Zodiac sequence arrangement
China's zodiac animals are made up of eleven kinds of animals originated from nature, namely, rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs, pigs and legendary dragons. Used to record the year, arranged in the order of mouse, ugly cow, silver tiger, hairy rabbit, dragon, snake, afternoon horse, sheep, monkey and chicken.
What zodiac signs are there in the original order? Rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs.
What is the ranking order of the zodiac? Number sequence: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,1,12.
The order of earthly branches: Zi, Ugly, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu and Hai.
Geographical order: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog and pig.
What is the order of the zodiac based on? Ancient astronomers divided day and night into twelve hours. At the same time, when they watch the celestial phenomena, they determine the zodiac according to the living habits and activities of twelve animals. From 11: 00 pm to 1: 00 am the next day, it is the time for mice to move in the dead of night, and they are called "mice". From/kloc-0 to 3 am, it's ugly. Cattle are used to eating grass at night, and farmers often get up late at night to feed them, so they are called "ugly cows". From three to five in the morning, it belongs to Yin Shi. At this time, tigers lying during the day and walking at night are the fiercest. The ancients often heard tigers roaring at this time, so they were called "silver tigers". From five to seven in the morning, it's Shi Mao. At dawn, rabbits leave their nests and like to eat grass with morning dew, so they are called "hairy rabbits". From seven o'clock in the morning to the nail point, it is the time of day. It's usually foggy at this time. It is said that Longxi is flying in the clouds, which is worth the rising sun, so it is called "Chen Long". It's the fourth time from 9 am to 1 1. The fog cleared, the sun was shining, and the snake came out of the hole to feed and pretended to be a "snake". From eleven o'clock to one o'clock at noon, it is noon. In ancient times, wild horses were not tamed by humans. At noon, they run around screaming, so they are called "afternoon horses". 1: 00 to 3: 00 in the afternoon is inappropriate. Some places call it "sheep out of the slope", which means it is a good time to herd sheep, so it is called "Weiyang". From 3 pm to 5 pm, it is the application time. When the sun goes down in the west, the monkey likes to crow, so it is called "Shen Monkey". From five o'clock to seven o'clock in the afternoon, it is unitary time. When the sun goes down, the chicken spins in front of the nest, so it is called "unitary chicken". From 7 pm to 9 pm, it is a time of sadness. After a hard day's work, I bolted the door and got ready to have a rest. The dog crouched in front of the door to guard. As soon as there is movement, it barks and screams, so it is called "dog". From 9: 00 pm to 1 1, it is Shihai. You can hear the sound of the pig arch in the dead of night, so it is called "sea pig". In this way, the time of day is arranged by animals: mice, ugly cows, silver tigers, rabbits, Chen Long, uncles, afternoon horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and porcupines. Later, people used this method to determine the year, and the zodiac appeared.
Why is the 12 zodiac arranged like this? The choice of the zodiac is not complicated, and it is close to the daily life and social life of the Han people, as you can guess. Zodiac animals can be roughly divided into three categories: one is the "six animals" domesticated by human beings, namely cattle, sheep, horses, pigs, dogs and chickens, which are domesticated by human beings for economic or other purposes, accounting for half of the Zodiac animals. "Six Livestock" is an important concept in China agricultural culture with a long history. In the traditional concept of China people, "Six Livestock Flourishing" represents the prosperity, auspiciousness and beauty of the family. During the Spring Festival, people usually talk about "the prosperity of six animals", so it is inevitable that these six animals will become the zodiac. The second category is well-known wild animals, which are closely related to people's daily and social life. They are tigers, rabbits, monkeys, rats and snakes, and some of them participate in human life with awe, such as tigers and snakes. There are also rodents that people hate and taboo, but they rely on human beings to survive; More people like it, such as rabbits and monkeys. The third category is the traditional symbolic mascot of China people-the dragon, which is a symbol of the Chinese nation, an "artifact" with many animal features, and a "spiritual thing" in people's imagination. Dragon represents wealth and good luck, and it is the most symbolic auspicious animal, so the position of dragon in the zodiac is indispensable.
As can be seen from the above, the choice of zodiac animals is not arbitrary, but has certain meanings. People choose animals from different angles, which has certain significance.
So in what order are these twelve animals arranged? As mentioned earlier, the zodiac was born in the atmosphere of ancient animal worship and totem worship. People just use animals to borrow ordinal symbols to match the earthly branches. Why did you choose these twelve animals, who came first and in what order? There is no conclusion. Because the zodiac was born in ancient culture, people have lost the original intention of the arrangement because of its age. Today's legends and stories are only attached to it, and they can only rely on legends and imagination. There are three explanations about the arrangement of the zodiac.
The first 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.
Secondly, Chinese ancient scholars explained the relationship between earthly branches and Xiao beasts from the perspective of twelve o'clock in ancient times.
