Difference of Chinese Zodiac Cultures
Almost every country has a different nation. Russia, for example, is a multi-ethnic country, within its borders live people of many nations, including Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians and so on. China has 56 nations, including Zhuang, Hui, Manchu, although differences among these nations can improves the diversity of Traditional Chinese culture, but also hinders the development of national cohesion. For example, The Spring Festival is the most important festival of the year for the Chinese people, while unlike the Han Chinese, the Dai people of China express their blessing by splashing water on the New Year, which is also called the Water-splashing Festival. The Mongols celebrate the New Year by singing and dancing around a bonfire.
Differences in Zodiac Traditions Among Domestic of Chinese Ethnic
Chinese Ailao Mountain Yi nation zodiac sequence is tiger, rabbit, pangolin, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig, rat, ox
Chinese West Guangxi Yi people zodiac sequence is dragon, phoenix, horse, ant, man, chicken, dog, pig, finch, ox, tiger, snake
Chinese Dai nation people zodiac sequence is rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, snake, snake, horse, goat, monkey, chicken, dog, elephant
Chinese Li people zodiac sequence is Chicken, dog, pig, rat, ox, worm, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey
Chinese Mongolian people zodiac sequence is tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig, rat, ox
Chinese Uyghur people zodiac sequence is rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, fish, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig
Chinese Kirgiz people zodiac sequence is rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, fish, snake, horse, sheep, fox, chicken, dog, pig
Chinese Tibetan people zodiac sequence is The combination of Yin and Yang, five elements and xiao beast, such as the Year of Yin Fire Rabbit, Yang Tu Long, Yang Jin Monkey
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Mongolian, Zhuang and Yi, were influenced by the Han nationality, and their twelve zodiac culture was basically the same as the Han nationality. Ailaoshan Yi people occupied the position of dragon with pangolin in the sequence of 12 zodiac animals. The Kirgiz people in Xinjiang use the fish instead of the dragon and the fox instead of the monkey in their zodiac sequence. The Li people in Hainan use 12 zodiac signs to express the date, with the rooster as the first and the monkey as the last. Dai people living in Xishuangbanna replace cattle with cattle, goats with sheep, and even pigs with elephants. These changes formed their own ways of dating the year and the day, and many folk cultures related to the zodiac have also emerged.
Differences in Zodiac Traditions Among Domestic of Chinese Ethnic
Chinese Ailao Mountain Yi nation zodiac sequence is tiger, rabbit, pangolin, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig, rat, ox
Chinese West Guangxi Yi people zodiac sequence is dragon, phoenix, horse, ant, man, chicken, dog, pig, finch, ox, tiger, snake
Chinese Dai nation people zodiac sequence is rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, snake, snake, horse, goat, monkey, chicken, dog, elephant
Chinese Li people zodiac sequence is Chicken, dog, pig, rat, ox, worm, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey
Chinese Mongolian people zodiac sequence is tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig, rat, ox
Chinese Uyghur people zodiac sequence is rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, fish, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig
Chinese Kirgiz people zodiac sequence is rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, fish, snake, horse, sheep, fox, chicken, dog, pig
Chinese Tibetan people zodiac sequence is The combination of Yin and Yang, five elements and xiao beast, such as the Year of Yin Fire Rabbit, Yang Tu Long, Yang Jin Monkey
Differences in
Zodiac Traditions in Asian Countries
Other Asia countries also have zodiac traditions and cultures. Vietnam uses a cat instead of a rabbit, India uses a lion instead of a tiger, and the rest of the zodiac sequence is roughly the same. South Korea and Japan have the same zodiac culture as China, because the three countries had very deep cultural exchanges and references in ancient times. Cambodia and Thailand have the same zodiac as China, but Cambodia's zodiac sequence starts with the ox, while Thailand's starts with the snake. Myanmar has only eight zodiac signs, with those born Monday through Sunday being the tiger, lion, bicanttooth, toothless elephant, rat, guinea pig, dragon and The Winged bird.
Western European countries also have the tradition of zodiac culture. The history of western zodiac can be traced back to the Ancient Babylonian period, and their zodiac sequence is cat, dog, snake, dung beetle, donkey, lion, ram, bull, falcon, monkey, crocodile and flamingo. Egypt and Greece in Africa have a similar zodiac sequence: bull, goat, lion, donkey, crab, snake, dog, cat (rat in Greece), crocodile, flamingo, ape, and eagle.
Differences in
Zodiac Traditions in European Countries
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