Who made the zodiac sign?

The origin of the zodiac The zodiac was first seen in The Book of Songs, the world's first collection of poems. "The Book of Songs Xiaoya Chegong Chapter" says: "At noon on an auspicious day, my horse is insufficient." In the mid-1970s, thousands of bamboo slips unearthed in Hubei proved that the Chinese zodiac was used in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. According to the literature, there were twelve earthly branches in the era of the Yellow Emperor, which were related to the twelve constellations such as Aries, Taurus, Gemini and Cancer. The earliest twelve earthly branches and twelve constellations represented twelve different months and festivals every year. Ten characters, such as A, B, C and D, were invented in the Shang Dynasty. Later, people who studied numerology called it heavenly stem, which was used in combination with earthly branches, such as Jia Zi and E Yuan, to calculate the year, month, day and time. According to legend, this was Dong Fangshuo's idea in the Han Dynasty, which used twelve kinds of animals instead of twelve earthly branches to represent the twelve-month season. In Lun Heng written by Wang Chong in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there is a clear record in Yan Dou. He mentioned the names of twelve animals. According to the zodiac, the year also began in the Eastern Han Dynasty. As for why twelve animals are chosen as symbols, it may be related to totems at the earliest. In ancient times, all tribes would choose an animal that they were particularly afraid of or loved, and take its pattern as the symbol of their tribe. Some people think that the zodiac first appeared in writing. A day and night is twenty-four hours. Ancient astronomers divided a day and night into twelve hours. At the same time, when they watch the celestial phenomena, they determine the zodiac according to the living habits and activities of twelve animals. From 11: 00 p.m. to 1: 00 a.m. the next day, rats are called "rats" for their frequent activities in the dead of night. From 1 am to 3 am, it's ugly. Cattle are used to eating grass at night, and farmers often get up late at night to feed them, so they are called "ugly cows". From three to five in the morning, it belongs to Yin Shi. At this time, tigers lying during the day and walking at night are the fiercest. The ancients often heard tigers roaring at this time, so they were called "silver tigers". From five o'clock to seven o'clock in the morning, it is Shi Mao. As soon as dawn dawned, the rabbit came out of its nest. It likes to eat grass with morning dew, so it is called "hairy rabbit". It is morning from 7: 00 to 9: 00 in the morning, and it is usually foggy at this time. It is said that the dragon Xi is walking in the clouds, which is also worth the rising sun, so it is called "Chen Long". At 9: 00 am to 1 1, it was the fourth hour. The fog cleared and the sun was shining. The snake came out of the hole to feed and disguised itself as a "snake". From eleven o'clock to one o'clock at noon, it is noon. In ancient times, wild horses were not tamed by humans. Every noon, they run around and scream, so they are called "afternoon horses". 1: 00 to 3: 00 in the afternoon is inappropriate. Some places are called "sheep out of the slope", which means that this is a good time to herd sheep, so it is called "no herding sheep". From three o'clock to five o'clock in the afternoon, it belongs to the application time, and the sun goes down. At this time, monkeys like to crow, so they are called "application monkeys". From five o'clock to seven o'clock in the afternoon, it is unitary time. When the sun goes down, the chicken rotates in front of the nest, so it is called "unitary chicken". 7: 00 pm to 9: 00 pm is the time to prepare for a rest after a hard day's work. The dog crouched in front of the door to guard. He barks and yells at every movement, so he is called "dog". From 9: 00 p.m. to 1 1, it belongs to the sea, and the sound of pig arches can be heard in the dead of night, so it is called "sea pig". In this way, the time of day is arranged by animals: mice, ugly cows, silver tigers, rabbits, Chen Long, uncles, afternoon horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and porcupines. Later, people used this method to determine the year, and the zodiac appeared. The well-documented origin of the twelve constellations originated from Babylon, and the Babylonians had already proposed 30 constellations around 1000 BC. After the culture of the two river basins (Babylon) spread to Greece, ancient Greek astronomers supplemented and developed the Babylonian constellation and compiled the ancient Greek constellation table. Ptolemy, an ancient Greek astronomer, synthesized the astronomical achievements at that time and sorted out 48 constellations. After the Middle Ages, European capitalism rose and needed to expand outward, and the navigation industry was greatly developed. Ships sailing at sea need navigation at any time, and stars are the best street lamps. Among the stars, this constellation has a special shape and is the easiest to observe. Therefore, constellations have aroused widespread concern. 16 when Magellan actually sailed around the world, he not only used constellations to navigate and orient, but also studied constellations. 1922, the General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union decided to divide the sky into 88 constellations, and their names basically followed the historical names. 1928, the international astronomical union officially announced the names of 88 constellations. These 88 constellations are divided into three celestial regions, 29 in the northern hemisphere and 47 in the southern hemisphere, near the ecliptic 12. And the constellation we usually say is the 12 constellation on the ecliptic. Each of them has some myths and legends about himself. In ancient times, in order to facilitate navigation and observe astronomical phenomena, people connected the scattered stars in the sky through imagination. Half of them were named in ancient times, and the naming method was based on the myths and forms of ancient civilizations (including the myths and epics of Mesopotamia, Babylon, Egypt and Greece). The other half (mostly in the night sky in the southern hemisphere) was named only in modern times, and is often named after navigation instruments. In ancient times, because of different regions, the way to see the starry sky was different! Now the world divides the sky into 88 regions and 88 constellations according to the constellation map. The "constellation" we usually say refers to the "sun constellation"; That is, people on the earth are the center, and at the same time we can see which constellation the sun is in orbit (Greek zodiac: the circle made by animals, also known as the "zodiac"), so we can say what constellation that person is. More than 2000 years ago, the Greek astronomer Hipparchus (190 ~ 120 BC) divided the ecliptic into twelve segments, with spring divided into zero, and every 30 degrees from the vernal equinox (that is, the zero degree of the ecliptic) as a palace, taking the main constellations contained in each palace at that time. Babies born when the earth moves to every bisector (constellation) will always have some similar characteristics when they grow up, including behavioral characteristics and personality characteristics. Connect these associations (rich imagination and creativity) in series to make the humanity of these constellations concrete; It also adds the color of myth and becomes an important part of culture (mainly Greek and Roman mythology). This set of numerology has been developed and circulated for at least five thousand years, represented by these twelve constellations respectively. But these constellations do not represent a certain "star", but can only be regarded as "representative symbols of the same name".

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