This is the arrangement of the zodiac in folklore stories. Han folktale says: In those days, Huangdi in Xuanyuan wanted to choose twelve kinds of animals as court guards, and the cat asked the mouse to sign up, but the mouse forgot. As a result, the cat didn't choose it, and since then, it has made enemies with the mouse. The elephant also came to the competition, and the mouse got into its nose and drove it away. The rest of the animals, originally headed by cows, were rushed to the backs of cows, and pigs also booed, so the mice came first and the pork chops came last. The tiger and the dragon refused to accept it, and were named king of the mountain and king of the sea, ranking behind the mouse and the cow. The rabbit refused to accept it again, raced with the dragon and finally reached the dragon. The dog was unfair and bit the rabbit in a rage, so he was punished from the bottom. Snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys and chickens have also gone through some contests and arranged their positions one by one. Finally, the order of rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs was formed. Although the legendary story is not a scientific explanation of the problem, it embodies people's explanation of the choice of the zodiac.
The story of the origin of the zodiac is very long, and I don't know where to start.
The story of the origin of the zodiac is also called the zodiac. In China's calendar, there are twelve kinds of animals on duty in turn, so in our China year, rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs are used in the calendar?
The zodiac began in the sixth century BC, and the number of earthly branches was first used, and later it became the year number of the year.
In fact, there has always been a story among the people: in those days, the Buddha called all animals to attend the meeting of all animals, and the twelve animals that arrived first would be regarded as the twelfth year number.
On the day of the herding party, the mouse arrived first, so it ranked the largest in the Year of Animals, followed by cattle, tigers, rabbits, dragons and snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens and dogs. The pig arrived last, so it ranked last among the twelve animals.
Another chapter of this story tells why cats and mice become enemies. At that time, cats and mice were good friends. Before going to the mass meeting, they slept together and agreed that whoever woke up first would wake up.
I'm afraid that the mouse will get up early the next day and go to the meeting quietly, ignoring the cat. By the time the cat woke up and rushed to Congress, the Buddha had allocated the number for twelve years. Since then, the cat and the mouse have formed a deep hatred.
Of course, legend belongs to legend, and the view of folklore scholar Guo Licheng is proved by historical books. People call their twelfth birthday heavenly stems and earthly branches's animal, so that it is easy to remember his famous age.
There is a fairy tale about the origin and sequencing of the zodiac in China. How to explain this origin and order in the story? According to the time and life characteristics of ancient animals in China, twelve kinds of animals are regarded as the zodiac, that is, each animal lasts for one hour. Rats rank first (matched with "Zi"), followed by cattle, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs.
Rat: From 1 1 in the evening to 1 the next day (that is, "midnight"). At this time, mice have the greatest courage and the most frequent activities, so they have been paired with mice since childhood.
Bull: 65438+ 0-3 am (that is, "ugly time"). At this time, the cow has eaten enough grass, and the "backward chewing" is the thinnest, slowest and most comfortable, so it is matched with the cow when it is ugly.
Tiger: 3-5 am (that is, "Yin Shi"). According to ancient books, at this time, the tiger was the most active, fierce and hurtful, so Yin Shi and the tiger became a pair.
Rabbit: 5-7 am (that is, "Shi Mao"). At this time, the sun has not yet appeared, and the glory of the moon has not completely retired. Jade rabbit is the representative of the moon and the only animal in the myth of the Moon Palace, so it is paired with rabbits in Shi Mao.
Dragon: 7-9 am (that is, "Chen Shi"). Legend has it that this is when the dragon rains. Dragons are mythical animals, so Chen Shi belongs to dragons.
Snake: 9- 1 1 in the morning (that is, "Shi Si"). It is said that snakes at this time will not hurt people, nor will they wander on the road where people walk, but will hide in the grass, so this time belongs to snakes.
