Cats are one of the most popular pets nowadays, and they have a very long experience in our country. However, we may find that there are dogs but not cats in the zodiac. Many people think it is strange. Is it the "neglect" of the ancients? Even the cat's enemy, the mouse, is ranked first. Why is your beloved cat not among the twelve zodiac signs?
Chinese civet cat
There is such a rumor among the people that the Jade Emperor wanted to choose the 12 zodiac animals and issued an edict to tell the animals to go to heaven to make selections at 3:40 noon on the third day. At this time, the mouse came to the cat's apartment to visit. When talking about this matter, the cat wanted to sleep in, so as not to waste time and miss the alternative! He asked the mouse to call him when he left. When the mouse went there on the third day, he thought: The cat is prettier than him, and if he calls him, he will have another rival, and he will not be able to choose him! So the mouse goes together without calling the cat. At five o'clock on the third day, the animals in heaven gathered together and were busy campaigning. The cat was still sleeping at home. When it woke up, the time had passed. When it arrived in heaven, the campaign was over. At this time, the mouse was so happy that he finally chose it! When he went down to the hall, he met the cat. He was too embarrassed to see the cat, so he went to the small hole in the corner. The cat was extremely angry! It stayed at the entrance of the hole and waited for the mouse to come out and comment. Since then, the two have become natural enemies.
Of course, this is just a statement imposed by descendants. The ancients proved the relationship between the earthly branches and animals from the perspective of the twelve hours of Pangu day and night. Later, based on the development of the twelve hours, the order of the twelve zodiac signs was discovered. Therefore, it is said that the twelve zodiac signs correspond to the twelve moments one by one. There is a lot of common sense in this area, so I won’t go into details here.
In fact, cats are not animals native to China. Cats were introduced to Han Dynasty, and they should have followed Buddhism from India. Some people say it was the Han Dynasty, and some people said it came with Tang Sanzang. No matter what, the Chinese zodiac has become a final conclusion at that time. Therefore, it is normal for cats not to be in the "fairy class". Because the twelve zodiac animals appeared very early, the animals included were those that were rare and had a very close relationship with people's lives. Cats, which were "rare animals" at that time, could not be included, so it should not be strange.
Although it is a pity that the cat was not selected as the zodiac sign, in the end we cannot change this fact. The cats in our home are still very happy now. Our owners still need to give them more love and care and accompany them throughout their lives.
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