The thoughts of the ancients were relatively feudal and superstitious. They believed that only by doing some important things on auspicious days of the zodiac can they be completed smoothly and the days to come will be comfortable and magnanimous. Therefore, in some general situations, The ancients would definitely choose auspicious days for various occasions and events, such as moving, weddings, funerals, etc. In fact, not only the ancients would choose auspicious days, but modern people would also choose auspicious days.
The origin of the auspicious days of the zodiac begins with my country's traditional calendar, the Huangli. The Huangli is a method of recording time, year, month, day, and hour invented by the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan in ancient times. In the lunar calendar, there are records of heavenly stems, earthly branches, sun duties, stars, auspicious gods, and evil spirits. Among them, the auspicious gods are the zodiac, including Qinglong, Tiande, Yutang, Siming, Mingtang, and Jingui. The evil spirits are the underworld. It includes six: White Tiger, Tianxing, Suzaku, Tianlao, Xuanwu and Gouchen. In the lunar calendar, the six zodiac signs and the six underworld signs are calculated and the time when the six zodiac signs and the due dates coincide is the so-called auspicious day of the zodiac.
In modern zodiac auspicious days have more interpretations. In astronomy, when the earth revolves around the sun and forms a circular orbit that intersects with other celestial bodies in the solar system on the same plane, it is called the ecliptic. . The zodiac will pass through the thirteen constellations in the universe, because the sun and the earth are both in motion. When the sun passes through a certain point on the zodiac and is beneficial to the earth, an auspicious day is formed. In fact, this auspicious day is just a way for people to comfort themselves. People need such a reason to be more active in doing something, hoping that this thing will go more smoothly.
Whether it is ancient times or modern times, people are accustomed to choosing an auspicious day when doing a big thing, such as building a house, moving, getting married, funerals, opening a market, etc. They all I hope to do it on an auspicious day, not only to make it smoother, but also to have a better vision for the future.