M: From 1 1 in the morning to 1 in the evening (that is, "noon"). The Taoist priest said that at noon, the sun was on the horizon, the yang was at its peak, and the yin was gradually flourishing. When yin and yang change columns, most animals lie down and rest. Only horses stand habitually and don't lie down even when they sleep. So it belongs to the horse at noon
Sheep: 65438+ 0-3 pm (that is, "untimely"). It is said that sheep urinate most frequently at this time, and the spilled urine can cure a kind of madness, so it belongs to sheep since childhood.
Monkey: 3-5 pm (that is, "God Ten"). At this time, monkeys like to crow the most, and the sound is the longest and loudest. So Shen Shi is a monkey.
Chicken: 5-7 pm (that is, "You's"). At this time, when the sun sets on the mountain, the chicken begins to enter the cage for the night, so it belongs to the chicken.
Dog: 7-9 pm (that is, "time"). When night comes, dogs watch the house and keep vigil, which produces a special kind of vision and hearing. They can see farthest and hear clearly. So when you are a dog.
Pig: 9- 1 1 pm (that is, "Shihai"). At this time, pigs sleep best, snore loudest, shake muscles the most and gain meat the fastest, so Shihai is a pig.
A long time ago, one day, people said, "We want to choose twelve animals as the human zodiac, one animal a year." How many kinds of animals are there in the world? How to choose? Tell you what, set a date. On this day, when animals come to sign up, they will choose the first twelve animals as the zodiac.
Cats and mice are neighbors and good friends. They all want to sign up. The cat said, "we have to get up early to register, but I like to sleep late." What should I do? " The mouse said, "Don't worry, don't worry. You can sleep deeply. I'll call you as soon as I wake up. Let's go together. " The cat was very happy and said, "You are really my good friend, thank you."
By the morning of registration, the mouse was awake, but it only thought about its own business and forgot its good friend's cat. I signed up myself.
As a result, I chose the mouse. Where is the cat? The cat got up too late because it went to bed late. When it arrived, twelve animals had been selected.
If the cat is not selected, it will be angry with the mouse, blaming the mouse for not calling it. Since then, cats will eat mice when they see them, and the mice have to run away desperately. It's still like this.
The story of the zodiac
They are rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs.
How to make the mouse rank first? Here's another story.
On the day of registration, the mouse got up early and the cow got up early. They met on the road. Cows take big strides, mice take small steps. The mouse was out of breath and barely kept up with the cow. The mouse thought, the road is still far, and I can't run fast. what can I do? He used his head and came up with an idea. He said to the cow, "Niu Ge, I'll sing you a song." The cow said, "OK, you sing-hey, why don't you sing?" The mouse said, "I am singing." Why didn't you hear me? " Oh, my voice was too low for you to hear. Tell you what, let me ride around your neck and sing, and you will hear me. "The cow said," good, good! "The mouse climbed up the cow's neck along the cow's leg, so the cow was comfortable carrying it. It bobbed to sing:
Niu Ge, Niu Ge, cross the river, climb the hillside, drive, drive, hurry up!
Niu Yi was very happy to hear that. He spread his legs and ran as fast as he could. He ran to the registration place and saw that no one had come. He wept with joy: "I am the first, I am the first!" " Before the cow finished speaking, the mouse jumped down from the cow's neck, jumped to the ground, squeaked and jumped in front of the cow. As a result, the mouse won the first place and the cow won the second place. So in the zodiac, the little mouse ranks first.
The story of the origin of China Zodiac chicken;
Chicken ranks tenth in the zodiac and belongs to the twelve earthly branches, so 5: 00 pm to 7: 00 pm 13 pm is also called "chicken time". Yi hexagrams for "different for chicken".
