1979 What is the zodiac?
Sheep, one of the zodiac signs, is the eighth earthly branch.
The Zodiac, also known as the Zodiac, is twelve kinds of animals in China that match the twelve earthly branches according to the year of birth, including rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs.
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According to the Chinese zodiac, a sheep is born in heavenly stems and earthly branches B.
There are 10 1 calendars in China, one of which takes beginning of spring as the boundary of the zodiac year, but it is not universal in the whole country and only works in some areas. Later, someone wrote a book, but this book was only aimed at the needs of special industries. Zhao Shu said that since we are talking about the Lunar New Year, the zodiac should follow the main branch. People born in Wu Jia are horses, and people born before Wu Jia are sheep.
However, at present, folklorists have not reached a unified conclusion. At the same time, Zhao Shu said that there is no scientific basis for the folk saying that "ten sheep are incomplete". Its source is that people in power such as Cixi were unpopular in the late Qing Dynasty. Because she is a sheep, people reflect their political likes and dislikes in the zodiac.
All zodiac animals have auspicious meanings. Our ancestors did not use unlucky animals as time codes. In ancient times, the word "auspicious" was a general term, and "auspicious" meant "auspicious sheep", which means beaming.
Some people question whether the sheep in China Zodiac are sheep or goats. In this regard, Zhao Shu said that the zodiac is a zodiac sheep, regardless of the color, but China pays attention to the water and fire in Jin Mu, and 20 15 is the Year of the Golden Sheep.
China News Network-Folklore Expert: heavenly stems and earthly branches gave birth to a sheep.