What do you mean by "she" and "Ji" in the country?

The meanings of "she" and "Ji" in rural areas are: "she" refers to the land god; "Millet" refers to a grain crop, also known as millet or millet, which is one of the five grains. In ancient times, "millet" was a hundred grains long, so "millet" also refers to the god of five grains.

In ancient times, society refers to the god of land, and is named according to its orientation: blue soil in the east, red soil in the south, white soil in the west, black soil in the north and loess in the middle. Five-colored soil covers the surface of the altar, which is called five-colored soil and actually symbolizes the land. In ancient times, the place, date and ceremony of land supply were called clubs.

Millet refers to the god of grains, especially Yuanyang, the land god who can grow grains. This is the god of agriculture. Sun Ming Chengzong's answer to Yuan Jiehuan's opening of the government: "People who save trouble in the world are less obedient, and they are delayed by the sun and the moon, which makes the parties extremely heavy, and they have no choice but to do it, so they are state-owned foresight."

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From emperors to princes, anyone who owns land can set up a community, and even villagers can set up a community to worship the land god. Social Day has become a day for good neighbors to get together, and there are various celebrations. Social Drama and Social Fire are good examples. The word "society" in modern life is also related to social day activities.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, millet was honored as the head of the five grains and sacrificed with the society, so it was called "country". According to "Zhou Li Kao Gong Ji", the national altar is located on the right side of the palace, opposite to the ancestral temple on the left side of the palace. The former represents a safe living space, while the latter represents a stable food source, which is the foundation of the country and the necessity for the people to settle down.

Refer to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Country