There is chaos in the darkness. Rats come out in the middle of the night and bite the chaotic state between heaven and earth out of the gap. "Rats bite the sky", so they belong to rats. When the sky opens, the land will be reclaimed. "This land will be saved from ugliness." Cows have to plow fields, so ugliness belongs to cows. Yin Shi is the time when a person is born. If he lives, he must die. Nothing can kill people more than a tiger. Yin has awe, so Yin belongs to a tiger. Shi Mao is like the sunrise. The sun should be separated from divination, which is like fire, and the yin contained in it is the essence of the moon, so Shi Mao is a rabbit. March is the rainy season. Chen Ziran belongs to the dragon. The divinatory symbols in April, at this moment, spring grass is flourishing, which is a good day for snakes, like a duck to water. Besides, it's morning, and the snake is returning to the cave, so it belongs to the snake. At noon and afternoon, the sun's spirit reaches its peak, and the yin is budding. A horse, an animal, gallops and flies with its hooves, but it tramples on the ground from time to time. The sky is yang, the earth is yin, and the horse jumps between yin and yang, so it becomes the zodiac at noon. Sheep, grazing in the afternoon is the best time, and it is easy to gain weight. This time is not timely, so it is not a sheep. Not after dressing, but when the monkey is crying near the western hills, and the monkey likes to stretch his arms and jump at this time, so the monkey is worth dressing. When the moon appears, it belongs to water, so it should be divination. The hexagrams are the upper and lower yin, and the middle yang represents the sun and the essence of the sun. That's why you are a chicken. When night falls, it's time. Dogs are domestic animals that keep vigil.
The correct arrangement order and origin of the zodiac. The order of the zodiac is: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog and pig. The selection of the zodiac is not complicated, and it is close to the daily life and social life of the Han people. Zodiac animals can be roughly divided into three categories: one is the "six animals" domesticated by human beings, namely cattle, sheep, horses, pigs, dogs and chickens, which are domesticated by human beings for economic or other purposes, accounting for half of the Zodiac animals. "Six Livestock" is an important concept in China agricultural culture with a long history. In the traditional concept of China people, "Six Livestock Flourishing" represents the prosperity, auspiciousness and beauty of the family. During the Spring Festival, people usually talk about "the prosperity of six animals", so it is inevitable that these six animals will become the zodiac. The second category is well-known wild animals, which are closely related to people's daily and social life. They are tigers, rabbits, monkeys, rats and snakes, and some of them participate in human life with awe, such as tigers and snakes. There are also rodents that people hate and taboo, but they rely on human beings to survive; More people like it, such as rabbits and monkeys. The third category is the traditional symbolic mascot of China people-the dragon, which is a symbol of the Chinese nation, an "artifact" with many animal features, and a "spiritual thing" in people's imagination. The dragon is the most symbolic auspicious animal, representing the fortune of a rich and precious ingot, so the position of the dragon in the zodiac is indispensable. There is a myth about the origin of the zodiac: the Jade Emperor wanted to choose 12 animals as representatives, and then he sent a fairy to tell the animals about it, and set a time to come to the Tiangong to run for office in the year of Taizu. The earlier he comes, the higher the line will be, and the last one will not. At that time, cats and mice were still good friends. The cat loves to sleep, but he also wants to be chosen, so he asks the mouse to call him. But the mouse forgot as soon as it turned its head. The mouse went to the old cow and said that he got up early and ran fast, so the cow could take him. The old cow agreed at that time. The dragon has no horns and the chicken has horns. The dragon told the chicken that the chicken was already very beautiful and didn't need horns, so he let the chicken lend it to him. The chicken was very happy when he heard the flattery of the dragon, so he lent his horn to the dragon and told him to pay back the money on time after the election. Long readily agreed. In the year of Mao Mao, Uzuki, when the cat was still sleeping, many animals rushed to the Heavenly Palace. The mouse sits on the cow's back. After reaching heaven, the mouse jumped up. The Jade Emperor said that the mice arrived first, which made them the first. Old steak is second; The tiger also arrived late, ranking third; The rabbit also arrived, ranking fourth; The dragon came late, but he was very big. The Jade Emperor saw him at a glance. Seeing that he was so beautiful, he ranked fifth. He also said that his son ranked sixth, but Long was disappointed because his son didn't come today. At this time, the snake at the back ran over and said, "He * * * Dad, I'm in the sixth place! I am ranked sixth! " Snakes rank sixth; Horses and sheep have arrived, too. They asked me to ask you: Brother Ma first, Brother Yang first, and they pushed them around. Seeing that they were so polite, the Jade Emperor let them rank seventh and eighth. The monkey was in his thirties, but he jumped ahead with the clouds in the sky because he could jump, ranking ninth; Then chickens, dogs and pigs were also selected. The cat didn't wake up until the end of the game, and the mouse was chased all over the world as soon as he got home. After the game, the dragon came to the seaside and saw that he had horns much more beautiful than before, so he didn't plan to return the chicken. In order to avoid the chicken, he disappeared from the world. The chicken was very angry, so he got up early every morning and shouted at the sea: Give it back quickly! Give it back! The hen shouted, give him back quickly! Give him back to me! The chicken also crows: Come back! And! Zodiac arrangement in folk stories
The first is the theory of Han folk stories.
