution on land, sea and air, excluding the early ability of human beings to conquer the ocean and ignoring the huge sharks and other fish in the sea, then the fish such as turtles, turtles and herring in the river should be represented, and the birds flying in the sky such as geese, eagles, sparrows and swallows should also be represented, that is to say, except tigers and dragons, the other ten kinds of land animals are relatively docile.

5. Not according to people's familiarity with animals. If arranged according to human familiarity with animals, cows, horses, pigs, sheep and chickens should be ranked first, and mice can also be included, but dragons are the most mysterious and strange, and it is difficult to be included. Even if they are included, they should be ranked last.

Six, not according to the cruelty of animals. If arranged according to the degree of fierceness, then the tiger is undoubtedly the first, and the timid mouse is difficult to enter the list. If included, it is also the last.

Seven, not according to the number of animals. If the number of animals is ranked, rats should be ranked first, but dragons cannot be included, because the number of animals is much more than dragons.

Eight, it is impossible to arrange animals by family. First, there was no detailed classification of animals. Second, if animals are divided into families, each family should be represented, but there is no result. Besides, cats, tigers and lions are all cats, so it is natural for cats to replace tigers.

Nine, can not be arranged according to the twenty-eight constellations. In the Ming Dynasty, Xu Li believed that the order of the zodiac was consistent with the order of the 28 constellations in the sky. China divided the sky into 28 nights 3000 years ago. Twenty-eight Hostels are distributed in 28 regions near the ecliptic, and each star is composed of several stars, namely, the Seven Hostels in the East: Horn, Health, Stone, Square, Heart, Tail and Basket; Seven nights in the south: well, ghosts, willows, stars, Zhang, wings, birds; Seven Nights in the West: Que, Lou, Stomach, Chang, Bi, Gou and Shen; Seven nights in the north: fighting, cows, women, emptiness, danger, rooms, walls. Xu Li believes that twenty-eight nights are distributed around a week, worth twelve hours, each hour is worth two nights, and the meridian is worth three nights. Why are there two nights per hour, and the meridian is three nights? It doesn't make sense. This is obviously far-fetched, insisting on linking the twenty-eight nights with twelve o'clock to infer the arrangement of the zodiac, and because the argument is incorrect, the inference cannot be established.

Ten, it is not arranged in chronological order of animal activities. Some people think that the zodiac is arranged according to the daily activity time of animals, based on Zhu's Twelve Poems. In fact, this poem was written by Zhu in the order of twelve o'clock when the mouse bit the mat and got dressed in the middle of the night. Moreover, these twelve animals don't only move within a fixed hour, nor do they just start to move from a certain hour, so it doesn't make sense.

Eleven, not human worship of animals. It is also said that the zodiac originated from people's worship of animals. If you worship, dragons, cows, tigers and horses can all join the ranks, and dogs can guard the house, but why can't eagles flying in the sky, fish swimming in the water, and foxes, elephants, lions, bears, wolves and turtles, which people talk about the most, join the ranks? These animals are not bad compared with pigs, chickens, sheep and rabbits. Camels are called desert boats, which play a great role and are also excluded. Rats are one of the four pests. They bite clothes, damage food and spread diseases. They are useless. It can't be among them. Worship is not correct either.

Through the above comprehensive analysis, it is difficult for us to find the reasons why twelve kinds of animals, such as rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs, were selected for the zodiac and arranged in this order.

Why are the zodiac animals arranged like this? Try to explain the twelve kinds of people represented by the zodiac: the absolute number of people is the first element of the country. They work hard, are diligent and thrifty, and create wealth for the country, which is the foundation of the country and is the first; The prime minister shoulders the heavy responsibility of leading and managing officials, having both ability and political integrity. He obeyed the emperor like an ox, served the public and performed his duties. He is a role model for officials and ranks second. Civilian military commanders will ensure national security, and the prime minister who manages and leads officials will be the marshal who commands the three armed forces. The brave marshal guards the border and shoulders the heavy responsibility of defending national peace, recommending the third; The queen is the mother of the country, a model of women and the wife of the emperor. Only a "woman" can be "safe" at home, and the emperor is no exception. The country comes first, and the queen comes fourth. The emperor is the master and ruler of the country and the key to its prosperity. In ancient times, everything in the country belonged to the emperor, who enjoyed supreme power and was the honor of the Ninth Five-Year Plan. The key elements of the four countries, namely, the people who create wealth, the prime minister of management officials, the marshal who guards the frontier and the queen who gives birth to children, are all-powerful emperors, so the emperor ranks fifth; The sovereign can be a minister and a monarch, with great energy. Today's report is likely to be the emperor of tomorrow, ranking sixth, second only to the emperor. The army is the symbol of the country. The soldiers guarded the border and galloped on the battlefield. Soldiers exist in the country, and soldiers go to the country to die. Soldiers who obey them play an important role and rank seventh. China people have always attached importance to virtue rather than talent. When "talent" and "virtue" have to make a choice, they often choose virtue. Officials with virtue and no talent ranked eighth, although incompetent but obedient. A talented and immoral person is arrogant, conceited, eccentric and arrogant. Often forgotten, secluded, even if used, it is difficult to reuse, at best, a counselor, with the ninth five-year plan; The villain is a "gossip", who is keen on gossiping about the boss, gossiping about others, and making troubles all the time. It is annoying, but it can give people a warning, let everyone be a man with their tails between their legs and push themselves to the tenth place; Eunuch is a complete slave. See the powerful people grovel, see the poor people "dogs", lack of dignity and morality, reduced to the eleventh. A man without virtue and talent, ignorant and ignorant, can do nothing but eat, and is downgraded to twelve.