King Chicken is a competitive guy, always making trouble and fighting (this virtue still exists today). When the jade emperor sealed the zodiac, he considered whether animals contributed to human beings, and of course he could not rank the king of chickens. One day, King Chicken was very envious when he saw that the horse that was sealed with the zodiac was loved by people. So he stepped forward and asked, "Brother Ma, what is your honor today?" Ma replied: "I usually plow and transport things, and I have made great contributions to mankind in wartime." Of course, I should be loved. " "It is not difficult to win people's love, as long as you can give full play to your advantages and do something for people," Ma said. Take animals that have been sealed with the zodiac as an example. Cattle can plow the fields, dogs can watch the door, pigs can feed people, dragons can rain, and you are born with a golden voice, which may be helpful to mankind. "
The chicken king came home, thought about it, and finally thought of waking up the sleeping people with his golden voice. So every day at dawn, the chicken king gets up early and sings loudly to wake people up from their sleep. People are very grateful for the contribution of the Chicken King, and decided to ask the Jade Emperor to make the Chicken a god as the Zodiac.
However, at that time, the standard for the Jade Emperor to seal the zodiac was that as long as the animals were not birds, horses, cows, sheep and dogs were all involved in the six animals, but there was no chicken, which made the chicken king very anxious. He shouted his neck with red eyes, but there was no result.
One night, the chicken king couldn't figure it out, tossed and turned, and couldn't sleep. A wisp of ghosts flew directly to the Heavenly Palace, came to the Jade Emperor's Hall and cried to the Jade Emperor. It is really incomprehensible that he wakes up all beings every morning and makes great contributions, but he is not allowed to be selected for the zodiac. Say that finish, tears flow down. As soon as the Jade Emperor thought about it, the contribution of the Chicken King was really great, and the standard for choosing the zodiac was really wrong. He picked a flower in front of the temple and put it on the Chicken King's head as a reward.
King Chicken woke up and found that there was really a red flower on his head, so he wore it to see the four heavenly kings. The four heavenly kings recognized that it was the jade emperor's "royal furnace red flower" and knew that the jade emperor valued the chicken king, so they made an exception and let the chicken king participate in the zodiac competition. On the day of competing for the zodiac, the chicken and the dog got up at the same time and went hand in hand. When approaching the Heavenly Palace, the chicken was afraid that the dog would be caught first, and even flew to the front. The dog was eager to catch up, but it never caught up. The result was behind the chicken. Since then, dogs have no affection for chickens, and they have been chasing chickens until today. The phenomenon that "dogs drive chickens away" is still visible. As for the chicken, it still blushes every morning and wears a beautiful big red flower on its head.
5-7 pm (that is, "You Shi"). At this time, when the sun sets on the mountain, the chicken begins to sweep its nest in the cage and spend the night, so it belongs to the chicken.
See the Zodiac website: meiguoshenpo. Xiao Sheng /d3 1958.
The origin and story of the zodiac cow ~ ~ urgent! Cow is the second of the twelve zodiac signs, and belongs to the ugliness with the twelve animals, so the ugliness at twelve o'clock every day-from one to three o'clock at night is also the "ox time". Yi gua means "Kun is a cow".
In ancient times, cows were servants in front of the Jade Emperor's palace, and they often traveled to and from the Heaven Palace and the earth. One day, the farmer sent a message to the Jade Emperor, saying that nothing grows on the earth, and the earth is bare and ugly. He asked the Jade Emperor to bring some mother grass seeds to the earth to make it look better. When the Jade Emperor heard this, he found it reasonable, so he asked His Highness who would like to plant grass on earth.
"Jade Emperor, I am willing to go to earth to sow grass seeds." Niu Wang volunteered to say.
"You are a careless guy, I'm afraid not." The jade emperor said with trepidation.
"The Jade Emperor can rest assured that I am willing to be punished if I can't do this little thing well." Niu Wang insisted on going.
The jade emperor agreed to the request of the ox king, and asked him to take three steps and sprinkle a handful of grass seeds after he came to earth.
The ox king walked out of the Heavenly Palace with grass seeds. When he walked out of the worse gate, he accidentally fell down. After his death, he was dizzy and mistakenly thought that the jade emperor's will was to scatter three grass seeds one step at a time. As a result, many grass seeds were scattered on the ground.
The next year, there were so many weeds that farmers couldn't grow crops at all.
