It was the great race  that supposedly determined which animals were enshrined  in the Chinese zodiac, but as the system spread through Asia, other cultures made changes to reflect their communities.
Das Große Rennen bestimmte angeblich, welche Tiere im chinesischen Tierkreis verankert sind, aber mit Verbreitung des Systems in Asien veränderten es andere Kulturen, um ihre Gemeinden wiederzuspiegeln.