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Walking in the belly, a lifetime of eating dirt - snake myth and legend

Long, long ago, snakes and frogs are friends, but the snake long has four legs, then the frog without legs, stomach peristalsis crawling.But lazy snake, frog is very hard-working, it not only to catch insects to eat snake, also help people to catch insect pests.So human dislike snakes, of course, like the frog.

Snake found people hate him, also began to hate a person, it bites, sight see animals eat, the world is far from being tranquil.Land before god, to the heavenly palace.The jade emperor would transmit the snake temple, advised him to evil, and do good; the snake is daring, definitely change without regret.The jade emperor great anger, make magic cut the snake's four legs, so that no harm.From then on, the snake lose four legs.The jade emperor saw the frog merit for people, gave the snake's four legs to the frog.The frog had legs, more diligent.

The snake say to mend, determined to reinvent themselves, also began to eat insects, and drag a long body, silent to do nice things for human beings.The snake also follow the dragon water conservancy.Snake died, also to human body, as a drug treatment for many patients.The jade emperor saw the snake can know a change, strive forward, so in conferring the twelve animal signs, make it in the back of the dragon, as the animal sign of human beings.

The snake when the animal sign, of course not hurtful, once the evil thoughts, will be evil thoughts into a layer of skin off, as a new man.Still, it bears a grudge against the frog has its four legs, therefore, until today, still see the frog bit.Frog self-knowledge took advantage of the snake, and see it will frighten shivering, and hurriedly dodge.

Obviously, the snake is to rely on our own efforts when the animal sign.

Similarly, great ancient civilizations in the world besides China in Babylon, Greece, Egypt, India and other countries, there are also animal signs of folk customs, and without exception has a snake.Recorded in the garden of Eden in the bible of the snake, dare to take god's prohibitions, inspired by the first man Adam and eve ate the forbidden fruit, made from the knowledge of good and evil, human desires.The snake was "walking on the belly, a lifetime to eat soil" punishment.Snake this feat, like stealing skyfire to human Prometheus is great.Famous Maya library Kurt Campbell temple, the plumed serpent god meant.The Greek goddess of wisdom, Athena luck thing is a symbol of wisdom and longevity of the snake.Zeus chiefs hermes hands are always hold a symbol of privilege double caduceus.As for India, it is a country full of spirit of worship of the snake.Actually the legendary Chinese ancestor, fuxi and nuwa this clan, is with the totem worship of the snake.This series of phenomenon shows that the snake has a very long affair with the humanity, China will his or her own animal sign is snake as it was no wonder.

People often put the snake bills itself as "dragon", in order to show respect.Take off the skin of the snake snake slough, also known as the "dragon";Folk customs of the 3rd lunar calendar is the snake of dormancy, out of the hole of the day, also known as "dragon head".These are the snake than for a dragon.In fact, the dragon is added on the basis of the snake people imagine lines.Even so, the snake and the dragon's position and honor symbol meaning is different.

The snake's symbolic, what people thinks of above all is its vicious.A lot of people at the thought of snake immediately there is a kind of inexplicable fear.

The snake's second symbolism is insidious, indifference.This about the snake is the so-called "cold-blooded," so cold is also considered the characteristics of the snake.

The snake's third symbolism is uncertain.Snakes have no feet but can crawl, and often to not go we know not how, seem to be very mysterious.Mysterious leads people to worship of the snake.

The snake's fourth symbolism is tricky.The symbolic meaning comes from the bible, the bible says, the snake is god the Lord is the maker of all things in one of the most cunning, due to its temptation to make in the garden of Eden eve and Adam ate the fruit of wisdom, Adam and eve were driven out of the garden of Eden, from then on, humans have the "original sin".

Both Chinese culture and western culture, the main symbolism is derogatory.But not quite.The snake's symbolic meaning also has a good side.The front of the snake first symbolism is lucky, lucky and sacred.The second positive significance is the symbol of the pursuit of love and happiness.The significance mainly reflected in the traditional folk story "the white snake".The third positive symbolism is longevity, fertility and wealth.In Chinese culture, snakes and turtles symbolize longevity.The fourth positive symbolism is medicine and medical industry.China folk have snake can identify ability of herbs.