12 Symbolic Animals 周依格 郭妙涵 高赟 党珍洁 袁凡c ontent Origin Function Religion Comparison KnowledgeOriginWhy the amount of symbolic animal is 12 ？ how did the 12 kinds of animal be determined ？ How did the12 symbolic animal be ranked ？ What is the order of 12 symbolic animal ？Why the amount is 12 ？ 1. The cycle of the moons phases are related to the “year”, 12 times of the wax moon is one year ，and one day was traditionally divided into 12 two-hours period 2. And 12 is an important number for ancients.
