What is the meaning and symbol of the tiger head hat?

The meaning and symbol of the tiger head hat is bravery, strength, peace and security.

The image of the tiger is majestic, so it has been used to symbolize the bravery and strength of soldiers since ancient times. It is often used as tiger general, tiger minister, tiger warrior, tiger warrior, tiger division, tiger power, tiger step, eagle rising and tiger looking, swallow Words such as "chin and tiger beard" have an extraordinary momentum when read.

Tiger-headed hats were first seen in the Tang Dynasty. Warrior figurines wore tiger-headed hats. The tiger’s power of swallowing evil spirits and frightening ghosts complemented the majestic and majestic appearance of the warriors. Wearing a tiger head hat means hoping that the child will be safe and tiger-headed.

The craftsmanship of tiger head hat

Tiger head hat is a handmade craft supplies for folk flower arrangement and embroidery. It has a long history of six to seven hundred years. The main varieties include tiger head hats, tiger head shoes, doudou, shawls, shoe soles, etc. There are only a few people who can do this craft in Laowangji Township, Zhecheng County.

Only a dozen elderly households in the West Street Village Committee can do it. The work is very tedious and complicated, requiring dozens of steps such as cutting, pasting, inserting, stabbing, and sewing to complete.

It takes five or six days to make a complete tiger head hat, and three or four days to make a pair of tiger head shoes. A tiger head hat can be embroidered with various artistically expressive and imaginative patterns on both sides and back.

You can embroider phoenixes flying in the sky, plum blossoms and lotus flowers that compete with each other; there are also vivid and real magpies, water birds, as well as sparrows, swallows, butterflies, vases and other flowers, birds, grass and insects. They can all be embroidered and look lifelike and vivid, showing the innocent thoughts and feelings and healthy aesthetic taste of the people.

Today, this kind of handicraft is becoming less and less popular. The tiger head hats of Xijie Village have been sold to Beijing, Xinjiang, Shanghai and other places. The tiger head hats can be sold for 80 yuan to 140 yuan. Shoes can be sold for 30 yuan to 50 yuan, and the economic benefits are considerable. These craft supplies were used by people in ancient times to protect children from disasters and avoid evil, and are the crystallization of the labor wisdom of the broad masses of the people.