At that time, Emperor Xuanyuan wanted to choose twelve kinds of animals as palace guards. 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. Second, > >;
What is the ranking order of the zodiac? 12 Zodiac order
Rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs.
Midnight (11-12) It is said that mice are the most active animals in the middle of the night, so they belong to midnight mice.
Clown time (1-2 midnight), because cattle are the earliest livestock to cultivate land, and clown time belongs to cattle;
Yin Shi (3-4 am) is interpreted as fear. The animal that the ancients feared most was the tiger, so Yin Shi belonged to the tiger.
Shi Mao (5-6 am), because it is still in the "lunar" (that is, the moon) time at 5-6 am, it is said that there are jade rabbits in the moon, so Shi Mao belongs to rabbits;
Chen Shi (7-8 am), it is said that it is when the dragon rains, so Chen Shi belongs to the dragon;
Time is up (9- 10). It is said that snakes love to go out for food under the cover of spring grass, so they belong to snakes at this time.
At noon (11-12), the yang reaches the item, and the yin begins to regenerate, while the horse travels thousands of miles, belonging to the "yin" beast, so it belongs to the horse at noon;
Untimely (1- 2 pm) It is said that untimely sheep eat grass with strong roots, so they belong to untimely sheep;
Shen Shi (3-4 pm), because it is getting late, apes will groan, so Shen Shi is a monkey;
Youshi (5-6 pm), just as the moon rises, there is a legend of "the golden rooster of the sun", so Youshi is a chicken;
Garrison (7-8 pm), because this is the beginning of the night, dogs are vigil animals, so the garrison belongs to dogs;
Shihai (9- 10 at night) is the most chaotic time in the world. Pigs love to sleep, so Shihai belongs to pigs.
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Why does 12 Zodiac Mouse rank first?
The guy in charge of ranking the zodiac is a corrupt official, taking bribes and perverting the law. He accepted the great benefits of the mouse, made a power and money transaction, and put the first gold 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 first mouse", is spread in Hubei, Hunan Province in the Central Plains.
After the mouse, cow, horse and sheep were selected into the zodiac, the mouse said:
I should have come first.
Cows, horses and sheep are not convinced and say:
Why is it ranked 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. 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, cows come and people say:
This cow is strong.
The horse came and people said:
This horse is really tall.
When the sheep come, people say:
This sheep is very fat.
Finally, the mouse swaggered over. People saw a big mouse suddenly running out of the street, and 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. ...& gt& gt
The correct order of the zodiac? Which time period represents the order of the China Zodiac and the Zodiac respectively?
Rats, ugly cows, silver tigers, hairy rabbits, dragons, snakes, afternoon horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and porcupines.
Second, a day's time.
23: 00 to 1, 1 to 3: 00, 3: 00 to 5: 00, 5: 00 to 7: 00, 7: 00 to 9: 00, 9: 00 to1,1to/kloc-0.
Three. Time of year
Heavy snow-mild cold in rats-clear water 1 1 month 65438+February 23rd-1.
The ugly cow is slightly cold-beginning of spring 1 Feb 65438+1Oct1PM -3.
February 1 Day 3: 00-5: 00 Yinhu beginning of spring-Jingzhe Muyang.
Rabbit Frighten-Qingming Festival February 5-7 Yin Mu
Chen Long Qingming-Changxia Tuyang on March 7 -9
It's cloudy at 9: 00- 1 1: 00 in April.
At noon, Ma Mang planted-Xiaoshu in May and June11:00-13: 00 fire yang.
Summer without sheep-June and July 13- 15 beginning of autumn is cloudy.
Beginning of autumn-Bailu Jinyang, the empress of God, was in July 15- 17.
Your chicken white dew-cold dew August September 17- 19 gold and silver
Cold dew in dogs-Tuyang+10/0/9-beginning of winter 2 1 in September 65438.
Haizhu beginning of winter-Daxue1October165438+1October 2 1-23: 00 Shuiyin.
What is the origin of the zodiac and how to arrange it? I'll tell you a long joke about the Chinese zodiac, which is also a myth and legend, and then I'll tell you its origin.
