The tiger in folk folk

Qing dynasty literati ShuWei "guizhou miao zhuzhi poems as basic data, red miao" poem: "silk woven class does not give people, were timbal mountain god, two love affectionately muddy speechless, room available for tonight is to avoid him."(note: the red seedlings, but the reader has, clothes with class silk, dare to service.Inspired by tonggu, called the drum.Every age may Yin, couples don't lay, dare not language, think of tiger.)Yin for the tigers, who dare to break from Yin, Yin day knew if husband and wife, but sleep may,The tigerWill hurt them.Is some local folk wisdom Yin customs.

The patron saint of white tiger god... is the ancient Chinese teaching, originally ancient star, the prime minister, es of 28 stars seven nights, because its a tiger shape in es, according to the five elements with colored, it said.It is also one of the four square god."Rites · QuLi on" a "QianZhuQiao, after basaltic, left tsing lung, right white tiger".Believed in tujia white tiger god, white tiger, hubei tujia offering altar division to useKill pigPeople will be his own head bleeding, drop on the paper, after burning.Hunan tujiaThe childHave to foot the wind disease, often thought to be caused by white tiger must please wizard driven "white tiger".When driving, want to put a chair in the outdoor, tied with branches and leaves of bamboo, strapped a white rooster, the wizard casting indoors, if male crow, called, white tiger away.

Shaanxi has send cloth tiger parenting customs.When a child is a full moon, my uncle's house to send to yellow cloth tiger, into the doors, threw huwei broken section to the door.After sending cloth tiger is wish the children grow up like a tiger, strong;Broken huwei, is hope children will exempt disaster difficult to free in the growth process.Shanxi is popular to send around the tiger pillow parenting customs.Every childThe birthdayWhen uncle to send nephew a or a pair of tiger pillow, can when the pillow, and when the toy, also said a blessing.(Chinese zodiac /shengxiao/ )

Shaanxi county area popular "to hang the tiger buns" marriage customs.Before orientation, the man of my uncle's house to steamed buns, a pair of tiger with a red string tied to a harvest, the bride arrived, to hang the tiger buns on her neck, and after taking the door off, by the bride and groom are broken, said two people with the appointment.It is worth mentioning that the buns and male female, male tiger's head of steamed buns with a "king" word, said the man to take charge of to the king;Tigress bun and the amount of a pair of birds, said his wife with his fly.Before each tiger neck and a little tiger, said wish the couple before birth.