Twelve Chinese Zodiac Flowers

The nicknames of the twelve zodiac animals were as follows: Rat: Son God, Shejun, Night Mozi, Home Deer, Rat, Brocade Rat, Flying Rat Cattle: Native animals, dungeons, old cattle, Ruzi cattle Tiger: Mountain Lord, Yutu, Big Bug, Paper Tiger, Smiling Tiger [Rabbit: Jade Rabbit, Moon Essence, Moon Virtue, Bright Vision, Little White Rabbit, Gangster Rabbit] Dragons: Scaled ones are called flood dragons, winged ones are called Yinglong, horned ones are called horned dragons, hornless ones are called horned dragons, the head of the four spirits, small white dragons, and river dragons. Snakes: Dragon, Long Worm, Green Snake, Viper, Beauty Snake, Cobra Horse: Horse, Mare, Colt, Pony, Gelding, Flying Yellow, Jade Dragon, Eight Feet Dragon, Thousand Li Horse, Horse Cannon Sheep: Dan Gen, Zhen Lang, Juan Lou, Xia Yang, Bai Sha Long, Song Shan Jun, Scapegoat, Pleasant Goat, Beautiful Goat, Lazy Goat Monkey: Yu, Guoran, Du, Marmoset, Golden Monkey, Sharp Mouth Monkey Chickens: Sichen, Shiye, Sye, Deqin, Dashao Chicken, Da Ming Chicken, Hen, Boy Scout [Dogs: Dog, Uncle Jackal, Ground Sheep, Han Lu, Pug, Lackey, Loyal Dog] Pig: Pig, Yin Zhong, Tang Ang, Black Face Lang, Black Lord, Pig, Pig, Pig Pig, Pig Page, Big Fatty, Pig Treasure Ring

The following is the comparison table of the twelve Zodiac guardians: Mouse: Thousand-armed Guan Yin Bodhisattva Bull: Bodhisattva in the Void Tiger: Hidden Bodhisattva in the Void Rabbit: Manjushri Dragon: Samantabhadra Bodhisattva Snake: Samantabhadra Bodhisattva Ma: The Great Bodhisattva Ram: Vairocana Monkey: Maha-Vairocana Rooster: Unmovable Bodhisattva Dog: Amitabha Pig: Amitabha Please note that these guardians are based on traditional Chinese culture and folk beliefs. Each zodiac has a corresponding guardian god.

The Chinese zodiac story goes that the Jade Emperor decided to select 12 animals to represent the years. The rat was very cunning. It rode on the ox's back and just as they reached the finish line, the rat jumped ahead and became the first. Then came the ox in second place. The tiger was fierce and strong so it was the third. The rabbit was very nimble and hopped into fourth place. The dragon could have been first but it stopped to help some villagers on the way, arriving fifth. The snake slithered in sixth. The horse came galloping in seventh, followed by the sheep in eighth. The monkey was clever and got ninth. The rooster was punctual as always and was tenth. The dog was loyal but a bit too honest and came eleventh. And finally, the pig, who was a bit lazy, took the twelfth place.

The twelve zodiac animals in China were known as "lunatics". They were considered to be "lunatics" on the first and fifteenth days of each month. This custom originated from astronomical observation in ancient China. Ancient people observed the positions of celestial bodies such as the sun, moon, and planets to obtain the corresponding dial of the twelve zodiac signs. According to this dial, they calculated people's fate and good or bad luck. On the first and fifteenth day of each month, due to the position of the sun and moon, some special astronomical phenomena such as partial lunar eclipse or total lunar eclipse often occur. These phenomena are believed to affect the behavior and fate of animals, so they are used to violate the zodiac. In traditional Chinese culture, the moon was also regarded as an important traditional festival. People usually held various celebrations on this day, such as eating glutinous rice balls, enjoying lanterns, hanging lanterns, and so on. This custom was not only in China, but also in some countries and regions in East Asia, such as Japan, Korea, Vietnam, etc., which had similar cultural habits.

The main event was the race. All the animals participated in the race to decide their order in the zodiac cycle.