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What are the customs in the Year of the Tiger?

The customs of the Year of the Tiger are:

1, tiger pillow parenting

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.

2. Tiger headrest

Tiger tiger gives birth to wind, domineering and lovely. Big cats always have a kind of MengMeng's cuteness, especially when they were young, people always wanted to touch the round tiger's head, and the deep-rooted impression is that tigers, whether looking back, hunting or taking a lazy nap, have the breath of kings, as if they were born proud.

3. Tiger mask

The local customs in Shaanxi are bought by my uncle to ward off evil spirits and pray for my nephew. I deeply believe that it is a kind of inheritance of masculinity and an expectation of responsibility and responsibility. My uncle is also a boy at home, and he used to be a naughty but very likable boy.

To exchange things for feelings is not only to hope that my nephew can live a good life like a little tiger, but also to hope that he can be an indomitable person with responsibility, ambition, responsibility on his shoulders, ideals in his heart, openness and integrity, take every step of life in a down-to-earth manner and be the pillar of his family.

4. shen hu zhen House

During the Spring Festival, people in Northeast China and North China like to hang a picture of the gods and tigers in the main hall of the house. There is often a poem on the picture: "The tiger descended from the mountain to the ground. Good people bought it and kept it all year round. " Or: "The tiger is the king of all animals. When you exorcise evil spirits and your government invites you, everything will be fine. " These all express people's good wishes for the blessing of the tiger god.

5. northeast cloth tiger

The cloth tiger in the northeast of my hometown has its own characteristics, and it also has its own uniqueness in modeling characteristics. The limbs are short and fat. It is the expression of people's sincere, honest and lovely image of the cloth tiger. As far as its image characteristics are concerned, it is very suitable as a pillow for newborn babies. Colors are divided into "black, red, yellow, blue and white", and the traditional five colors with high saturation are also used in color use.

The tiger's body is mainly red and yellow, which expresses the feeling of auspiciousness and celebration. The color contrast is strong and the image is charming. Sleeping with a tiger's head on his pillow means growing up safely and healthily.

6, one-year-old tiger costumes

In some places in Shaanxi, when celebrating the first birthday, you should wear tiger shoes, tiger hats and pillows. This custom extends to the children of other zodiac signs in China folk culture. In other words, no matter what zodiac sign, children should wear tiger-headed shoes and a tiger-headed hat on their first birthday. The moral is to bless children to grow up.

7. Marry a Tigress

In Guanzhong area of Shaanxi province, a married woman must accompany a pair of oversized tigers, carry them on the lacquer cabinet when entering the door, and walk in front of the farewell team. This may be the legacy of Hupu Media. After getting married and having children, grandma will give a mud tiger as a full moon gift.

As for wearing a tiger's head hat, hugging the tiger's mouth, wearing tiger's head shoes and pillows, it is a national parenting custom. These tiger-shaped daily necessities are entrusted with the deep affection of their parents, hoping that tiger dolls and tigers will thrive.