They asked the Kitchen God to tell the Jade Emperor that there were too many weeds to grow crops. The jade emperor knew the bad thing and called Niu Wang to know that the careless Niu Wang had sown three straws at a time, which ruined a good thing.
"You careless old cow, the world is full of grass, how can you guarantee? From now on, you and your descendants are only allowed to eat grass and help farmers weed. At the same time, generations have been helping farmers work. " When the Jade Emperor finished, his anger did not disappear. He flew up and kicked old Niu Yi in the foot. The ox king fell from the sky with his mouth down and a row of upper teeth fell out. As a result, cows have been working as coolies for farmers all their lives, and people have not stopped eating grass. Until today, its row of upper teeth has not yet grown out.
However, the cow is a good animal. It is hardworking, diligent and practical, and it never lets go of pulling a cart to plow the fields. It has done a lot of work for farmers and won people's praise. When arranging the zodiac, people recommend him as the zodiac. If it weren't for the speculative mouse hiding in the horn that won the first prize, Niu Wang would definitely be the eldest of the 12 zodiac animals.
Cows have become the human zodiac because of their contribution to mankind.
65438+ 0-3 am (also known as "ugly time"). At this time, the cow has eaten enough grass, and it is the thinnest and most comfortable to "chew backwards". When it is ugly, it is matched with the cow.
What is the story of the origin of the zodiac? The Origin of Zodiac 12 is a book published by Xiling Publishing House 1999, translated by General Manager Mao. The book tells that a long time ago, the Jade Emperor decided to choose twelve kinds of animals as the zodiac in order to give mankind a time to belong.
As a result, all animals on the earth began to compete for the "King of the Twelve Zodiacs" ... So on the day when animals met, rats ranked first, followed by cattle, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs, which led to the 12 year ranking of animals.
Another chapter of the story tells how cats and mice became enemies. At that time, cats and mice were good friends. Before going to the mass meeting, they got up and made an appointment to wake up first. I'm afraid that the mouse will get up early the next day and go to the meeting quietly, ignoring the cat. By the time the cat woke up and hurried to the meeting, the Buddha had divided the cat and the mouse into the twelfth year, and since then, he has forged a deep hatred.
When the legend belongs to the legendary folklorist Guo Licheng, it is easier for people to remember the famous age of heavenly stems and earthly branches and call it the animal that represents the twelfth lunar month.
The Zodiac, also known as the Zodiac, is twelve kinds of animals in China, including rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs. The origin of the zodiac is related to animal worship. According to Qin bamboo slips unearthed in Yunmeng Sleeping Tiger Land in Hubei Province and Fangmatan in Tianshui, Gansu Province, a relatively complete zodiac system existed as early as the pre-Qin period. The earliest handed down document that recorded the same Chinese zodiac as today was Lun Heng written by Wang Chong in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
The zodiac is an intuitive representation of the twelve earthly branches, namely, Zi (mouse), Ugly (ox), Yin (tiger), Mao (rabbit), Chen (dragon), Si (snake), Wu (horse), Wei (sheep), Shen (monkey), You (chicken) and Xu (chicken).
It is manifested in marriage, life, and annual luck. Each zodiac has rich legends, forming a conceptual interpretation system and becoming an image philosophy in folk culture, such as the zodiac in marriage, the blessing in temple fairs, the animal year and so on. In modern times, more people regard the zodiac as the mascot of the Spring Festival and become a symbol of entertainment and cultural activities.
As a symbol of folk culture with a long history, the zodiac has left a large number of poems, Spring Festival couplets, paintings, calligraphy and paintings and folk arts and crafts depicting the image and symbolic significance of the zodiac throughout the ages. Apart from China, many countries in the world issue stamps of the zodiac during the Spring Festival to express their wishes for the New Year in China.
