The twelve zodiac signs are a chronological method in ancient my country. It is a chronological method formed by combining the twelve animals with , the twelve earthly branches according to certain rules. The lunar calendar is the basis. In which year is a person born, his zodiac sign is the type of animal corresponding to that year.
In ancient times, due to low productivity and the fact that farming was basically based on the weather, the living standards of the working people at the bottom were not very high. In the absence of hopeless efforts, people naturally related their destiny to the year of birth, thus deriveing the fantasy theory of destiny based on the birth date and eight characters.
Therefore, people's zodiac signs are also divided into different levels, and a person's zodiac sign basically determines a person's destiny and future. It seems a bit nonsense now, but people have believed it in the past. Take the old saying we are going to talk about today, "Men are afraid of the zodiac sign, and women are afraid of the zodiac sign." This is an example of judging a person's destiny and future by zodiac signs.
"Men are afraid of the zodiac chicken" means that the zodiac sign of a man is a chicken, which is not very good for the future and destiny. In fact, it seems that this is completely nonsense. If the zodiac sign is a chicken and the fate is not good, at least one-twelve of Chinese men must have a bad fate.
Also, the ancients said that men born in the Year of the Rooster have a bad fate, which is also a bit far-fetched. They are not considered from the perspective of humans, but through analysis of the zodiac signs.
"Chicken", especially rooster, what is its biggest function in ancient times? Of course, it is to yell every morning to wake people from their sleep. Originally, this spirit of working before dawn should be worthy of praise and respect. However, the ancients compared the behavior of roosters to being stupid, foolish, and do not know how to keep pace with the times. They are still the same all their lives and have no future for development. Therefore, in the eyes of the ancients, the rooster was a person who was stupid and silly all his life, worked hard but could never change his life.
In addition, chicken was also called "phoenix" in ancient times. "phoenix" is Kun, which means to describe a woman. Men are generally described as "dragon" and "dry". Therefore, a man's zodiac sign is "chicken", and he will be considered to be without manliness, indecisive in his work, and not a person who does big things.
Similarly, "Women are afraid of being a sheep" means this. In ancient times, women had a low status, and women should pay attention to , three obediences and four virtues. They followed their fathers before marriage, husbands followed their husbands when they died, and children who died. This shows that the ancients believed that women obeyed were virtues.
However, the animal "sheep" seems to be more docile, but once it gets angry, its harm cannot be underestimated. What's more, there are two sharp and hard horns on the sheep's head, which is also its weapon for resistance. Therefore, the ancients thought that women born in the Year of the Sheep must be arrogant and unscrupulous, and will not surrender to old customs and habits, and will not abide by the rules that they dislike and do not like, and will not abide by. This kind of personality was considered by the ancients not a good character that a good woman should have.
Plus "sheep" and "yang" are homophones, but men are called "yang". Therefore, the ancients thought that women with zodiac signs are sheep, and their temper and personality are similar to those of men. Names such as "crazy girl" and "tomboy" are very suitable for such women. They are not suitable as objects of marriage, otherwise the family may be uneasy.
In a feudal society with backward technology and conservative thoughts, we can understand the thoughts of the ancients, but with the development of the times, people's cognition has also made a qualitative leap. Promoting one's personality and blooming flowers is the basis for social progress. Therefore, we can just regard this old saying from the ancients as a reminiscing of the living conditions of the ancients! Never take this kind of thing seriously, otherwise you may be called "old stubborn" and "old feudal".
