The same insect has different lives. Why did the ancients regard spiders as auspicious things?

As we all know, in the life of the ancients, almost all kinds of birds and plants can bring some unique meanings. Among them, spiders stand out from many insects and become auspicious representatives in traditional culture. Then, in the eyes of many people, the spider is a terrible insect. How did it become the embodiment of "auspiciousness" in the eyes of the ancients?

In ancient times, people also called spiders happy spiders and happy children, and thought it would be a good sign if spiders appeared at home. If you see spiders in the morning, it indicates that something good will happen on this day, because "happiness" falls from the sky; Seeing spiders at noon indicates that guests will come to the door; And if you see spiders at night, it indicates that the host family will be very lucky! One of the reasons why the ancients liked spiders so much is that spiders are mostly beneficial insects, especially in summer, they can eat a lot of mosquitoes, which is of great benefit to people's lives.

In addition, because spiders' nature is to weave webs, in the eyes of the ancients, if spiders weave webs at home, it symbolizes that families gather wealth and form tight webs, which is a good sign.

Besides these, it is even more exciting if you happen to see spiders on some special days. For example, Qixi Festival, which is also called Qiaoqiao Festival. Ancient women paid special attention to ingenious thinking. On Tanabata, they will put the spider they found on a melon and fruit dedicated to the Weaver Girl or put it in a box. If a spider weaves a web, it should be the clever head of Qixi.

It seems that the spider, a small creature, can occupy such a high position in the culture of the ancients, largely thanks to some ingenious ideas of the ancients, which is also the interest of China traditional culture.