I believe everyone knows their birth year, month and day, as well as the zodiac sign of the year of birth, such as rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, etc. After twelve years, the next reincarnation has entered. Therefore, as long as you tell the year of your birth, people who are familiar w

I believe everyone knows the year, month and day of their birth, as well as the zodiac sign of the year of birth, such as rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, etc. After twelve years, the next reincarnation has entered. Therefore, as long as you tell the year of your birth, people who are familiar with the twelve zodiac signs can know your zodiac sign; conversely, if you tell your zodiac sign, they can also calculate the year of your birth, which is really convenient.

Zodiac Ox

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In our country, there are multiple versions of the origin of the twelve zodiac animals. The first version believed that the twelve zodiac animals were the chronology created by the Chinese tribe themselves. In ancient times when science was backward, people generally believed in and respected totems, and felt awe and worship for certain animals in their lives. Later, they used these image animals to replace the abstract twelve earthly branches, and thus the twelve zodiac animals were born. The twelve zodiac signs are also known as the twelve year beasts. In the Chinese calendar, there are twelve kinds of year animals who take turns on duty, so our Chinese year has the images of rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. On the calendar. It is said that the twelve zodiac signs began in the sixth century BC. In the early days, they were used together with the numbers of the earthly branches. Later, they became the year numbers of the calendar.

Zodiac Tiger

The second version believes that the twelve zodiac animals are the product of the fusion of Han nationality culture and minority culture, that is, the twelve zodiac animals come from the ethnic minorities in ancient northwest my country. Before the Han Dynasty, the Chinese tribes (Han nationality) lived in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River . At that time, the earthly branch chronology (that is, the twelve earthly branch symbols such as Zi, Chou, Yin, and Mao) was generally popular among the Chinese tribes. Ethnic minorities in the northwest use animal chronology. Later, as the Xiongnu belonged to the Han Dynasty, the exchanges between the Han and ethnic minority residents in the two places began to become more frequent. The animal chronology of the ethnic minorities in the northwest gradually spread among the Chinese tribes, and was consistent with the earthly branch chronology. Combined, the twelve zodiac signs were produced.

Zodiac Dragon

The third version believes that the twelve zodiac animals are imported from India. In ancient times, India was a country with a lot of cultural exchanges with my country. The Indians used the twelve zodiac animals to calculate their age earlier than our country did. Moreover, the only animals in the twelve zodiac signs that were different from those in our country were tiger and chicken. The lion in the Indian zodiac was changed to tiger in our country, and the Garuda was changed to chicken in our country. In Hindi, the same word is used for lion and tiger . As for the Garuda and the chicken, they are both birds, but they are just different species in the two places.

Zodiac Horse

Dear readers, after reading the above content, which version of the statement do you agree with? Our country is a country with a long history, and there are still many historical mysteries that have not yet been revealed. The origin of the twelve zodiac signs may be one of them.

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