十二生肖可分成天肖和地肖。从鼠、牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗、猪的顺序编号1-12相应分类如下:天肖:兔、马、猴、猪、牛、龙。地肖:蛇、羊、鸡、狗、鼠、虎。
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十二生肖,又叫属相,是中国与十二地支相配以人出生年份的十二种动物。
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生肖作为悠久的民俗文化符号,历代留下了大量描绘生肖形象和象征意义的诗歌、春联、绘画、书画和民间工艺作品。除中国外,世界多国在春节期间发行生肖邮票,以此来表达对中国新年的祝福。
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十二生肖不只以普通生灵融入中国人生活,其自然习性被人们赋予诸多文化意义,从动物上升到神格,接受尊崇和膜拜。只有自然生灵与文化神格相结合,才构成完整的生肖动物印象。
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