2023 is the year of the rabbit.
The Year of the Rabbit is determined according to the traditional calendar of China. The "rabbit" in the zodiac corresponds to the cardinal number of the twelve earthly branches. The year of the rabbit is the base year, and every twelve years is a cycle. Rabbit is the fourth of the 12 zodiac animals. It is associated with the twelve branches of the earth, so twelve o'clock in the day is also called "rabbit time"-from five to seven in the morning.
The corresponding heavenly stems in 2023 =2023/ 10, and the remainder is 3, which corresponds to "decyl" in heavenly stems.
The corresponding earthly branch in 2023 =2023/ 12, and the remainder is 7, which corresponds to the "Mao" in the earthly branch. So 2023 is the year of Guimao and the year of Rabbit. According to the above method, we can quickly find out the corresponding zodiac in any year.
Every year, the earthly branch with "Mao" is the Year of the Rabbit. There are five years in the Year of Rabbit, namely Ding Mao, Ji Mao, Xin Mao, Gui Mao and Zi Mao. There are five heavenly stems and earthly branches combinations in each zodiac, and there are 60 combinations in 12, which just represent 60 Jiazi. A cycle is 60 years (for example, from "Guimao Year" to the following year).
Legend of the Year of the Rabbit:
Legend has it that there is a white rabbit in the moon palace. She is the incarnation of Chang 'e. After the goddess Chang 'e flew to the moon, she violated the jade emperor's will and turned Chang 'e into a jade rabbit. When the moon is full, she will play medicine for the gods in the moon palace as punishment.
Jade rabbit represents the moon palace. It was toad who was exiled to the moon palace. Why were Toad and Jade Rabbit exiled to the Moon Palace together? That's because they have sex-they can reproduce quickly and have more children.
Therefore, in ancient customs, the jade rabbit not only represents the moon, but also symbolizes having more children. In ancient times, girls had the custom of worshipping jade rabbits before getting married, in order to have more children and be happy. Therefore, the Year of Rabbit is called the Year of Marriage, in order to pray for a better life. This is just a legend of the zodiac, and this legend has been deeply rooted in people's hearts.