What constellation is it today? 202 1.
202 1 is the year of the ox, and people born in this year are cows. The twelve branches are: ugly; Collectively referred to as ugly cows.
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).
Whipping spring cattle, also called "spring beating", is intended to persuade people to farm. "Zhou Li Lejin" contains "Unearthing cattle to drive away the cold", which was later fixed in beginning of spring. People dressed as "Ju Mang God" whipped local cows, and local officials held a ceremony to burn incense to announce the start of the New Year's work.
After using paper cows, the tripe is filled with grains in advance, and scattered after whipping, symbolizing that "the grains are abundant and the particles flow all over the ground". In the Qing dynasty, maps of spring cattle and mountain gods were sent to local governments every year. In the picture, the color of each part of the spring cow is designed according to the relationship between the branches and the five elements of yin and yang, as well as the age, clothing and posture of the mang god who plays the role of almanac.
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Cattle's Zodiac Story
In ancient times, cows were servants in front of the Jade Emperor Temple. They often traveled between the Heavenly 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 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 you can't." The jade emperor said trembling.
"The Jade Emperor can rest assured that I can't do this little thing well and I am willing to be punished." Niu Wang insisted on going.
The jade emperor agreed to the request of the ox king and told him to take three steps and sprinkle a handful of grass seeds after coming 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 being possessed by the world, he was dizzy and mistakenly thought that the jade emperor's will was to sow 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 here to grow crops. The Jade Emperor knew this bad thing, and only when he called Niu Wang did he 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 helped farmers work. "
When the Jade Emperor finished speaking, 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 his upper teeth fell off. Therefore, cows have been working hard for farmers all their lives, and they never stop 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 pragmatic, and never lets go of pulling carts and plowing fields. It has done a lot of work for farmers and won people's praise. When arranging the zodiac, people recommended him as the zodiac.