Why is the zodiac monkey also called Shen Monkey?
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, in order to calculate the time conveniently, a day was divided into 12 hours.
One hour every two hours corresponding to the current time, that is:
Zi, Ugly, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai, these are the twelve branches.
The twelve earthly branches are of great significance for accurately measuring time and determining time.
The determination of the zodiac is also the animal activity time determined by ancient people according to their own simple experience.
A set of conclusions observed according to the different living habits of each animal.
1) At night 1 1 o'clock to early morning 1 o'clock is midnight, when mice are most active, so why? Rats? .
2) It is ugly at 1 o'clock to 3 o'clock in the morning, and the cows are ruminating, which is also the time for the cows to start ploughing. Why? Ugly cow? .
3) Yin Shi is from 3 am to 5 am. At this time, tigers wander around for food, which is the fiercest, so why? Yin Hu? .
4) It is Shi Mao from 5: 00 to 7: 00 in the morning. At this time, the sun has not yet risen and the moon is still hanging in the sky. At this time, Yutu was busy making medicine. Rabbits on the earth have also begun to come out for food, so why? Hairy rabbit? .
5) From 7 am to 9 am, it is morning, which is a good time for rain. Why? Chen Long? .
6) From 9: 00 am to 1 1, snakes began to become active, so why? Snakes? .
7) From 1 1: 00 in the morning to 1: 00 in the afternoon, the sun is in full swing, and it's noon, which is an unconstrained time, so why? Afternoon horse? .
8) From/kloc-0 to 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the time is not right. When sheep eat grass at this time, they will grow stronger. Why? Sheep? .
9) 3 pm to 5 pm is the bidding time. At this time, monkeys are active, so why? Shen monkey? .
10) From 5 pm to 7 pm, it's one yuan. When night falls, chickens begin to return to their nests. Why? Chicken? .
1 1) From 7: 00 to 9: 00 p.m., the dog started to watch. Why? Dogs? .
12) From 9 pm to 1 1 point, it is Shihai. At this time, all is silent and the pig is snoring. Why? Sea pig? .
Also, because the monkey ranks ninth in the zodiac, it just corresponds to the Shen in the twelve earthly branches, so it is called? Shen monkey? .