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Question

十二生肖也被称为十二年兽。在中国的历法上有十二只年兽依次轮流当值，所以我们的中国年就有以鼠，牛，虎，兔，龙，蛇，马，羊，猴，鸡，狗和猪应用在历法上。

民间一直流传着这麽一个故事：话说当年，佛陀召集了所有的动物出席群兽大会，最早到的十二头野兽将作为十二个年号。
群兽大会当天,老鼠最早到，所以兽年中它排行最大，接着是牛，虎，兔，龙蛇，马，羊，猴，鸡和狗。猪最后一个才到，因此十二年兽中它排行最后.

Answer 1

The Chinese zodiac is also known as the twelve beast. Twelve years beast take turns on duty, so the Chinese New Year there in the calendar application in the rat, ox, tiger,rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog and pig on the Chinese calendar on.

Folk has been handed down such a story: is said that the Buddha convened all the animals at the herd, the General Assembly, the earliest twelve Beast as twelve reign.
Herd, the General Assembly the same day, the mice earliest beast year it ranked thelargest, followed by ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon and snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken,and dog. The pig is the last one before that, years beast it ranked last.

Answer 2

Twelve Chinese zodiac is also called twelve years beast. In the Chinese calendar twelve only the nien beast in turn take duty, so we Chinese New Year a rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chickens, dogs and pigs used in the calendar.
There have been rumours that the folk such a story: words in the same year, the Buddha called all the animals attend herd, congress, the first to 12 beast will be twelve reign title.
On the day of the beast, the beast to mice, so it is the largest, then year ranking is cattle, tiger, rabbit, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken and dog. Pig last to, so twelve years beast it ranking finally.

Answer 3

The twelve zodiac is also known as the twelve beast. Twelve Nian turns on duty in the Chinese calendar, so we have to the Chinese New Year rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog and pig in the calendar application.
Folk have been spread such a story: words that year, Buddha called all the animal attended the beasts conference, twelve beast first will be twelve years.
Beasts Conference on the same day, the mouse is the most early, so it 's the biggest animal years, followed by the ox, tiger, rabbit, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog. The pig last arrived, so twelve people in it ranked last.