Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Traditional stories - Why is it taboo to marry a woman who is a tiger, and even more so for a "downhill tiger" born in the middle of the night?

Why is it taboo to marry a woman who is a tiger, and even more so for a "downhill tiger" born in the middle of the night?

There is a popular taboo against women being tigers. This kind of taboo belief is directly from the people's "fear of the tiger as a danger" mentality. The woman who is a tiger is regarded as a "tiger" that can really hurt people and harm their lives. Because tigers always come out at night to eat people, so for the night-born tiger women, the taboo is especially strong.

Those born in the first half of the night are called "Upper Mountain Tigers" and those born in the second half of the night are called "Lower Mountain Tigers". In comparison, the "lower mountain tiger" is considered more vicious and powerful than the "upper mountain tiger"! Because the "downhill tiger" is a tiger that comes down from the mountain to look for food, so it must hurt people; whereas the "uphill tiger" is a tiger that comes back from the mountain to look for food, so maybe it is full and will not hurt people anymore. Therefore, if it is a "tiger on the mountain", there is still some room for maneuver, but if it is a "tiger on the mountain", it should not be married to it.

Downhill Tiger: The downhill tiger adopts the posture of a hungry tiger pouncing on a tiger, often with snowy mountains and rocks. It is often paired with snowy mountains and rocks to emphasize the tiger's power, and it is used to calm the house and avoid evil spirits. The tiger should be hung on the wall to welcome the door, by its fierce momentum, to suppress the invasion of evil spirits. Downhill tiger is more courageous, the so-called momentum as a tiger, is this way. Downhill tiger, not good to pay, the meaning is also do not territorial out to break into the world, killing. Marriage, the Chinese zodiac taboos are many. There is a taboo against the woman belongs to the tiger taboo popular very widely. This taboo belief is directly from the people's "fear of the tiger as a danger" psychology.

Because tigers always come out at night to eat people, the taboo is especially strong against women born at night. Tiger women are especially jealous. And very seriously, the night-born tiger women are further divided into two categories: the "upper mountain tiger" and the "lower mountain tiger". Those born in the first half of the night are called "Upper Mountain Tigers" and those born in the second half of the night are called "Lower Mountain Tigers". In comparison, the "lower mountain tiger" is considered to be more vicious and powerful than the "upper mountain tiger"! Because the "downhill tiger" is the muscle gut, downhill looking for food, so must hurt people; and "uphill tiger" is downhill looking for food back, perhaps it is full, no longer hurt people may not know.