In fact, there is a one-to-one correspondence between the zodiac and the twelve earthly branches, and each zodiac has its own time.
in ancient times, for the convenience of counting time, a day was divided into 12 hours.
corresponding to the current time, that is, every two hours and one hour, they are:
Zi, Ugly, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Noon, Wei, Shen, You, Xu and Hai, which are the Twelve Earthly Branches.
the twelve earthly branches are of great significance for accurately measuring time and determining time.
The determination of the zodiac is also the time of animal activities determined by ancient people according to their own simple experience.
a set of conclusions based on the different living habits of each animal.
1) It's midnight to 1 am, when rats are most active, so they are offspring rats.
2) from 1 am to 3 am, it is ugly, the cow is ruminating, and it is also the time when the cow begins to plow, so it is ugly.
3) It's Yinshi from 3: to 5: in the morning. At this time, tigers wander around for food, which is the fiercest, so they are called Yinhu.
4) It is Maoshi from 5 am to 7 am, when the sun has not yet risen and the moon is still hanging in the sky. At this time, Yutu is busy making medicine. Rabbits in the world also began to come out for food, so they were Mao rabbits.
5) From 7: a.m. to 9: a.m., it's the morning, which is a good time for the dragon to rain, so it's called the dragon.
6) from 9: am to 11: am, it is the fourth time, and the snake begins to be active, so it is the fourth time.
7) From 11: a.m. to 1: p.m., the sun is in full swing, and it's noon, which is the time to be unconstrained, so it's the afternoon horse.
8) from 1: pm to 3: pm, it's untimely. When sheep eat grass at this time, they will grow stronger, so they are not sheep.
9) from 3 pm to 5 pm, it is the time to apply for the Olympic Games. At this time, the monkeys are active, so they are applying for the Olympic Games.
1) From 5: p.m. to 7: p.m., it is the unitary time. When night falls, chickens begin to return to their nests, so they are unitary chickens.
11) From 7: pm to 9: pm, the dog starts to keep vigil, so it is a dog.
12) From 9: p.m. to 11: p.m., it's Haishi. At this time, all is silent, and pigs are snoring and sleeping, so it's Haizhu.
Because the chicken ranks 1th among the zodiac, it just corresponds to the unitary among the twelve earthly branches, so it is called the unitary chicken.