What are the sorting ages of 12 zodiac signs?

Rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs. They respectively represent 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,1,12. ?

Calculation method:

Let the zodiac year be a year, the zodiac year be b, and the minimum age be n?

1, when a≥b, N=(a-b)+ 1?

For example, 20 19, the zodiac is the year of the pig (12), someone is a horse (7), and his youngest age is N=( 12-7)+ 1=6?

Age may be 6, 18, 30, 42. ...

2. When a

For example, in 2020, the zodiac is the year of the rat (1), someone is a horse (7), and his youngest age is n = (1-7)+ 1+02 = 7.

The age may be 7, 19, 30, 42. ......

The Origin and Legend of the Chinese Zodiac

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, it is a masterpiece of Dong Fangshuo in Han Dynasty that twelve kinds of animals are used 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. Zhao Yi's Textual Research on Yu Yu in Qing Dynasty also pointed out this historical fact.

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. Yang Gu Man Quan written by Hong Xun in the Song Dynasty and Seven Manuscripts written by Lang Ying in the Ming Dynasty all explained this.