What would the ancients distinguish by stars?
(1) Identifying the weather, there is a proverb: Stars are dense, but raindrops fall. The stars are sparse and the weather is fine. The stars are bright and it will be sunny tomorrow. The stars blink and it can't rain.
② Use the Big Dipper to distinguish seasons: bucket handle refers to the summer in the south; Barrel handle refers to autumn in the west.
Bucket handle refers to the winter in the north; Bucket handle, which means spring scenery on earth. (Barrel handle refers to spoon handle)
(3) Use Polaris to identify the direction. Polaris is in the north. The method of identifying Polaris is as follows:
In the area south of 23 3' north latitude, you can sometimes see the Southern Cross at night, which can also be used to tell the direction. The Southern Cross consists of four brighter stars, which are shaped like a "ten".
The ancient Egyptians used Sirius to predict the flood time of the Nile and created a calendar, so the ancient Egyptians worshipped Sirius.
The ancient Egyptian calendar was obtained from the observation of Canis Canis. Canis Canis is called Sirius in China and Sobu in ancient Egypt, which means the star on the water. The civilization of ancient Egypt is closely related to the flood of the Nile. They found that while the Nile rose in the delta, the sun and Sirius also rose on the horizon. They set the time between these two events as 365 days a year. Divide the whole year into 12 months, with 30 days each month and the remaining 5 days as festivals; At the same time, a year is divided into three seasons, namely "flood season", "valley season" and "harvest season", with four months in each season. ?
2. Then there are some superstitious sayings. For example, when seeking things, the stars are used to distinguish between good and bad luck, and there are also points of life and death, such as newborn babies and the change of emperors. For example, among many legends related to Venus, the most legendary one is the story about Li Bai, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty. Legend has it that Li Bai was born in an unusual way, but his mother dreamed that Taibai Venus fell into her arms and was born, so she was named Li Bai, with the word Taibai.
? The ancients used astrology to explain or predict people's fate and behavior, so I won't go into details. You can consult these materials.
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