Zodiac ranking story The guy in charge of the zodiac ranking is a corrupt official, taking bribes and bending the law. He accepted the huge interest of the mouse, traded money and put the first golden crown on the head of a little mouse without virtue and talent. This is of course just a far-fetched joke. But it is true that human beings have never found a convincing explanation for this. However, human beings are, after all, the smartest advanced animals among animals. Many years after the zodiac was confirmed, people finally made up a folk story that may be self-deceiving and self-explanatory, so as to explain why rats rank first in the zodiac. This story, called "The Rat is the Biggest", is spread in Hunan and Hubei in the Central Plains:
After the mouse, cow, horse and sheep were elected as the zodiac, the mouse said, "I should be in the first place." Cattle, horses and sheep were unconvinced and said, "Why do you rank first?" The mouse said, "I am old, so I want to be the first." Niu Ma and others couldn't help laughing: "Are you as old as us?" The mouse said, "We don't count when we argue, so let others speak." Cattle, horses, sheep, etc. Everyone agrees to let people comment. So they discussed ways: led by cows, horses, sheep and mice, they walked through the streets one by one to see what people said.
In the street, a cow came and people said, "This cow is very strong." When the horse came, people said, "This horse is really tall." When the sheep came, people said, "This sheep is very fat." Finally, the mouse swaggered towards me. When people saw a big mouse suddenly coming out of the street, they all chased it and shouted, "What a big mouse! What a big mouse! " In this way, cows, horses and sheep have nothing to say, and mice rank first.
In addition, there is a similar story about the ranking of the twelve genera among the people.
There is an interesting story about how the zodiac is arranged:
At the beginning of chaos, just after heavenly stems and earthly branches timed it, the Jade Emperor ordered the gathering of all the animals in the world, and selected the twelve zodiac signs according to the twelve branches: Zi, Ugly, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu and Hai.
After the news came out, it alarmed two good friends, Flower Cat and Mouse. The flower cat said to the mouse, "I will be elected in heaven at five tomorrow." I have a problem with sleepiness. Please call me then! " The mouse repeatedly said, "OK, OK!" "
But the next morning, the dishonest mouse got up secretly and left without saying goodbye.
On this day, Yunnan, the beast in Lingxiao Hall, began to be selected. According to the difference between heaven and earth, the Jade Emperor selected twelve kinds of land and water animals, including dragon, tiger, ox, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig, rabbit, snake and mouse, as the zodiac. The rooster had two beautiful horns at that time and was also included in the beast.
The Jade Emperor was about to give up his seat for them when he saw the black raccoon pig coming out. Although it is stupid, it likes to make trouble. It said, "Since the Jade Emperor has chosen a leader, I am willing to share your worries, be a just person and arrange my brothers in turn." The Jade Emperor was overjoyed. He told the pig to be selfless and cut off contacts, so he retired from the DPRK.
As soon as the Jade Emperor left, the zodiac became a pot of porridge.
At the beginning, everyone unanimously elected a gentle and generous workhorse to sit in the first place. Even the mighty tiger and black dragon respected it and agreed. However, the mouse curled up in the corner appeared and protested. It says, "I have a large number. If you don't believe me, let's race on the earth and listen to the opinions of the people. " So, the cow and the mouse came to the street in the city center.
When the cow passed through the crowd, people didn't respond. At this time, the mouse "whistled" and climbed onto the cow's back to make a standing pile. People in the street shouted, "What a big mouse!" By the time people took out sticks to hit them, the mouse had run away.
When the mouse came back to brag, all the animals were keen on cows. Only the black pig is secretly happy. It feels that only in this way, no matter how big or small, it is difficult to distinguish between good and bad, so it may be an impostor and it also benefits from it. So, with a stroke of a pen, it picked the mouse first and put the old cow behind.
