Is Wang Wa Teng from Hainan?

Hello, Wang Wa is the totem of Li Miao people in Hainan. Every household regards it as a god, which means that future generations will live and prosper.

Li people worship frogs in order to pray for good weather. In the eyes of the ancients, frogs seemed to be the masters of heaven and the messengers of rain, and the croaking of frogs was a precursor to rain. Frogs have premonitions and omens. Frogs are called spring rain, and everything on the earth is revived and full of vitality, which indicates good weather and good harvest. It can be seen that the Li people's worship of frogs is also a kind of culture, which is one of the unique manifestations of Li people's traditional culture, with far-reaching influence and rich cultural connotation.

A variety of historical data show that frogs are the original belief of Li nationality in Hainan, and Li nationality areas are diverse. Infiltrate into one of the totem objects worshipped in primitive society. Frog patterns are manifested in all aspects of social life of Li nationality in Hainan. Some of them reflect the important decorative patterns and relationships between people in primitive society in women's tattoos, tapestries, production and living utensils and so on. Others reflect the relationship between man and nature. The primitive Li nationality has many deeper national cultures and primitive worship. The expression of the first religion is mainly reflected in the object of worship and its expression. The objects of worship include nature worship, totem worship, ancestor worship and witchcraft occupation.