Chinese zodiacAnecdotal stories of tiger,

People see the tiger as the king of beasts, referred to as mountain jun, "said article tiger department" : "tiger, mountain king of beasts."Yin for tiger, tiger also have derisively called "Yin".In tao hongjing... of the Taoist classics "true letters patent * wing pick up" reporter: "has YunYin beast white teeth, is the tiger tooth also...Also YunYinKe."Yin beast, Yin ke are tiger, similar to the nickname "spot Yin general".Ancient legend says, when the tang dynasty, there are lots of in the south village night, visitors and knocks, claims to nan shan Yin general her talk, brighter.After the guests leave, to find out the general spot Yin turns out to be in the mountainThe tigerAre the same.Ge hong "holding tastes" reporter: "Yin", in the mountains, this is the same on the Yin for the tiger.

The ancients for many unique names to tiger, also the tiger was a prudent toughness, justice the righteousness of the beast.The novel in the tang dynasty, more make up with tiger for coal, contribute to the world of highly respected throughout the story, the world back to the cruelty of reality from fantasy life, people also face a tiger.

In ancient times there are many stories about tigers and customs, let the ancient yi fang take you look at the story of the tiger, customs.

The 1:

Yi a "tiger's day" every year, starting from the eighth day in lunar calendar sunset, until the fifteenth day the sun rises.Yi tiger festival activities in many, people not only to the tiger god, disguised as a tiger, the tiger dance.Finally, the tiger god the old man to the families happy New Year, mouth read good luck, and wish for good harvest, animals prosperity.

White tiger is the patron saint of the ancient Chinese Taoist god, formerly the ancient star, the prime minister, 28 in the western seven stars, because its a tiger shape is located in the west, 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.

Folk tiger's image after a long time, although lost the ferocity of the forest, instead, the panda, but it is still in people's eyes is from, town house, grave keeper, evil, people will give him different position, given different USES.Some folk arts and crafts made the image of the tiger image more and more extensive public sex, it hopes the people yearning for the auspicious and happy.

The 2:

In shaanxi, there is a kind of "cloth tiger" toy is very famous.Originally, from shanxi have 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.At present this kind of cloth tiger has become a very with characteristic of Chinese traditional handmade crafts.

The 3:

Shanxi and other places are popular to send the tiger pillow parenting customs.womenpregnancyPut small cloth tiger, pillow, hope the child in the mother's womb robust cute like a tiger.Child was born, my grandma's to send tiger tiger buns, Dai Hu collar, cover, put on the table cloth tiger, doors and Windows paste paper-cut tiger.Let the tiger guard around the child.Child one full year of life, my uncle want to send a or a pair of cloth tiger pillow, the pillow and toys, said a blessing.Child would walk to tiger Dai Hu hats, shoes, tiger around pocket, put the child dressed as a town evil little tiger.

Its 4:

Tujia self-proclaimed "white tiger".White tiger their ancestral totem and of god, since most of the bai people's homes, a shrine on the perennial where a wood carving, white tiger tiger praying to give auspicious red, with tiger shape casting, implements for town demon evil spirits.Tujia and folk culture, daily life are everywhere white mark;To get marriedWhen the man purlin and easy to spread a carpet tiger on the desk, symbolic tiger worship ancestors;Tujia folk dance "wow" Angelo, a "tiger", "tigers down the mountain", such as dance, to drive the evil tiger town evil, hope for safety and happiness.Tujia proverb is: "three dream white tiger classroom to sit, you can give classroom sit is god", "the white tiger classroom to sit, no harm and no disaster".

Its 5:

Shaanxi county area popular "to hang the tiger buns" marriage customs.New wife was received after the husband's family, PoJiaRen to put a pair in the shape of a bun, steamed the tiger with a red rope tied together, hanging in a new wife's neck.Into the bridal chamber, the new wife to take the bun off, and groom all eat together, said two people on a date.Particularly interesting is that the pair of steamed bun and male female, male tiger bun head has a "king" word, said the man to take charge of to the king;Tigress bun 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.

The 6:(/ shengxiao/Chinese zodiac)

Bai see tiger as progenitor, think of themselves as "tiger tiger female".Bai people home to hang HuTu, housing building, marriage of the most important events in the family, also have to choose tiger thought that auspicious day.Bai hunter is not shown, such as accidentally killed by the tiger, also as "immortal".