What is the rooster totem of Bai nationality? Why do Bai people worship chickens?

Rooster is a totem worshipped by Bai ancestors. The design of the national emblem of March Street in Dali is a cock flapping its wings. The ancestors of Bai nationality regarded rooster as a national totem, which has a long history. Now, it still exists in the folk customs and activities of the Bai people's inhabited areas. The application of rooster in marriage. When a boy from a Bai family takes a fancy to a Bai girl, the man's family asks the matchmaker to bring the boy and four-color water gifts (tobacco, alcohol, sugar and tea) and quietly come to the door to propose marriage on the full moon night every two months in the lunar calendar, asking the woman for a "birthday". No matter whether the two sides are familiar or unfamiliar, as long as the purpose is explained, no matter whether the proposal is successful or not, the woman's family will take a rooster as a midnight snack to entertain relatives and friends from afar.

On the basis of the "birthday" agreement between men and women, if the woman, parents and immediate elders agree, the man will choose an auspicious day to hold the engagement ceremony. In addition to souvenirs such as jewelry and clothes, the man also sent a red rooster and two bottles of spirits. It's called "order chicken wine" in white. On the day of the formal wedding, the man once again sent the injured cock and soul to show that the man's family once again "vowed to marry the woman's family forever, and the husband and wife loved each other forever and never betrayed each other." Three days after the celebration, the newlyweds carried their shoes, socks and insoles on red trays accompanied by suona songs.

When a child is born after marriage, the man's family will prepare a red rooster (a hen if a girl is born) and two bottles of red wedding wine to the woman's family to report the good news to her parents-in-law. The bride's family also sent this wedding banquet to relatives to taste one by one, to show that * * * shared the good news of adding children and grandchildren. Later, the woman's family organized three relatives and six relatives to prepare sweet rice wine, chicken, eggs, rice noodles and other things that had already been brewed and sent to the man's family. One is to visit the newborn grandson, and the other is to congratulate the son-in-law and daughter who have just become parents.

At the ceremony of erecting beams and columns in Bai people's homes, the carpenter prayed for peace on behalf of his master with a rooster and congratulated him with words. For example, "Luban uses your blood to bless the longevity of his master", "The golden rooster will nourish his spirit and blood if he lives in the phoenix nest for a long time", "You should give him three more points of inspiration" and "Three points congratulate the master on his great success".

At the completion ceremony of the new house, the master plasterer held a rooster and congratulated the host family on the new house. For example, "Chicken is a colorful phoenix chicken. When it is a lucky day, it will be a gift and the foundation of happiness. Red rooster was born well, like a phoenix to congratulate him. Today, with your golden mouth, happiness will come to the DPRK. "