1, Vietnam
Vietnamese culture and China culture have the same roots and customs. There are 12 species of animals in Vietnam, corresponding to 12 earthly branches. Of the 12 zodiac signs used by Vietnamese, only 1 is different from China. There are no rabbits in Vietnam, but there are cats. The Year of Rabbit in China has become the Year of Cat in Viet Nam: (Rat, Cow)
2. India
Indians have 12 zodiac signs, which are basically the same as those in China, except that China has tigers but no lions, and India has lions and no tigers (rats, cows, lions, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, goldfinches, dogs and pigs).
3. Egypt
Egyptians have twelve zodiac signs (ox, sheep, monkey, donkey, crab, snake, dog, cat, crocodile, flamingo, lion and eagle).
4. Greece
The Greeks have the zodiac, which is basically the same as the Egyptians, except that the Greeks have mice but no cats, while the Egyptians have cats and no mice (cows, sheep, monkeys, donkeys, crabs, snakes, dogs, cats, crocodiles, flamingos, lions and eagles).
5. Japan
Japanese zodiac signs are basically the same as those in China (rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog and wild boar). China's Ocean Year is called the Year of the Pig, while Japanese Ocean Year is called the Year of the Wild Boar.
The Japanese chronology of "heavenly stems and earthly branches" was introduced through China. It is said that China's "heavenly stems and earthly branches" originated from Shang Yin more than 3,700 years ago, when the "tapir" referred to wild boar. Later, wild boar was gradually domesticated as domestic animals in China, and jackals refer to pigs.
6. Korea
Korean has a lunar calendar, which is exactly the same as that in China. Handed down from ancient China, so is the zodiac. Therefore, the Spring Festival, like China, is the biggest festival in a year, symbolizing the beginning of a new year.
7. Cambodia
The Cambodian zodiac is exactly the same as that of China. Unlike Vietnam, rabbits are replaced by cats. However, no statue can be recognized as an animal after the erosion of wind and rain.
8. Thailand
There are no cats in the Chinese zodiac in Thailand. The zodiac signs are twelve years (snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig, mouse, cow, tiger, rabbit and dragon), which is called Zhou Xiao Chronology. Compared with Zhou Xiao, the zodiac takes 60 years as a cycle, and the zodiac is directly called the zodiac.