The origin of the year of rabbit

The Origin of the Year of the Rabbit in China Zodiac;

The Year of the Rabbit is determined according to the traditional calendar of China. The "rabbit" in the zodiac corresponds to the cardinal number of the twelve earthly branches. The year of the rabbit is the base year, and every twelve years is a cycle. For example, Gregorian calendar 20 1 1 basically corresponds to the Year of the Rabbit, that is, the origin of the zodiac in Xinmao year 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.