Nowadays, many people say that beginning of spring is the dividing line for changing the zodiac. Excuse me, if there is no beginning of spring (the year of blindness), what should people belong to?

Born on a controversial day, you can decide your own zodiac sign according to your personal preference. In 2008, there was no beginning of spring in the Year of the Rat from the first day to the thirtieth day.

Reference 1: Tian Zhaoyuan, an expert in folklore and professor of Chinese Department of East China Normal University, said. "The year of the zodiac should be calculated according to the complete year, that is, from the beginning of the year to the end of New Year's Eve. The twenty-four solar terms are calculated according to the agricultural time, which is basically different from the Chinese zodiac. " Professor Tian believes that according to the general algorithm, the zodiac should still be counted from the first day of the first lunar month.

The zodiac signs are found in the collocation of animals and branches in Lun Heng of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Its origin is unknown, probably related to totem worship. Twenty-four solar terms matured in the Warring States Period and branches matured in the Shang Dynasty. Zodiac, solar terms and earthly branches have different origins, but the zodiac matches the year of trunk and branch, which is closely related to the year of trunk and branch in the lunar calendar.

Reference 2: beginning of spring is the first of the 24 solar terms in a year, and "Li" has the meaning of beginning, which means that spring begins on this day. On February 4th or 5th every year, when the sun reaches 3 15 degrees, it is beginning of spring. Since the Qin Dynasty, beginning of spring has been the beginning of spring in China. The ancient "Li Si" refers to the beginning of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and its agricultural meaning is "planting in spring, growing in summer, harvesting in autumn and storing in winter", which summarizes the whole process of the relationship between agricultural production and climate in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. According to the newly published astronomical almanac of China, the exact time in beginning of spring this year is 6: 48 on February 4th. After beginning of spring, the weather became warmer and warmer, but at first it was hot and cold. At this time, people should pay attention to keep warm to prevent colds and other diseases.

What is the relationship between beginning of spring and the zodiac? The Chinese zodiac is based on the first year of the lunar calendar, which coincides with heavenly stems and earthly branches. The zodiac is based on the year of the main branch, and the zodiac is associated with the twelve branches. The ugly year ended at midnight on February 13 in Gregorian calendar, and the Gengyin year began as a child. The solar term and the zodiac are two systems, and the solar term is based on the agricultural society's compliance with the laws of agricultural time. 24 solar terms is the 24 stages of climate change and agricultural time in a year, which has nothing to do with chronology. According to the different coordinates and the folk tradition, we entered the first day of the first month of Gengyin Year. The symbol of the zodiac is of course the tiger, which has nothing to do with the solar terms in beginning of spring.

In ancient China, there was a special method of chronology, that is, ten days to dry and twelve places to support chronology. Naturally, the corresponding zodiac signs should be used as the code of the year. Slowly, people think that the animal portrait born in one year, the mouse born in the next year, the cow born in the ugly year, and the zodiac are thus formed. The year of the tiger begins on the first day of the first month, which is in line with the calendar and is also established. Looking at beginning of spring when calculating the zodiac is actually a special method used by fortune tellers in the past, which is not popular. If we use this method to determine the zodiac, it will only cause confusion. 24 solar terms is actually closer to the Gregorian calendar because it is determined by the orientation of the sun. Every year in beginning of spring, it is around February 4th of the Gregorian calendar, and in Tomb-Sweeping Day, it is around April 5th. Solar terms correspond to Gregorian calendar dates. However, it is not fixed in the lunar calendar. To check the specific dates of these solar terms with the lunar calendar, it is necessary to rely on the almanac. Because there is a time difference between the solar calendar and the lunar calendar. If beginning of spring is used to determine the zodiac, it will inevitably complicate the calculation of the whole date, which is unacceptable to ordinary people.