Sheep in folk folk

Sheep as one of the animals, as early as in the matriarchal clan commune period, living in the original inhabitants of the grassland area of northern China, had begun to choose grass lush hunting sheep lake zone along the river.Han xu shen interpretation of the meaning of said: "the United States, also.From the big from the sheep.Sheep in animals for food."QuDaJun set between Ming dynasty and early qing xu shen's model, in the "guangdong new threads" said: "southeast sheep and more fish, less BianHai sheep people don't know taste of northwest more sheep and less fish, its people.Two little and have it, so the word 'fish', 'sheep' 'fresh'."

"Sheep", "auspicious" interchangeability.The western han dynasty pundit, dong have cloud: "sheep, cheung also, so the JiLi.""Reporter:" han · south Vietnam WeiTuo, has five colours and sheep, and thought."Guangzhou so-called yangcheng, stems from a beautiful legend: Zhou Yi king, five fairy on six string mouth seed-heads five sheep coming ChuTing ancient name (guangzhou), the grain to people, and wish never famine here.BiYin immortal words, sheep into stone."Guangzhou" reporter: "the warring states period, high solid as chu phase, wuyang bit grain in ChuTing, therefore, guangzhou wuyang painted on hall room, beam, and the grain capsule."Nowadays, guangzhou yuexiu park has wuyang copies, stand on the five star stone 11 meters high, become famous at home and abroad of the city sculpture.

Kazakhstan, Mongolian, tajik and other national popular diao "sheep" game right away.On festive days, people put a few hundred metres away a sheep, riders rushed into flash into several teams ready to rob.Also have a young handheld sheep riding rushed out from the cavalry, following closely behind, some of them fit for the sheep, also some people to protect the sheep, the sheep to diao to the finish line to win, the victory of the people, the sheep cooked on the spot, then we could enjoy together.

The old han folk have "sheep" at the age of the customs, popular in south of hebei province.Lunar calendar in June or July, grandfather, uncle give little nephew sheep, originally send live sheep, then switched to send sheep.Legend has it that the common associated with aloes opened to save the mother.Aloes split huashan save birth mother, want to kill maltreat uncle Yang, Yang silurian to rebuild good brother and sister, each year for aloes, sent an live sheep (sheep and Yang harmonics), leaving out the sheep of the customs.In addition, the folk people a month, the ninth for the sheep, qinghai Tibetan this day catch sheep is prohibited.Shandong, hubei, Jiang Xize has a proverb: "Yin on June 6, cattle and sheep as gold."Think againBelong to the horseSheep, dog, rat, avoid,Belong to the sheepAvoid rat, cattle, horse, dog day.

Xibo nationality folk have "rob sheep bones" marriage customs, popular in xinjiang region.After the ceremony, the father and mother set out on the edge of a kang of the bride and groom put a piece of sheep to the femur, the sisters and brothers in the bridal chamber, in meet the mother will be tied with red line with two glass on the pan and mother quickly to meet two to switch to the goblet, so that the couple can't distinguish which is water, which is the wine, and then let them choose one cup, to drink wine to happen, then to drink three cups.Later, the brothers and sisters began to steal the sheep bones.His family get the sheep bones as the bride industrious capable, can raise his wife, family happiness;Her family get the sheep bones, think that the bride will keep house and not love, family peace.(Chinese zodiac /shengxiao/)

Xinjiang kazak play pop "sheep head to" social customs.New friends coming, sheep for slaughter.Eat coin, apex on practice and face to the guest the location of the sheep, and then master treat with a knife to cut the sheep rib meat to elders in sitting, after cutting a piece of sheep ear to all of their young, cut a piece of yourself at will again, and then hold the sheep head plate to the owner.In addition, the whole lamb is Mongolian, kazak, kirgiz, tajik ethnic traditional delicacies.On the table, put large pieces of lamb in a tray, put into the whole sheep armed, to offer the guest.