Do Mongols really believe in wolf totems?

When it comes to Mongolians, many people think of Mongolians riding horses on the grassland. As a minority with a long history, Mongolians have their own national habits. Many people may mistakenly think that Mongolians have always believed in the wolf totem, but in fact, in the eyes of Mongolians, the wolf has never been a Mongolian totem, and there is no record of the wolf totem in all Mongolian documents. Everyone has this idea, but they are misled by some film and television works. So what do Mongols believe in? In many documents, we can see that deer, cows, eagles and other real things are used as totems.

First of all, deer is a symbol of divine power. As a magical animal, deer has always been very docile. In ancient society, people worshipped nature, but in the eyes of ancient people, deer was a spiritual animal that could drive away evil spirits. Therefore, the early herdsmen in Inner Mongolia regarded deer as a totem god, which is also one of the oldest totems, and every clan has it. Moreover, these animals are all animals that really exist in their surrounding environment, and Mongolians regard them as totems, which can better reflect their reverence for nature.

Secondly, it is also a belief of Mongolians to take cattle as the Teng, which symbolizes the reproduction of the totem of Mang cattle. In the eyes of Mongolians, meeting Mangniu means meeting a godsend. In their eyes, the cow is a symbol of future generations. Primitive people didn't know the origin of having children. In their view, reproduction is the result of totem god entering women, so they respect this totem very much. Of course, this is only the backward thought of primitive society, and it is not what we want to learn now.

3. Taking the eagle as a symbol of freedom is also a symbol of ancient gods. According to Mongolian tradition, the eagle is the messenger of the god bird in the sky. Going to the earth will definitely bring unexpected good results. At the same time, the shaman was bred by the eagle, so the eagle became the symbol of the ancestors. It has always yearned for freedom, and it also represents the Mongolian people's yearning for freedom.

Different nationalities have different belief totems. As a nation with a long history on the grassland, Mongolians have been living endlessly. They regard deer, cows and eagles as their totems and have been guarding them. The source of this totem is precisely because of the lack of scientific and technological level at that time, and people can only obtain a spiritual sustenance through a limited level.