What festival is the symbol of male prostitutes?

Male prostitute is a local traditional handicraft in Beijing, which belongs to children's toys that should be in season during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Every Mid-Autumn Festival, Beijingers worship "male prostitutes". This custom originated in the Ming Dynasty.

After the "male prostitute" turned into a children's Mid-Autumn Festival toy. Some people portray a "male prostitute" as a warrior wearing a golden helmet and shining armor, some riding lions and elephants, some carrying paper flags or umbrellas on their backs, or sitting or standing, which is pleasing to the eye.

social influence

Male prostitutes have influenced many aspects of Beijing people's lives. Male prostitutes not only reflect the evolution of folk culture such as Peking Opera and festival life, but also reflect the spirit of Beijingers. The typical image of a male prostitute riding a tiger is a bold creation of folk artists because the tiger's ferocity sets off the magical power of the male prostitute, but it also shows the optimistic and open-minded attitude of old Beijingers.

"In particular, the organic combination of its gods and toys is a cultural and folk phenomenon that can only be produced by Beijing culture-it has seen the world, experienced great storms, experienced both luxury and wealth, and experienced the epiphany after the decline, and the resulting contempt for the powerful gods and pragmatic attitude towards everything."

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