It can be inferred that other animals failed to enter the Chinese zodiac because these twelve animals are the most ideal representatives of twelve people.

From the arrangement order, the zodiac is a tool to rule the working people around the emperor, which highlights the importance of the emperor. King, civil and military prime minister, queen and people are the five elements that make up a country. In order to show the dignity of the emperor, there are people who create wealth first, then the prime minister who leads the management officials, the marshal who leads the troops to fight and defend the country, and then the queen who has children. Everything was ready, and the emperor arrived late. In the history of China, emperors always had concubines in droves. No emperor is a bachelor. The queen manages the harem to ensure that the backyard is "not on fire", so the status of the queen is very important. In ancient China, the hierarchy was extremely strict. The above arrangement is the division of all people in an ancient country according to their status, which is a fact that we have to admit.

China Association for Science and Technology and other units conducted six scientific literacy surveys in 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 200 1 and 2003 respectively. In 2003, only 1.93 believed in science. Ancient Mohism strongly advocated the concept of "non-destiny". Mozi said: "Today's gentleman is loyal to the wealth of the world and hates its poverty. He wants to govern the world and hates its chaos. It is imperative to hold on to those who are alive, which is also a great harm to the world. " Why do people in 2 1 century still have a soft spot for fortune telling? I think, first, because fortune-telling has a long history, it has its own set of theories. Fortune-telling began in the Han Dynasty and became Li in the Tang Dynasty. After Xu Ziping perfected the four-pillar numerology in Song Dynasty, his rationality theory attracted more and more attention. Second, science and superstition are confused. Sixty years old was originally used to record time, and when it was associated with the 24 solar terms, it guided agricultural production. There are many agricultural proverbs to remember the solar terms and know the weather, such as: "Look up at the third grade, look down at the eighteenth grade." It is said that if it rains, it will continue to rain on the third and eighteenth day of every month. There is also "rain in April, no dry soil in May, fire in June." Wait; The connection with the astronomical phenomena guides the understanding of the sun, the moon and the stars. For example, "Song of the Moon" said, "Three Chen and Wu Si were true at eight noon, but they didn't give thirteen gifts on the tenth, wrote oblique gods on the eighteenth and twentieth of the fifteenth, went out on the 23rd, was ugly on the 26th, was on the 28th, and added thirty to the last round, the morning of the third and the fifth." Combining the complex philosophy of Yin-Yang and Five Elements, people regard fortune-telling as "truth". Today, you have invented "scientific" computer fortune-telling and online fortune-telling. You can't help but believe it. The third is the celebrity effect. Confucius, Mencius, Liezi, Wang Chong, Zhu, Liu Ji, Qu Yuan, Zeng Guofan and many other celebrities believe in fortune telling. Confucius's "knowing destiny at fifty" and "life and death, wealth in heaven" are well known, and Mencius also said that "heaven is also a person who does not do it; If you don't come, you will die. " Liezi's liezi? There are many chapters about "fate" in Dawn and Wang Chong's Lun Heng. People think that what celebrities believe must be correct; The fourth is to appear at the same time as religion. The Constitution stipulates that "the people have freedom of religious belief". Some people don't understand religion and think that Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, Islam and fortune telling are superstitions. Fifth, people don't understand the true meaning of the zodiac. When people can't correctly explain all kinds of natural and man-made disasters in life, they will be superstitious and mistakenly think that zodiac animals are born, collided, resisted and harmed, which will affect their personal future, family happiness, happy marriage and children's success. When the correct science does not enter the mind, the incorrect superstition will take advantage of it. This is what we often say: if the proletariat does not occupy the ideological field, the bourgeoisie will.

The zodiac represents twelve people with different status and status. It is the product of the ruling class waving flags and shouting for the feudal emperors, and it is a tool to rule and fool the working people. It divides people into three classes, which further emphasizes the lofty status of emperors and the importance of morality, and implies the complexity of political struggle, the arduousness of imperial power politics, the unfairness of the world, the conflicts and complicated relations between different interest groups, the pain and helplessness of people living at the bottom, and so on. In the final analysis, the zodiac is a complex social structure map of the feudal dynasty.