Chinese zodiacThe dog of anecdotal stories

"Were. Na preach" describes the ancient yao ancestor myth, the discussion about the primitive totem tend to quote him: in ancient times, god dog plate gourd ladle help emperor emperor ku digoxin kill general, wu emperor emperor ku digoxin was to marry his daughter to the plate gourd ladle, descendants of the yao.As the forefather of clan myth or salvation god dog plate gourd ladle has been yao branch working gist for clan ancestors, and regarded as "pangwang that" and "king plate armor", and put it into genealogy, year after year to sacrifice, happiness and fulfill.

A dog is a man to get along with one of the most intimate animal, origin, as the totem, he used to be the primitive object of worship, as early as in ancient time people began to domesticate kennel.

Gan is unitary then xu-gou, animal sign behind chicken for dogs.Chicken SiChen, dog vigil.After unitary chicken dog).

Song dynasty Zhu Bian QuHu's news, record a must for the emperorBelong to the dogAnd the slaughter dog story: "on the early tang ning, Fan Zhixu said: 'the zodiac, god dog in place of the life for your majesty.This imperial capital for slaughter dog, should be banned.'because of command, the world dog, gratuity to twenty thousand.Too, of students at the beginning of a declaration to the yue: "move toward everything ZongSheng salt Assyrian city, abundant, god the son of the and the smell of livestock cat.'with good comment, dense-phase language yue: "a dog in the five elements, its take interest in, today to avoid Yu words and valuable if the, such as trial" hung fan ", its sorrow inexpressible yi."

The 1:

Manchu has respect dogs.Are not allowed to kill the dog does not eat dog meat, don't wear leather cap, cuff, don't spread during the dog skin plate incense to worship ancestors, such as han others wear are not allowed to access to the worship area related to the dog fur, is usually go to the manchu family office door, into the courtyard of the first outside leather cap sleeves, etc on the windowsill, can be in.Manchu people at ordinary times very carefully dog feeding.Don't beat and scold the dog.If someone played his dog, is considered to be the biggest disrespect for the host, "dozen dog deceives the Lord" or "have to beat a dog owner" this is the reason for these sayings.Dog dead to be buried on to their grief, visible manchu how sincere feelings for dog is.Dogs, the manchu called "sound of muddy" (yindahun).The custom of the manchu worship dog is closely related to the riding and shooting national production and life.Special hunting dog can not only, and in winter can also pull the sledge.In the hunt prey once been injured by the owner, dogs will be like mighty men dashed up, capture prey, host a evil beast attack, the hound will desperate rushed up to fight with evil beast, give his life to protect the host security.

The 2:

In the Tibetan ancestors of dog is it one of the earliest domesticated animals.The dog's sense of smell, bravery is unusual, in the productive forces highly developed Tibetan primitive society, it used to be right-hand man in their life and production.The dog can not only provide the necessary source of food for them, and give priority to people day and night guard, protect livestock and host security.Therefore, in the hunting and nomadic economy primarily in the early stages of the Tibetan, the dog is one of their lives.Although, along with the development of history, livestock farming is greatly increased, the dog's status has decreased, but the dog is still in the Tibetan people play an important and special role in the life.For this reason, Tibetan have the custom of worship dog.

In Tibetan areas, and the dog enjoys the certain position in the heart of the tibetans.Everyone who has been to Tibet, can feel the dog and the Tibetan people that kind of harmonious and friendly relationship.On the grassland, in the home, in the street is filled with the figure of a dog.Crowds dog walking leisurely and overflowing those who do not have in the corners of the Tibetan areas, and no one to disturb their life, become a unique scenery line in the Tibetan area.If someone evil on them, that not only should stop by tibetans and stopped, and subject to their revenge.While the dog is the earliest domesticated animals, Tibetan but both past and present, they are forbidden to eat dog meat, more not kill dogs at random, to eat dog meat, Tibetan society as unreasonable and incredible things.But in today's Tibet nyingchi and amdo region, the Tibetan New Year or season will be filled with meat, pasta bowl served, first let the dog eat custom.

The 3:

Long long ago the qinghai-tibet plateau, the Tibetan ancestors have not grow food, people can only live by nomadic and other means, in cold and hunger, in this case, god sent the dog to go far away to the other world to look for the seed, dog ruled out the untold hardships, finally one day, beak was returned to the Tibetan highland barley grain.From then on, people will live a happy life.

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In at the beginning of the prince's story describes the early o prince in order to save the people in hunger in the bitter, not afraid of hard work finally getting seeds from the hand of the king of snakes, but is the snake king himself, make oneself become a dog.With seeds in back, not only make the people eat the sweet zanba, and to gain the happiness of love.But people do not cherish the food a lot of waste.

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In ancient leizhou, in addition to the dog, the dragon is also the main object of totem worship, and this difference is not large, in the central plains because of leizhou dore, whenever in the summer, the dark clouds tsuneo, thunder and lightning, typhoon comes after a tree house, so people often died unexpectedly.In the ancient legend, the dragon and tripterygium wilfordii parts, so the tripterygium wilfordii to dragon (of course, there are cattle).Totem worship of the ancient legacy of the material and storage in the temples, stone carvings and memorial arch, the stone dog is very different from central plains of worship.

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The old han folk have "catch hair dog" festival customs."MAO dog" the fox demon, generation demon on the fifteenth day of the worship, vex creatures.A booth pooch, people in the night, and set fire to, at the same time, gong drumSet off firecrackersIn order to send wen exorcism.

The 7:

Jiangsu a funeral custom with "dozen dog bread".After death, with seven longan and flour for the ball, that hung on the wrist of the dead.Superstition says, people should pass after the death of the dead dog village of bread is used to feed dogs to pass, therefore calls dozen dog bread.

The 8:(/ shengxiao/Chinese zodiac)

"Happiness is the dog's grace" is reflected in this case, the plateau people because of the happiness of life, is a luxury to zanba as toys.When god saw this, peel the highland barley grain one by one to room in a fit of pique (legend of highland barley has nine heads) at first, when cut to the last, the dog suddenly shout loudly 1: "leave me a".So, god didn't leave a ears, is the food we see today.As a result, the Tibetan ancestors remind of dogs for their gifts, is appreciated, and have a special respect.For thousands of years, this kind of admiration and affection for the dog, people gives it is powerful magic, to show their worship of sacred objects.Become a custom entrenched.