"Zi rat, ugly cow, Yin tiger, 卯 rabbit, Chenlong, 巳 snake, noon horse, wei sheep, Shen monkey, unitary chicken, 戌狗, Hai pig", the zodiac sign, I believe everyone is familiar with it.
The zodiac represents the twelve branches, and the year of our birth corresponds to which zodiac sign, such as this year is 2021, the year of the ox.
We usually use the zodiac sign to calculate age, especially the elderly, when chatting, we do not directly ask "how old are you", but ask "what do you belong to".
But it is not difficult for careful people to find that in addition to the "dragon", the other eleven animals in the zodiac are real.
Is the "dragon" real?
Some people say that the eleven animals in the zodiac are real, and the ancients would not invent a "dragon" out of thin air.
Some people say that the "dragon" was actually imagined by the ancestors.
So, is the "dragon" real? Since ancient times, there have been countless legends about "dragons".
The Zodiac has a history of nearly 3,000 years, and first appeared in the Western Zhou Dynasty.
During the primitive social period, there were many tribes in the land of China.
The various tribes will fight with the creatures, and those who are powerful, aggressive and combative creatures are the envy and worship of primitive humans.
Therefore, primitive humans took a certain creature as the totem of their tribe in order to have the same power and protect themselves at the same time.
For example: "Heavenly Destiny Xuan Bird, Descending to Give Birth to Shang", Xuan Bird became the totem of the Shang Clan.
Each tribe has its own totem, some are eagles, some are snakes, some are birds, and so on.
But in the end, when all the tribes are unified, a new totem must be chosen.
They pieced together the original totem and became a new totem: "Dragon"!
"Dragons" are snake bodies, antlers, and eagle claws.
The "dragon" is a symbol of power, nobility and honor in traditional Chinese culture, as well as a sign of luck and success.
Later, people often combined "dragon" and "phoenix", not only as a symbol of power as a symbol of the empress, but also as a symbol of the happy union of husband and wife.
We are all descendants of Yanhuang and the descendants of the dragon, and in ancient times, the dragon was regarded as a sacred creature and a symbol of auspiciousness and majesty.
Whether the "dragon" really exists or not, it exists in the hearts of the sons and daughters of China.