十二生肖的传说（Legend of the twelve zodiac）.docVIP

十二生肖的传说（Legend of the twelve zodiac） The origin of the twelve zodiac signs In ancient China, according to animal infested time and life characteristics, twelve kinds of animal as the twelve zodiac, namely each animal for an hour. The first order of the rat is the mouse, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog and pig. Rat: 11 pm to second days 1 (Midnight). At this time, the mice were the most vigorous and active, so the rats were matched with the rats. Cow: 1-3 a.m. (ugly). This time the cows eat enough grass, Daojiao the fine, the slowest, most comfortable, so Choushi collocation with cattle. Tiger: 3-5 a.m. (Yin). According to the old set, at this time, the most active and most ferocious tiger, and the tiger wounding up, so Yinshi collocation. Rabbit: morning 5-7 (Maoshi). At this time the sun had not yet shown its face, and the moons radiance had not yet died. The moon is a name, the palace is the only mythical animal, such as rabbit by collocation. Dragon: at 7-9 in the morning (on). This is the story of Yu Qun line, the dragon is a mythical animal, so is Chen Shi long. Snake: morning 9-11 (Sishi). It is said that this time the snake will not hurt, also not wandering in the way of people walking, more hidden in the bushes, so Sishi belongs to the snake. Ma: morning 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (noon). Based on the Taoist priest, at noon the sun roof, reaching up to the extreme Yang, Chi gradually increase in the column for Yin and Yang, general animal were lying down to rest, only the horse was used to stand, even to sleep standing up, not lying. This noon on a horse. Sheep: in the afternoon when 1-3 (i.e. not). It is said that sheep urine at this time sprinkling the ground, spilling out of their own urine cured of a startled insanity, therefore, not a sheep. Monkey: 3-5 PM (the). At this time, the monkey love crow, the voice of Latin Americas longest, most loud. So the monkey. Chicken: in the afternoon when 5-7 (i.e. Shi). At this time, the s