Chinese zodiacAnecdotal stories of pig

Twelve earthly branches bottom is gived, the animal sign is a pig.In the land of China, as early as in the matriarchal clan commune period, people began to raise pigs, dogs and other domestic animals.Zhejiang yuyao hemudu neolithic cultural relics unearthed pottery pigs, pig is very similar to form its shape and home now, that the domestication of pigs is a prototype.

"Black sheep" is a pig's nickname.Pig beaks, good GongJue, for people to imagine the opening and closing the main force of dig canal."Giving class notes," records, it is said that when digging canals, a repair water conservancy the ancients changes for a big pig, struggling to draw.To this end, locals say pigs as the "black sheep", in memory of the fairy.In the pigs, and the connection of water conservancy project, to say hai because of water.

"Ghost" is also a pig's nickname.Du fu "as send frowsty Pai open body play two songs, one of the" domestic black ghost food at every meal, yellow croaker, "brown" and "black".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.

Pig is very familiar with the words in people's life, in the beauty of the pig have the effect of many.Pigs may also be sarcastic language such as stupid pig.No matter where there are many theories about the pig, let's have a look at about pig local customs, customs, and anecdotal stories.

The 1:

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".

The 2:

Female straight is enclosed within the walls of the pig worship culture influence especially in the origin of Chinese civilization, early human ancestors fuxi called huaxia civilization, ancient road history records, the man also known as "teeth", also known as "pale tooth", he directly for pigs fangs code!Can be imagined, his head should be decorated with pigs fangs, may have to do with what we see in the big tomb of liangzhu culture MuZhuRen, skull head have rows of pigs fangs.

The 3:

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.

Its 4:

Guangdong chenghai crown hill "big pig" custom, ceremony of the grand, scene is very spectacular, it is rare.At the scene of the "big pig, I saw many hundreds of big pig head scalp the caesarean section each on one by one, about more than 1 m high of the gallows in one direction, toward the distance a snow-white.These were used as offerings bullied a type of high head, the big orange mouth, mouth, into a running jump, valiant, spirited, the whole scene present a beaming.

Every year the end of the "big pig will give the biggest end for at the forefront, and landmarks in detail on the weight, usually have one thousand jins.The rest of the besides logo could be any dearer, relatively large was wearing a bright red flower!Has been decided that a big pig became village this year is the most glorious object, famed until a new big pig competitions to replace.

Its 5:

Rural tourism in Taiwan, the most common is pigsty almost all stick a piece of writing is "animals prosperity" red paper.Taiwan NongJiaRen attaches great importance to raising pigs, related to the traditional Chinese culture.Pig, is quite important status in ancient agricultural society.Chinese characters of "home" from top to bottom structure, pictographic writing like ger above, for the house.Below is a pig (pigs), reflect the ancient Chinese every home will be a pig.

Taiwanese speaking of pig's attention, there are three main factors.A pig can solve the leftover food scraps in the family, and well used rural pig family swill (washing rice water) feed pigs, think of cheap good swill is fed to swine feed;Second, the pig is quite a small bank, it is an accumulation of many families to marry daughter-in-law, to build a new home or do great things, live on the money is to sell the pigs had accumulated year by year.Three pigs can solve the labor employment way out.

The 6:

Hui people pig is one of the most sensitive problem, also is the huiCustoms and habitsOne of the most major problem.For a long time, no matter what pressure and resistance, never change the hui the pig, the habit of eating pork.Hui why eating pork?This is from the ancient Arab customs.Judaism, Islam was founded, it has been the custom of eating pork in the Arabian peninsula, because the Arabian peninsula, the climate is hot, and more for desert, not conducive to the growth and development of the pig, pig of many infectious diseases.So when the Arabian peninsula on the Sumerian is given priority to with sheep, camel, not a pig.

The ancient egyptians also depending on the pig is unclean and disgusting thing in the world.Ancient Greek historian Herodotus in his book "history", Egypt, the Middle East had seen and heard: "in the eyes of the egyptians, dolphin is a kind of unclean beasts, if a man walking accidentally hit a hog, he immediately rushed to the river, jumped into the river to wear clothes, even if the priest dolphins are indigenous Egyptian, and no one was willing to marry his daughter to him..."This suggests that the ancient egyptians was the pig is very strict, not only do not eat pork, even can't touch, touch pigs, but also to the pig keepers in the neck.After the jewish establishment, in order to adapt to the custom of the Arab region pig bans at that time, the fasting pork as a commandment written in the bible in the old testament, the the article "in chapter 11:" whoever stumbles in two and a half, cud beasts, you can eat...Pig hoof divided into two and a half, but not chew the cud, it is unclean for you.These you shall not eat of their flesh, die do not touch, are unclean unto you."Stressed discipline, here is not the general health clean, and have the strong religious holy ideas.The 7th century, founded the Islam muhammad, in order to eliminate frequentlyThe war, promote the unity of religious belief, customs, etc, complied with the Arab region was in the habit of eating pork, absorbed in the old testament jewish commandments about eating pork, and on this basis complement, perfect, on the Koran, has repeatedly stressed four times.One hundred and seventy-two section such as the Koran in the third chapter points out: "he (Allah) only forbidden you to eat the dead already, blood, pork, and recite the slaughter of animals in the name of Allah."The Koran in the emphasis on eating pork, also shows that in the case of necessity, eat a little more appropriate for dear life, god's forgiveness.These bans are issued in the name of Allah, muslims must unconditionally accept and abide by, there cannot be any doubt.Due to these provisions of Islam, adapted to the people's living habits, complied with the Arab region the objective requirement of social development, therefore, that Islam gradually expanding, spread in Asia, Africa.Du Huan tang dynasty in China, at the time of the line, say: "big eat don't eat pigs, dogs, donkeys, horses and other meat."

The 7:(/ shengxiao/Chinese zodiac)

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.