This annoyed the tiger and the black dragon. They shouted loudly and made all the animals tremble. All the animals are busy worshipping dragons and tigers, unanimously electing tigers as mountain kings and black dragons as fish kings to rule the world. The monkey wrote a gold plaque with the word "Wang" for the tiger and hung it on the tiger's forehead. The rooster gave the black dragon two horns. Since then, the black dragon has been crowned. Tigers and black dragons have power in the world, so they are only behind rats and bulls. At this moment, another rabbit in trouble jumped out. It sneered and said, "Hey, hey! I am almost like a mouse in appearance, but I am bigger than a mouse in size. I am the guardian of the mountain king and should be in front of the sea king. "
Hearing this, the black dragon was furious and said, "Don't force it. If you are not convinced, let's have a competition. " Hearing this, the black pig said, "It's a deal. Let's race and let the hounds be your judges. "
Dogs and chickens have always been at odds. Seeing the chicken please the dragon, I wanted to take the opportunity to make fun of it. They chose a thorny runway and secretly said to the rabbit, "Your tail is too long, which will hinder the race.". You should be reluctant to give up what you love. " It cut off a big tail for the rabbit, leaving only a small tail.
The game has started. The black dragon wandered in the clouds and soon flew to the front. However, when he ran into the bushes, his horns were entangled in vines and he couldn't get them off. The rabbit jumped eighteen times and ran to the finish line in one breath.
Black pig ignored the opposition of all animals and put the rabbit behind the tiger in front of the black dragon.
The dog went to congratulate the rabbit. It sold to the rabbit and said, "If you don't choose this runway and cut off your tail, how can you win today?" The rabbit grabbed its thick tail and regretted it. After listening to this, the dog left three mouths and said, "Hum! I won by skill. I can't lose this beautiful tail without you! " When the dog heard this, his eyes were red with anger. He said, "Since you are capable, let's take a walk!" The hare said proudly, "What's so difficult? I'll run first. If you can catch up with me, I'll invite you to chew bones. " With that, he ran away triumphantly. The hounds ground their paws and chased them like arrows. After a while, the hare was driven out. It bit the rabbit's neck with its mouth and said, "Well, it's my turn to chew the bone."
For this matter, the dog was also punished, ranking last.
After the black dragon lost the game, he often secretly complained that the chicken horns exhausted him. When the rooster heard this, he regretted it and was sad. He came to the seaside and said to the dragon, "Brother Long, since these two horns are of no benefit to you, please give them back to me." The dragon said slyly, "Although these horns hurt me, they can decorate my musical instrument. It is not difficult for you to return the goods. You have to wait until the sun rises in the western hills and the moon sets in the East China Sea. " Say that finish, then a dive to the bottom of the sea. The naive rooster believes it. It gets up before dawn every day, hoping that the sun will come out of the western hills. It also craned its neck from time to time and shouted at the sea, "Brother Long-Brother Long! Angel-also-I ... "
Since then, the rooster has lost two horns and has been ranked behind.
Only the ranking of monkeys, snakes, horses, sheep and pigs is uncertain. You Zhu incited with ulterior motives: "Brother Monkey is the king of juggling on land, and Brother Snake is a master of swimming in the water. Which of you will come first? " After some discussion, they decided to conduct another folk experiment and perform acrobatics on the earth. The green snake invited the red horse, and the monkey invited the goat to help them make costume props.
At that time, snakes had twelve legs under their stomachs, and they were stupid and slow to walk. Red Horse is a doer who helps others. It quietly made a thin dragon coat for the snake. The dragon coat is made of horse hair, which is really beautiful. The red horse and the double horse scraped a layer of grease from under the abdomen and coated it on the dragon clothes, making the dragon clothes very greasy. The green snake wears a dragon suit to cover its stupid legs, and it is sensitive and beautiful to slide instead of walking.
Goats usually hate monkeys, because they jump up and down all day and step on the grass, so they are not so enthusiastic about helping monkeys. The monkeys want to make up for the smooth fur, and the goat asks for help: "Brother Yang, please cut me some fluff so that I can mend my fur." The goat said unhappily, "It's going to be cold. You know I depend on this precious coat! " "The monkey has no choice but to stay naked.
