Why does the zodiac have the Year of the Rooster but not the Year of the Rooster? Similarly, aren't snakes and dragons similar species?

Both dragons and snakes belong to one year, while chickens and phoenixes can only belong to the Year of the Rooster because of their different symbolic meanings.

Dragons could have been placed with snakes, but I don't need to say anything about the worship of dragons by the ancients. And dragons, whether male or female, are basically symbols of men. At the same time, men were basically in an absolute dominant position in ancient times, and they were named after dragons for one year because they worshipped them, which reflected men's domination of power. As for this legend, it was only after the Year of the Loong was named for the first time that people invented it.

I don't have to say anything about Phoenix. Both women and men represent women. The status of ancient women was indeed not high. Although the Phoenix is beautiful, the women it symbolizes were unable to control power at that time. Even if a clever woman wants Phoenix to represent her for a year, I'm afraid it doesn't matter.

The above is purely a personal opinion, whether true or false.