After the Spring Festival in beginning of spring, which year is the zodiac? I want to ask what I belong to.

The origin of the 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 of China Zodiac is Lun Heng written by Wang Chong in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The zodiac is an intuitive representation of the twelve earthly branches, namely, Zi (mouse), Ugly (ox), Yin (tiger), Mao (rabbit), Si (snake), Wu (horse), Wei (sheep), Shen (monkey), You (chicken) and Xu (dog).

It is manifested in marriage, life, and annual luck. Each zodiac is rich in myths and legends, which forms a conceptual interpretation system and becomes an image philosophy in folk culture, such as the zodiac in marriage, the blessing in temple fairs, the animal year and so on. In modern times, more people regard the zodiac as the mascot of the Spring Festival and become a symbol of entertainment and cultural activities.

Related religions: Taoism calls the zodiac "Twelve" and "December River", that is, the god in charge of December. It is arranged in order with the zodiac, and it is the guardian of the core memorial of life when the descendants of the Chinese nation are born. It is responsible for changing in turn every Spring Festival, guarding the world to drive away evil spirits for a year.