On the day of the competition, the green snake was dressed in dragon clothes, coiled around the branches like vines for a while, and slid on the water for a while. It held its head and neck high, landed only with its tail pointed, and performed various acrobatics, and people cheered again and again. It was the monkey's turn to perform, only to see it climb the barbell and swing, which also won a lot of applause. When performing "hanging bamboo curtain upside down", the monkey rolled the tip of its tail on the branch and lowered its head to make various thrilling moves. Suddenly, someone shouted, "Look! The monkey's eyes are on fire! " People all laughed loudly. Monkeys always defend their mistakes. They blushed and panicked. They were busy covering * * * with their tails, and only heard a "plop" and fell.
In this way, the green snake and the red horse came first, and the goats and monkeys came last.
After arranging seats for all the animals, Black Pig wrote himself down in front and said to himself, "This time it's time for me to be promoted and rich, with both fame and fortune! It came to Lingxiao Hall and met the Jade Emperor. The Jade Emperor took the seating chart, glanced at it, and without saying anything, ticked the name of the black pig in front and filled it in at the end. Therefore, the Jade Emperor asked Taibai Venus to write down the twelve birthdays of rats, ugly cows, silver tigers, hairy rabbits, dragons, snakes, afternoon horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs, and made a decree to let the duty servants release them to the world.
After the arrangement, the jade emperor was still angry and gave the black pig a few words:
Useless fool, reverse black and white.
If you eat repeatedly, you will be killed for one year.
Black pig was demoted and suddenly became angry. It lies in the thatched nest all day, and it's too lazy to mind its own business any more. However, sometimes I still feel itchy, so I can't help it. I arch this arch with my mouth and stir up trouble.
When the mouse came home, it danced three and a half beards happily and woke the sleeping cat. The flower cat asked, "Is it not time yet?" The mouse said, "It's too early, but we still won the first prize!" " "The mouse vividly boasted to the cat about his cleverness." I told you again and again, why didn't you call me? "Flower cat said with chagrin and regret. The mouse grabbed the white cat and said, "You have no ears? I told you to leave, but you took my place! Hearing this, the cat was so angry that its beard stood up and its almond eyes were round. It opened its sharp claws, jumped on it and ate the mouse.
Since then, cats and mice have become enemies for generations.
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The Origin of the Twelve Zodiacs in China
Introduction: The Zodiac is the image representative of the twelve earthly branches, namely Zi (mouse), Ugly (ox), Yin (tiger), Mao (rabbit), Chen (dragon), Si (snake), Wu (horse), Wei (sheep), Shen (monkey), You (chicken) and Xu.
Origin: Scholars in ancient and modern times have always had different opinions on this issue. Only the most common one is described here.
Count to twelve.
The number of Chinese zodiac animals is twelve, which stems from the special significance of twelve in astronomy and culture.
The ancestors of China felt the cycle of alternating cold and summer, and plants withered and flourished, which was called "one year old". By observing the astronomical phenomena, they found that the moon's profit and loss cycle is also related to "age"-twelve full moons are exactly one year old. They also take Jupiter as the annual cycle, and the "old star" orbits for exactly twelve years. "Zhou Li. Chun Guan. Feng Shixiang says, "Palm is two years old, palm is two months, palm is two days." Twelve is used not only to calculate years and months, but also to measure hours.
In addition to time division to make it progressive, twelve is also commonly used in other aspects. In the Spring and Autumn Period, it was recorded in Zuo Zhuan's seven years of mourning for the public that "the king of Zhou also worked, but only twelve." I thought there were many days. " It means that the Zhou Dynasty replaced the Shang Dynasty as the king and performed Zhou rites. From dressing and wearing hats to offering sacrifices, there were strict grade regulations, with a maximum of twelve items. "Mandarin Yu Jin Si" records that "the Yellow Emperor has twenty-five sons, and fourteen sons have surnames, which are twelve surnames". "The Biography of Gou Shuang in the Later Han Dynasty" said: "Therefore, the son of heaven married twelve women, and the number of days was also. There is an equal difference below the princes, and things have fallen. "
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