Is the zodiac based on the lunar calendar or the solar calendar?

The zodiac was invented by ancient people in China, so I think the zodiac should be counted according to the lunar calendar.

The zodiac began in the 6th century BC and was originally applied to a set of earthly numbers. Later, according to the unique lunar calendar method in China, it became the year number of the year, which continues to this day.

The starting point of the zodiac

China Gregorian calendar uses beginning of spring to determine the zodiac. The New Year is bounded by beginning of spring, beginning of spring is the first of the 24 solar terms, and the zodiac is based on beginning of spring. There are 10 dry days and 12 earthly branches between liujia concentration areas, that is, Zichou Yin Mao and Tatsumi Shen You Xu Hai at noon.

However, because the earthly branches are difficult to remember and popularize, the ancients thought of using animals to represent earthly branches, that is, the zodiac. However, in modern times, the first day of the first month is officially regarded as the beginning of the Year of the Zodiac, and many folk customs all over the country also take the first day of the first month as the starting point of the Year of the Zodiac, so there are various activities on New Year's Eve, such as the custom of "wearing red rope and underwear" that has been passed down to this day, starting from midnight on New Year's Eve.

Purple Mountain Observatory of China Academy of Sciences is a modern calendar editing unit, which supports the first day of the first month as the beginning of a year. Therefore, the official recognition of the zodiac is based on the lunar calendar. After all, the starting point of the zodiac is on New Year's Eve, and the time of these festivals is also the lunar calendar that has been used since the Han Dynasty. So now most people calculate the zodiac according to the lunar calendar.

Second, the dispute over the Lunar New Year Zodiac

It is precisely because the official and the official believe that the lunar calendar is the starting point of the zodiac, which is contrary to many folk customs. For example, beginning of spring, the first solar term in 24 solar terms, is still used as the dividing standard, which leads to many disputes among the people.

About half of people think that the zodiac is not based on 65438+ 1 in the solar calendar, nor on the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar, but on the beginning of spring solar terms in the 24 solar terms. This custom has been used ever since.

There are still some people who seem unwilling to calculate, especially young people nowadays. They prefer to use 1 month 1 day in the solar calendar as the demarcation point of the zodiac, and the dispute over these boundaries is the main reason for calculating the zodiac.

Of course, in today's era, many things handed down by the ancients are gradually abandoned. How many children can know all the 24 solar terms in modern times? It's good enough to eat jiaozi on the solstice in winter. Therefore, the times are developing and the society is changing. It seems that we are not going to try a good thing that follows the official regulations of the state. How to understand it?