Why is it said that people who belong to sheep will have bad luck?

Why is it said that women born in the Year of the Sheep have a bad life? It is all caused by Chinese physiognomy!

As one of the twelve zodiac signs, the Sheep has always had the reputation of "three Yangs that bring prosperity". The ancients regarded sheep as spiritual animals and mascots. In ancient Chinese, the words "sheep" and "xiang" are interrelated. Therefore, there are many ancient artifacts with "auspicious" inscriptions written as "auspicious sheep".

At first, the image of sheep was very positive.

But we can always hear such remarks around us: "Nine out of ten sheep are incomplete, and one person sits in front of the temple", "Men belong to Sheep are majestic, and women born in the year of Sheep guard empty houses." "Men born in the year of Sheep are rich in gold and don't need to bring food rations when they go out. Women born in the year of Sheep have strong life roots, and they can control both their father and their mother." For this reason, Many people avoid having children in the Year of the Sheep.

So, where did the saying that women born in the year of the Sheep have a bad life come from?

The fortune-telling book "Ma Yi Shen Xiang" appeared in the late Yuan Dynasty

In fact, this is all the fault of Chinese physiognomy. In the photo book "Ma Yi Shen Xiang" written in the late Yuan Dynasty, there is a record of "sheep's eyes are white and an adulterer has entered the house". This means that eyes with more whites are like sheep's eyes, and women with sheep's eyes are more likely to have sex.

With the records of "Ma Yi Shen Xiang", there are more and more unlucky statements about women with sheep eyes in subsequent photo books. Indecent behaviors such as cheating, fornication, etc. are all attributes of a woman with sheep eyes. But at this stage, it has not yet been related to the zodiac.

The saying that women born in the Year of the Sheep are unlucky has already appeared in "Jin Ping Mei"

In the Ming Dynasty, women with sheep eyes began to develop into women born in the Year of the Sheep. The original "Ten Sheep Nine Blessings" ” has also been rumored to be “nine out of ten sheep”. In the novel "Jin Ping Mei", there is such a plot. Ximen Qing invited Mr. Yin and Yang to test Li Ping'er's divination. Mr. Yin and Yang said that Li Ping'er had done evil in her previous life and the punishment she would suffer in this life was to make her a sheep. It can be seen that the saying that women born in the year of Sheep have a bad life has been spread in the Ming Dynasty.

Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing together created the "Red Sheep Tribulation"

It developed until the middle and late Qing Dynasty, and the war caused by the Taiping Rebellion affected the people. Due to the surnames of the flag bearers Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing, this uprising was nicknamed the "Red Sheep Tribulation" by the people. In addition, Empress Dowager Cixi of the late Qing Dynasty was also a Sheep. Under the momentum of the anti-Qing revolutionary party, in order to curse the Empress Dowager Cixi, the saying began to spread among the people that "nine out of ten sheep are incomplete, and one person sits in front of the palace." The idea that women born in the Year of the Sheep are unlucky has thoroughly penetrated into the hearts of the common people.

The Empress Dowager of Cixi, who was born in the year of Sheep, encountered the public opinion offensive of the Revolutionary Party in the late Qing Dynasty

In fact, the ancients set animal symbols to represent the year, and there was no good or bad distinction. If the image of sheep is really unlucky, how can it be included in the zodiac?!

Ancient paintings of mountains and ancient flocks of sheep

And the ancients have always regarded sheep as "virtue" "animal", a symbol of "being kind to others, loving benevolence, being righteous and knowing etiquette". The so-called "good flock" means that sheep like to live in groups. The so-called "good benevolence" means that sheep are kind, have horns but are not aggressive. The so-called "righteousness of death" means that the sheep are quiet when they are slaughtered and regard death as home. Therefore, there is a story about King Xuan "exchanging sheep for cattle". The so-called "knowing etiquette" refers to the fact that sheep know kindness. The lamb kneeling down to breastfeed has symbolized filial piety since ancient times.

In "Shuowen Jiezi", "Beauty" is also explained as: "Sweet, from sheep, from big", "The big sheep are beautiful". So no matter which aspect you look at, there is no doubt that sheep are a symbol of good luck and kindness.

Therefore, the idea that women born in the year of the Sheep are unlucky should not be spread any longer in today’s era of unprecedented technological development.