the zodiac stone is unique to China. Everyone born in different years has their own zodiac, and different Zodiac has different meanings and meanings. This year is the year of the rat. Many expectant parents want to have a baby mouse. What's the meaning of a mouse? Do you know the meaning and moral of your zodiac? This article brings you the meaning and moral of the Chinese zodiac. Let's have a look.
What does the Chinese Zodiac mean
The Chinese zodiac, also known as the zodiac, is a Chinese zodiac that matches the twelve geographical branches with the year of human birth, including rats, cattle, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs.
The origin of the zodiac is related to animal worship. According to the Qin Bamboo Slips Unearthed in Shuihudi, Yunmeng, Hubei Province and Fangmatan, Tianshui, Gansu Province, a relatively complete Zodiac system existed as early as the pre-Qin period, and the earliest handed down document recording the same Zodiac as today is Lun Heng by Wang Chong of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
The Chinese zodiac is the figurative representative of the twelve geographical branches, Namely Zi (rat), Chou (ox), Yin (tiger), Mao (rabbit), Chen (Dragon), Si (snake), Wu (horse), Wei (sheep), Shen (monkey), you (chicken), Xu (dog), Hai (pig), with the development of history, has been gradually integrated into the folk belief concept of living and conquering each other, which is manifested in marriage, life, annual luck, etc. each zodiac has rich legends, which forms a concept interpretation system and has become an image philosophy in folk culture, such as the zodiac on marriage, temple fair prayer, the year of the nativity, etc. in modern times, more people take the zodiac as the mascot of the Spring Festival , become a symbol of entertainment and cultural activities.
As a long-standing folk cultural symbol, the Chinese Zodiac has left a large number of poems, Spring Festival couplets, paintings, calligraphy and painting and folk crafts depicting the image and symbolic significance of the Chinese zodiac. Besides China, many countries in the world issue Zodiac stamps during the Spring Festival to express their wishes for the Chinese New Year.
What are the meanings of the zodiac
Rat: it is regarded as a symbol of alertness, adaptability, dealing with adversity, offspring reproduction and family prosperity. It has the auspicious meaning of life and prosperity.
Cattle: it is regarded as a symbol of diligence, simplicity, sincerity, loyalty, tolerance of humiliation, bravery and stubbornness. It has the auspicious meaning of getting rich through hard work and good weather.
Tiger: it is regarded as a symbol of power, bravery, forthright and justice, colorful and magnificent. It has the auspicious meaning of dispelling evil spirits and bringing charm to the four sides.
Rabbit: it is regarded as a symbol of tenderness, quiet, purity, elegance, wit, sensitivity, loyalty and kindness. It has the auspicious meaning of natural detachment and immortality.
Belonging to the Dragon: it is regarded as a symbol of honor and holiness, high interest, flexibility, openness and openness. It has the auspicious meaning of punishing evil, suppressing evil and bringing peace to the country and the people.
Snake: it is regarded as a symbol of beauty, infatuation, righteousness, generosity and flexibility. It has the auspicious meaning of overcoming hardness with softness and perseverance.
Horse: it is regarded as a symbol of vigorous and majestic, loyal and honest, arrogant and uninhibited, brave and firm. It has the auspicious meaning of marching forward bravely and living forever.
Sheep: it is regarded as a symbol of gentleness, kindness, harmony, obedience to heaven and people, purity and nobility. It has the auspicious meaning of rich years and making money with harmony.
Monkey: it is regarded as a symbol of freedom, agility, intelligence, courage, love and righteousness. It has the auspicious meaning of exorcising demons and subduing demons and happy years.
Chicken: it is regarded as a symbol of bravery, aggressiveness, resolving all poisons, peace and auspiciousness. It has the auspicious meaning of home stability and couple harmony.
Dog: it is regarded as a symbol of wit, honesty and courage, due diligence and trustworthiness, sacrifice and righteousness. It has the auspicious meaning of four seasons, Kangtai, peace and tranquility.
Pig: it is regarded as a symbol of boldness, humility, simplicity, simplicity, peace of mind and peace with the world. It has the auspicious meaning of living and working in peace and contentment and abundant food and clothing.
The meanings of the zodiac
Group I: Rats and cattle. Mice represent wisdom and cattle represent diligence. The two must be closely combined. If only wisdom is not diligent, it will become a little smart. If only diligence and no brains, it will become stupidity. Therefore, the two must be combined. This is the first and most important group of expectations and requirements of our ancestors for the Chinese people.
Group 2: tigers and rabbits. The tiger represents bravery and the rabbit represents caution. The two must be closely combined in order to achieve the so-called bold and careful. If courage leaves prudence, it becomes recklessness, and blindly prudence becomes timidity. This group is also very important, so it comes second.
The third group is dragons and snakes. The Dragon represents strength and the snake represents flexibility. The so-called hard is easy to break, too hard is easy to break, but if there is only one side of softness, it is easy to lose your own opinion. Therefore, the combination of hardness and softness is our ancestral motto of all dynasties.
The fourth group is horses and sheep. Ma represents indomitable, straight to the goal, and sheep represents harmony. If a person only cares about himself and goes straight to the goal, regardless of his surroundings, he will inevitably bump with his surroundings, and he may not be able to achieve his goal in the end. But if a person patronizes and harmonizes with his surroundings, he will lose his direction and goal. Therefore, the indomitable nature must be closely combined with harmony.
The fifth group is monkeys and chickens. The monkey represents flexibility, the chicken crows regularly and represents constancy. Flexibility and constancy must be closely combined. If you are flexible and not constant, no matter how good the policy is, you will not get a harvest in the end. But if you are just constant, a pool of stagnant water and an iron plate, there will be no reform and opening up today. Only the very harmonious combination between them, on the one hand, has stability and maintains the overall harmony and order, on the other hand, it can move forward flexibly.
Finally, dogs and pigs. Dogs represent loyalty and pigs represent easygoing. If a person is too loyal and does not know how to be easygoing, he will exclude others. Conversely, if a person is too easygoing and has no loyalty, he will lose his principles. Therefore, whether it is loyalty to a country, a nation, a team or one's own ideal, it must be closely combined with easygoing, so that it is easy to really maintain the loyalty in the heart. This is what we Chinese people have always insisted on: the outside is round and the inside is square, and the gentleman is harmonious but different.
Zodiac dogs represent loyalty. People born in the year of the dog are generally very honest. They know how to get along with others. Their credibility is really high. People can easily trust them. Pig people are very easygoing people. Their character is very good. They are easy to get along with anyone and have super good popularity.