Tiger culture of tigers

The poem "Qian Miao Zhuzhici Red Temple" said: "Weaving silk is not for people, but turning bronze drums to compete with mountain gods. The two feelings are speechless, and the vacancy tonight is to avoid yin. " (Note: Hongmiao only exists in Tongren area, and its clothes are silk, which is the battle of Nvhong. Beating a bronze drum is called drum tuning. On the fifth day of May every year, the couple stay up late and dare not talk, thinking that they have committed a tiger wound. ) Yin is a tiger, who dares to violate the custom of avoiding Yin? If couples sleep in the same room when it is cloudy in May, tigers will hurt them. Avoiding shade is a folk custom in some places.

Seven of the twenty-eight stars are named after being located in the west in a tiger shape, with five elements and five colors. It is also one of the four gods. In Book of Rites, there is a saying that "the former Suzaku, the later Xuanwu, the left Qinglong and the right White Tiger".

Most Tujia people believe in the White Tiger God. When Tujia people in Hubei offer sacrifices to the white tiger, the altar owner will cut off his head with a pig-killing knife, drop it on paper money, hang it and burn it. Children of Tujia nationality in Hunan province get foot wind disease, which is often thought to be caused by white tigers, so wizards must be asked to drive away the "white tigers". When driving away, put a chair outdoors, tie bamboo with branches and leaves, and tie a white rooster. Wizards will cast spells indoors. When the rooster crowed, the white tiger was driven away.

Shaanxi has the custom of sending cloth tigers to raise children. When the child is full moon, my uncle's family will send a tiger made of yellow cloth. When I enter the gate, I will break a tiger's tail and throw it outside. Giving cloth tigers is to hope that children will be as powerful as tigers when they grow up; Breaking the tiger's tail is to hope that children will avoid disasters and difficulties in the process of growing up. The custom of giving tiger pillows is popular all over Shanxi. 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.

The marriage custom of "hanging tiger buns" is popular in hua county, Shaanxi. Before the Chinese New Year, the man would steam a pair of tiger buns and tie them together with red ropes. When the bride arrives, she will hang the tiger buns around her neck and take them off after entering the door. The bride and groom will share, indicating that they are dating. It is worth mentioning that this kind of steamed bread is also divided into male and female. There is a "king" on the head of the male tiger steamed bread, which means that the man should be the master; The tigress has a pair of birds on her forehead, which means that her wife flies with her husband. There is also a little tiger in front of each tiger's neck, which means wishing the newlyweds an early birth.