The role of pig in folk folk

Pigs, also known as "sharply", "brown lang" and "black ye".The organization in the load, said Tang Daihong unable to getting rich, called the pig "sharply".The tang dynasty "Vincent's stories" lead "sell old code" : "black-faced lang," pig."In the land of China, as early as in the matriarchal clan commune period, had begun to raise pigs, dogs and other domestic animals.Zhejiang yuyao hemudu neolithic cultural relics unearthed pottery pigs, pig is very similar to form the imprisonment and home now, that the domestication of pigs is a prototype.

The Spring FestivalBefore, people generally before December 25Kill pig, 26 for the knife, you can't get the knife.In zhejiang area pay attention to when kill pig "a knife", namely a knife to kill, or bad luck.Feed the butcher to tell a "born" into the body,The childWomen can't watch.After killing will stick with pig blood fortune paper pressure within the chamber Angle or the pigsty, in the death of pig.Pig hair with a blowpipe, boiled water into the barrel, after all immerse the lower end of the blowpipe soup barrels, top with my mouth blowing, blowing a circle along the barrel, a pig to grow fast and later in life.Joe pig hair, want to in every one of pig and pig tail hair quickly, means "beginning", and then put the whole pig stool, first pig outwards, raise the Lord to burn incense and pig hair thank heaven and earth, the pig split into two pieces, in addition to the New Year food, the rest of the an into the cylinder with for years later.

Tianjin, hebei and other places have a "pig arch" festival grilles, is to use black glossy paper cut.Pig's a cornucopia, a towel around each one, according to a thriving business.

Shaanxi a marriage customs with send pig's feet.To get marriedThe day, the man to send four pounds of pork, a pair of feet, said "the ritual", the woman will leave after "hanging" and also return the before the pig hoof.The second day after marriage, husband and wife need to take a double liner and pig hoof, back after leaving dry noodles, hoof after return, commonly known as the "go hoof hoof, hoof," said ties closely in the future.

The blang nationality in xishuangbanna in yunnan province, on the day of the wedding, both men and women to kill pigs treat.In addition to.In addition to the guest, also cut pork into small pieces, with bamboo skewer distribute each, in order to show "kinswoman" meaning.

There used to be a "play sows ghost" in the han nationality folk activities of exorcism.Every home sick disaster unfortunately, home elders set table sweetmeats, to play the sow to the ghost, make a vow to god, exorcism are obtained.Offerings, should choose auspicious day, kill old sow, spare, hoof, liver, bowel and put in a basket, such as lung, placed in the middle of the main host burning incense to worship, sacrifice, the internal points to eat after cooked.Folk thought "to kill a sow ghost, remove an evil".(Chinese zodiac /shengxiao/)

Yunnan wa "pig bile hexagrams" divination customs.After kill pig, according to the pig bile to judge good or ill luck.If gallbladder TDD grain has, bravery in water is much, for divination;About bravery grain line, less bravery inside water, for divination.Generally used when held a big event, by the wizards at first hexagrams.