Basic Introduction Title: Zodiac Snake Page: 133 Publishing House: Qilu Bookstore Publication Time: September 2005 1 Zodiac Introduction, the origin of snakes, Zodiac character, books, content introduction, catalogue, Zodiac Introduction Zodiac, or Zodiac, is a dozen animals used by some ethnic groups in China and East Asia to indicate the year, collectively referred to as the Zodiac. That is, rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs are matched with twelve earthly branches (Zi, Ugly, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai) in turn to form offspring rats and ugliness. Everyone takes the symbolic animal of his birth year as the zodiac, so people in China often use the zodiac to calculate their age. Cycle once for a round. Besides China's zodiac signs, China also uses twelve corresponding dates, the moon, the day and the hour. The zodiac (animal calendar) is also popular in Asian countries and some countries in Eastern Europe and North Africa. The earliest and widely circulated complete 12 zodiac cycle in historical documents was put forward by Wang Chong (27-97 BC) in Lun Heng written in 1 century BC. The order is: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig and snake. A long time ago, snakes and frogs were friends, but at that time snakes had four legs, while frogs had no legs and crawled on their stomachs, but snakes were lazy. This frog is very diligent. It not only catches insects for snakes to eat, but also helps people catch pests. Therefore, of course, human beings hate snakes and like frogs. 9- 1 1 in the morning (that is, "Shi Si"). It is said that snakes at this time will not hurt people, nor will they wander on the road where people walk, but will hide in the grass, so this time belongs to snakes. The snake found that people hated him, and he began to hate people. It bites everyone and eats livestock, which makes the world very uneasy. When the land god saw it, he sued the Heavenly Palace. The Jade Emperor sent the snake to the Heavenly Palace to persuade it to turn over a new leaf. However, the snake talks wildly and has no intention of repentance. The jade emperor was furious and asked the magic weapon to cut off the snake's four legs so as not to hurt people. Since then, the snake has lost four legs. Seeing that the frog has made contributions to others, the Jade Emperor gave the snake four legs to the frog. Frogs are more diligent when they have legs. The snake regretted his mistake and was determined to reform itself. It also began to eat pests, dragging its long body and doing good things for mankind without saying a word. Snakes also learn to control water with dragons. After its death, it also dedicated its body to human beings and treated many patients as medicine. When the jade emperor saw that the snake could change its mind, it took a lot of trouble. When he decided to seal the zodiac, he put it behind the dragon and became the human zodiac. After the snake becomes the zodiac, of course, it will not take the initiative to hurt people. Once evil thoughts germinate, they turn into a layer of skin to show that they are new people. Nevertheless, it still bears a grudge against the frog because it has four legs, so until today, the snake bites the frog as soon as it sees it. The frog knows that he has taken advantage of the snake, so when he sees the snake, he will tremble with fear and run away in a hurry. Obviously, snakes became the zodiac by their own efforts. Coincidentally, among several ancient civilizations in the world, except China, Babylonia, Greece, Egypt, India and other countries also have twelve genera of folk customs, all of which have snakes without exception. The snake in the Garden of Eden recorded in the Bible dared to use God's forbidden law to inspire Adam and Eve, the ancestor of mankind, to steal the forbidden fruit, so that mankind could know good and evil, including secular desires. This feat of the snake is as great as Prometheus who stole skyfire to the world. The famous Maya Ku Ku Ku Kun Temple, which means Quetzalcoatl Temple. Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, loves a snake that symbolizes wisdom and longevity. Hermes, the messenger of Zeus, always carries a double snake staff symbolizing privilege. As for India, it is a country full of snake worship. In fact, the legendary ancestor of the Yellow Emperor, Nu Wa, was worshipped by the snake totem. This series of phenomena shows that snakes have a long history of indissoluble bond with human beings, so it is not surprising that people in China regard snakes as their own zodiac signs. At 9: 00 am-11:00 am (that is, "Shi Si"), it is said that most snakes hide in the grass at this time, which will not hurt people or wander on the road where people walk. Zodiac snake Zodiac snake is the most tenacious zodiac, and snake man is the most mysterious and incredible figure in the zodiac. Some orientals think snakes are insidious and terrible because they are elusive. In fact, this is because the life of snakes is too long, and every time they are skinned, they can be reborn. This special quality symbolizes that the snake man has a strong regenerative ability, and you can recover your energy quickly after each battle. Traditionally, China people think that snakes born in spring and summer are the worst, but because snakes hibernate in winter, snakes born in winter are relatively quiet and obedient. Besides, people with good weather are more optimistic and satisfied than those with bad weather. Most of the most beautiful women and men with the strongest personality were born in year of the snake. So if you are a snake, you will be very lucky. Book Publishing House: Qilu Bookstore; Edition 1 (September 20051) Series Name: China Zodiac and China Culture Series Paperback: 133 Page: 32 Format: 2 1 x 14.8 x 0.9 cm Weight:18. What needs to be explained here is that although the authors of this series are experts in folk culture research, due to the large number of participants, everyone has different writing styles and different understandings of the zodiac culture. In addition, each genus has different characteristics and different cultural representations, so we have not insisted on unity in the style and text expression of the whole series. Table of Contents 1. Snakes in the Zodiac 2. Snakes who are overbearing and natural 3. Snake myths of God 4. Stories of snakes traveling through paper 5. The long river of history belongs to snakes 6. The essence of language draws snakes 7. Snakes in flying poems 8. Life etiquette and snake customs 9. People and snakes fall in love 10. Life is unpredictable.