It is said that the Jade Emperor chose 12 animals as representatives, and then sent immortals to tell the animals about it. He also set a time to take part in the Maori election in Uzuki in the year of Mao. The earlier the queue comes, the worse the front and back will be. At that time, cats and mice were still good friends. The cat loves to sleep, but also wants to be chosen, so he asked the mouse to call him. But as soon as the mouse turned around, he forgot to ask the mouse to call him old cow, saying that he got up early and ran fast.
At that time, dragons had no horns and chickens had horns. Just tell the chicken that the chicken is already beautiful. You don't need horns to summon chickens to lend them to him. After listening to the flattery of the dragon, you are glad to lend them. Tell him to pay back the money on time after the election. The dragon is full of hope.
In the year of Mao Mao, Uzuki, when the cat was still sleeping, many animals rushed to the Heavenly Palace.
The mouse sat on the cow's back until it reached heaven. The jade emperor said that he was the first to arrive, and he was ranked first in steak, then the second tiger came third, and the rabbit came fourth. The dragon came very late, but I saw him at a glance and asked him to come and have a look. He is so beautiful that he ranks fifth. He also said that his son was ranked sixth. But Long was disappointed because his son didn't come today. Then the snake behind came over and said, he is my father. I am the sixth! Snakes rank sixth, and horses and sheep come towards them. You asked me to let you: Marco, you first ~ ~ Brother Yang, you first ~ ~ The Jade Emperor who pushed them around saw that they were so polite, and ranked seventh and eighth. The monkey was originally in his thirties, but because he could jump, he jumped in front with the clouds in the sky, and then the chicken, dog and pig were selected one after another.
The cat didn't wake up until after the game. As soon as the mouse came home, it was chased all over the world by the cat. . .
After the game, the dragon came to the seaside and saw that he was much more beautiful than before, so he didn't plan to return the chicken. In order to avoid the chicken, he disappeared into the world, and the chicken was angry, so he got up early every morning and shouted at the sea: Give it back quickly! Give it back! The hen shouted, give him back quickly! Give him back to me! The chicken also crows: Come back! And!
Well, I'll tell you your question when the story is over.
Since Shun Di's time, China began to use the "heavenly stems and earthly branches Chronology", which combined ten heavenly stems and twelve earthly branches. The method of zoological chronology originated from nomadic people in the west and north of ancient China. The Book of the Tang Dynasty records: "The Year of the Tiger is bounded by twelve events. If the year is cloudy, it is called the year of the tiger. " Zhao Yi, a famous textual research scholar in the Qing Dynasty, made a textual research in Yu Yu Congkao: "In the early days, the custom of benefiting the north was childless, ugly, yin and hairy, but when rats, cows, tigers and rabbits were divided into years, by the end of the Han Dynasty, it was said that (Khan) money lived in Wuyuan, mixed with Qi people, and spread in China, so it was not abandoned.
The zodiac was first seen in The Book of Songs, the world's first collection of poems. The Book of Songs? Xiaoya? "Car Attack" said: "Today is the auspicious day of the ecliptic, and it is noon. I am short of horses. "See also the Book of Rites? Monthly order? Ji Dong: "Digging cows to send cold. "When did the zodiac theory come into being? There is a historical cloud: it should be formed in the Han Dynasty at the latest. Is it based on Wang Chong's Lun Heng? The article "Things Potential" says: "Yin, wood, birds and tigers. Hey, Tuye, its birds and dogs are also. " Another cloud said, "Good afternoon, Ma Ye. Son, mouse also. Unitary, chicken also. ..... Shen, Qitian also. "* * * put forward eleven zodiac names. In addition, in the Spring and Autumn Annals of Wu Yue written by Zhao Ye in the Eastern Han Dynasty, "Wu Zaichen is a dragon. "Just added' Chen Long', and completed the zodiac. It can be seen that the twelve zodiac signs were formed in the Eastern Han Dynasty. As for the use of the Chinese zodiac, it appeared at least in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. The Biography of Northern History Yuwen Hu records a letter written to him by Yuwen Hu's mother, which reads: "Your brother was born in Wuchuan Town, the eldest is a mouse, the second is a rabbit, and you are a snake. "It can be seen that the Chinese zodiac was widely used by the people at that time to record the date of birth.
However, in the mid-1970s, from 1975 to 12, thousands of bamboo slips were found in the cultural relics unearthed from Qin TombNo. 1 1 in Yunmeng, Hubei Province. Among them, sunrise? The thief clearly recorded the words used to predict the thief's appearance characteristics in the zodiac. The appearance of this miracle proves that the Chinese zodiac has been used in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Because Qin Tomb No.11 was built in the thirty years of the first emperor, that is, 2 17 BC. Some people say that long before Qin Shihuang proclaimed himself emperor, our ancestors used the zodiac to record the year, and especially pointed out that "it began in summer and spread in Shang and Zhou Dynasties." However, how to quote it remains to be further explored by historians and cultural relics scholars. ...& gt& gt