Fortune-teller Tigress _ Tigress constellation

How about the monkey girl and the tiger's baby?

It's good to have a little tiger. As long as the baby is healthy.

Tiger is one of the 12 Zodiacs, ranking third, and is called Silver Tiger. Tiger Totem Worship and Cultural Inheritance

The traditional folk ceremony "Jumping Yu Tu" (that is, "Jumping Tiger") is a relic of the totem worship of the ancient Qiang tiger. At present, it only exists in Nianduhu Village, Tongren County, Huangnan Prefecture, Qinghai Province. Every year, from the fifth to the twentieth day of the first lunar month, "Wu Tú", or "Jumping Tiger", is held to drive away evil spirits and epidemics. On May 20th, 2006, Turkish Yu Tu was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

The worship of tigers should originate from the totem worship of tigers in Chu culture. The tiger has always been worshipped by the Han people. It is a symbol of justice, courage and majesty. According to textual research, the image of tiger also appeared in ancient Qiang and Rong nationalities, but it was most popular in southwest China. Jade cong of Liangzhu culture in Neolithic Age and bronze wares in Yin and Shang Dynasties have similar animal faces and tiger images. To this day, the Yi, Bai, Buyi, Tujia and other ethnic groups in China still call tigers their ancestors. People in the Han Dynasty regarded the tiger as the king of beasts. The white tiger is a tiger that can only turn white in 500 years. It's sacred. Immortals often ascend to heaven by tigers. It's the beast of Zhenxi. Since the Han Dynasty, the tiger has always been the favorite protector of the working people, but it is not a symbol of the emperor. After a long historical evolution and development, the cultural awareness of tiger worship has become a common cultural concept of the Chinese nation.

Related culture

Shu Wei, a scholar in Qing Dynasty, wrote Qian Miao Zhi Zhu Ci? The poem "Red Miao" says: "Weaving silk does not compete with people, but turning bronze drums to compete with mountain gods. The two were speechless. The room is empty tonight. " (Note: Hongmiao is only available in Tongren area, and the clothes are all made of silk, which is the duty of Nvhong. Beating a bronze drum is called drum tuning. On the fifth day of May every year, the couple stay up late and dare not talk, thinking that they have committed a tiger wound. ) In other words, Yin is a tiger, who dares to violate the custom of avoiding Yin? If couples sleep together in the shade in May, tigers will hurt them.

So some places have the custom of avoiding shade.

White Tiger God is the patron saint of ancient Taoism in China. It was originally the name of an ancient star official. Because it was tiger-shaped, located in the west, with five elements and five colors, it was named after the western seven fates among the 28 stars. It is also one of the four gods. Book of rites? Quli Shang has the saying that there is suzaku in front, Xuanwu in the back, Qinglong on the left and white tiger on the right. Most Tujia people believe in the White Tiger God. When Tujia people in Hubei offer sacrifices to the white tiger, the altar owner will kill the pig and cut blood, drop it on paper money, hang it up and burn it. Children of Tujia people in Hunan are often considered to be caused by white tigers, so wizards must be asked to drive them away. When driving away, put a chair outdoors, tie bamboo with branches and leaves, and tie a white rooster. Wizards will cast spells indoors. When the rooster crowed, the white tiger was driven away. Shaanxi has the custom of sending cloth tigers to raise children. When the child is full moon, my uncle's family will send a tiger made of yellow cloth. When I enter the gate, I will break a tiger's tail and throw it outside. Giving cloth tigers is to hope that children will be as powerful as tigers when they grow up; Breaking the tiger's tail is to hope that children will avoid disasters and difficulties in the process of growing up. The custom of giving tiger pillows is popular all over Shanxi. Whenever a child has a birthday, an uncle will give his nephew a tiger pillow or a pair of tiger pillows, which can be used as pillows, toys and blessings.

The marriage custom of "hanging tiger buns" is popular in hua county, Shaanxi. Before the Chinese New Year, the man would steam a pair of tiger buns and tie them together with red ropes. When the bride arrives, she will hang the tiger buns around her neck and take them off after entering the door. The bride and groom will share food, indicating that they will be together forever. It is worth mentioning that this kind of steamed bread is also divided into male and female. There is a word "Wang" on the head of Gonghu steamed bread, which means that the man should be the head of the family. The tigress has a pair of birds on her forehead, which means that her wife flies with her husband. There is also a little tiger in front of each tiger's neck, which means wishing the newlyweds an early birth.

Tiger, also known as tiger, is the largest cat and one of the carnivores at the top of the food chain. Tigers are usually brown fur with black stripes, and the "king" pattern on their foreheads has no semicircular ears, so they are ashamed of their status as the king of the jungle. Among cats, tigers have medium-length canine teeth and the largest claws. Their claws can penetrate the skin to a depth of 1 1 cm, and their teeth can crush the bones of their prey. Their beards are hard and pointed. There are barbs on the palm-sized tongue. Brown body hair, milky white chest and abdomen hair, covered with black stripes [1].

The giant tiger is the strongest carnivore on the land in Asia. Most tigers live in the mountains and generally choose to live alone. Every tiger has its own territory. The tiger is covered with black stripes, his cheeks are surrounded by long manes, and the stripes on his forehead look like the word "Wang". Biting and rolling are the ways they practice their hunting skills.