Chicken in folk folk

In the spring and autumn period ZuoQiuMing written mandarin, of the four clusters to remember: "the son of the yellow emperor 25 cases, its name is 14 people, for the twelve last name: ji, unitary, qi..."Twelve last name reflects the ancient huangdi tribe of twelve cell.Twelve last name, but the chicken is a member of the twelve earthly branches.

Before the invention of ancient times timer crow in the morning, a new weather report to the people, it is not only a peasant household family clock, clock and public life.The warring states period, the famous letter valley, switch time it will be subject to crow.Down and out and taste a gentleman meng, facing the door shut, worried about troops back to customers in a ventriloquist, crow, crow and group of chickens do, lie open to close.This story by sima qian in "historical records", as Canon.

At the age of ancient han nationality has a "kill" customs, popular in zhejiang jinhua, wuyi, etc.Every July 7th day, local folk will cock, because night meet niulang and zhinv magpie, without the cock crow, can never be apart.

Tujia called kicking shuttlecock "playing chicken".The Spring FestivalPlay "chicken", young men and women, a man will kick up "chicken", they all get to meet, received a "chicken", you can use the grass to beat anyone.And the young men and women tend to beat their loved one with grass."Playing chicken" became a love affairs after medium.

October 1, the lunar calendar, henan some places to kill chicken scare ghost.Ghost legend is terrifying, until next yearThe qingming festivalThe ghost.Folk thought ghost afraid chicken blood, chicken blood ward off evil spirits, so to kill the goose that frighten ghosts, October 1 to make the kid didn't dare to come out.Proverb says: "on October 1st, to kill the chicken son."

Shandong has a "chicken" of marriage customs in some regions.Wedding, the bride's side to choose a boy hen, along with the sedan, for seeing the bridegroom off.Because of chicken and "ji" homophonic, chicken figure is geely.In addition, in ancient times there was a custom of chicken "long life".New approaches to marry, the man need to prepare a big red rooster, the woman prepared a fat chicken, a hen for "kogi were" said the bride.When married, the woman of the cock must by their young brother or held by the other boys with the sedan, and to get family before the rooster did not sing.It is considered that the rooster does not sleep, and the hens don't sleep, combine with momentum outweighed the cock.Then, the man held the rooster to chicken, anchored with the cock and the hen on the table leg, does not play the cock, faint until the rooster, it is the symbol of uniform by his wife.Later, this two chickens can not kill, therefore calls long chicken.And in zhejiang are a popular "slaughtered chicken" marriage customs.While the bridegroom to the bride's family to marry, the bride's side to spread a white cloth, let the groom above slaughtered chicken, chicken blood can't drop on the white cloth, or add a few drops a few cup of the bar.Kill the chicken, the bride's side intentionally collided the groom, but experienced the groom can handle it well, don't let the woman.

Yunnan Dali bai epidemic area of the customs of "ritual" chicken and rice.Chicken rice chicken rice ChanLi gift points and two meters double ceremony.ChanLi for a rooster and an altar of rice wine;Double the ritual for engagements only big rooster, an altar of rice wine, an altar of seed.This is a noted or in-laws at birth,To get marriedSend each other gifts, to build a house.(Chinese zodiac /shengxiao/)

Old han nationality and some minority chicken blood drink popular social customs.When sworn brother, for man has said, share happiness and hardship, people to kill a cock, add a few drops in each bowl of wine chicken blood, swear to day, then blood wine to drink off.