What are the criteria for the division of the zodiac?

The Chinese Zodiac, also known as the Chinese Zodiac, is twelve kinds of animals in China that match the twelve earthly branches with the birth year of human beings, including rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs. It is a symbol of China's traditional culture. Although people can't determine the exact origin of the 12 zodiac, it has been used to this day because of its popularity, convenience and interest, and has become a valuable legacy with practical value left by the ancients.

First of all, use beginning of spring to divide the zodiac:

The zodiac is not defined by the Gregorian calendar 65438+ 1, nor by the first day of the first lunar month, but by the beginning of spring in the 24 solar terms.

I'm sure everyone was surprised, so was I at first! 65438+ 10 month 1 in Gregorian calendar is definitely not. Everyone in China knows that this is not the case, but the first day of the first lunar month is different. Most people think that the first day of the first lunar month is the dividing line of the zodiac. Only a few people know that the zodiac is divided according to the beginning of spring in the 24 solar terms, such as some fortune tellers, Mr. Lizi and some people who study the traditional culture of China. Of course, many older people may also know.

Second, the reason why beginning of spring divides the zodiac:

1, the China calendar divides the zodiac by beginning of spring. You can ask Du Niang if you don't believe me.

2. Professor Ye Chunsheng, vice chairman of China Folklore Society and a famous folklorist, and many other famous people who study China traditional folk culture believe that the zodiac should be based on beginning of spring.

The traditional Spring Festival refers to "beginning of spring", which has been circulated for thousands of years and formed an inseparable part of the traditional culture of China! The first day of the first month is "New Year's Day". In the first year of the Republic of China (19 12), 65438+ 10/in Gregorian calendar was designated as "Spring Festival". Due to opposition from the people, Yuan Shikai adopted a transposition method and named the Gregorian calendar 65438+ 10 1 as "New Year's Day".

4. The period from beginning of spring to beginning of spring is 365 days, while the short period from Spring Festival travel rush to Spring Festival is only 354 days, and the long period is 384 days.

5. China's zodiac calendar, as well as traditional folklore such as numerology and divination, all use "beginning of spring" as the basis for calculating the zodiac!

"Lunar Calendar" is the lunar calendar used in the Han Dynasty, with beginning of spring as the New Year's boundary, beginning of spring as the first of the 24 solar terms, and beginning of spring as the zodiac. 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. This is a bit complicated, so the ancients thought of using animals to represent earthly branches, that is, the zodiac. Rats, ugly cows, silver tigers, hairy rabbits, dragons, snakes, afternoon horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and porcupines. The zodiac is unique in Liu Jianian, China, and it should be counted from beginning of spring.