Traditional significance of cattle

In the traditional meaning of cattle, cattle has the auspicious meaning of hard work and good weather, and is regarded as a symbol of hard work, selflessness, courage and stubbornness. In the traditional culture of China, it is a symbol of hard work and kindness, and there is a metaphor of killing evil spirits to get rich. The following is the related content of the traditional cow.

The traditional meaning of cattle is 1 1, hard work and selfless dedication.

Cattle have always been diligent in their work, always trying and complaining, and never asking for more returns when harvesting, which symbolizes the spirit of hard work and selfless dedication.

2. Be brave and stubborn

The backbone figures with great strength and hard work are often called "old ox"; Tall and strong men are often described as "big cows and big horses"; Stubborn and stubborn people are often called "stubborn".

3. Wealth

In western culture, cattle are a symbol of wealth. According to the biblical Exodus, shortly after leaving Egypt, the Israelites followed the custom of being impressed in Egypt, and created a golden calf in the image of a cow to worship as the image of the Lord God. Therefore, the golden calf has become a symbol of money and wealth, and the activity of cattle also represents production and appreciation, so the continuous rise of stock price is called "bull market".

Cows usually have the following meanings:

1, Niu works hard and has no complaints, so Niu symbolizes sincerity and truth, simplicity and kindness;

2. Nowadays, we often use "cow man" to describe a person as very powerful, so cow means brilliant and outstanding ability;

3. Cows are strong, so they don't get sick under normal circumstances. Therefore, cattle symbolize health, vitality, disease-free and disaster-free;

When I was in Niu Geng, it meant that another spring had arrived. Cattle symbolize spring, full of vitality, vigor and hope;

5, cattle are good at farming, hard-working, and are the representatives of hard work, so cattle means a bumper harvest, a bumper harvest, and good weather;

6. In ancient mythology, there are many images of cows lying in wealth and carrying treasures, and there are countless festive images of sending wealth, so cows also symbolize jade cows to send wealth, and Taurus to send happiness, wealth and auspiciousness;

7. The bull market is what we most want to see in stock trading, finance and trade, so the bull also symbolizes that the stock market can develop a "bull market" and the bull market will rise.

Traditional implication of cattle 2 Eight symbolic meanings of cattle culture

The first symbolic ancestor totem

Throughout the ages, the Chinese nation has worshipped Yandi and Huangdi as ancestors. According to the excavation, Yan Di was originally from Tiantai Mountain, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province. According to Records of the Historian, Emperor Yan "started from Lieshan and lived there" and was the leader of the Jiang tribe. He lived in the early Yangshao culture in primitive society. According to Shan Hai Jing, the bull's head of Emperor Yan is actually the totem of his tribe. Therefore, the activities of ancient Qixi (an annual festival) are all related to the worship of cattle ancestors.

The second symbolic meaning: the myth of creation

Legend has it that in ancient times, Emperor Yan led the tribe to nomadic fishing and hunting along the northwest river, and then came to the Central Plains in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. He tasted grass with the smell of ox tongue, knew the valley with the sensitivity of ox eyes, and moved mountains and rivers with the strength of ox, which made indelible contributions to the development and progress of the Chinese nation. According to Shan Hai Jing, Yan Di's youngest daughter, a baby girl, swam around the East China Sea "never to return", then turned into a bird of Jingwei, and took wood and stone from Hatoyama (now the eldest son) to "fill" the East China Sea. This is the famous myth and legend "Jingwei filling the sea".

It is also recorded in the Tibetan creation myth "The Origin of Everything": "The head, eyes, intestines, hair, hooves and hearts of cattle have become the sun, moon, stars, rivers, lakes, forests and mountains."

The third symbolic meaning: the ox king protects the gods.

Cattle became the folk patron saint, which originated from the ancient animal totem belief and later evolved into an animal god. There was a custom of offering sacrifices to the ox god in Qin Dynasty. "Notes on Water Classics and Notes on Weishui" quoted Biography as saying that Niuwang was originally a big camphor tree in Nanshan and was illegally cut down. "The tree was broken and turned into a cow that fell into the water, so Qin made a skirt." The Book Collection of Ancient and Modern Books, Canon of God, Volume 54 quoted Liaohua Prefecture Leisure Record: "There was a temple of Niuwang in the north of Yunnan in the Ming Dynasty, with Niuwang in the middle." In modern times, the cowboy god worshipped by the people is also an anthropomorphic god, and it is sacrificed on July 25th and October 1st of the lunar calendar every year.

The fourth symbolic meaning is the sacrifice of cattle to God.

As early as prehistoric times, primitive people had been buried with cow bones, which was the beginning of the sacrifice of vertebral cows to the gods. After Shang and Zhou Dynasties, offering sacrifices to gods was as important as fighting. Zuo Zhuan: "The great event of a country lies in respecting peace and glory." At that time, the highest gods were ancestors and Emperor Yan, and the sacrifices were cows. "Zhen way: ... royal cattle three hundred. ""Ding Hai ... Mao 300 cattle. " In Anyang archaeology, a large number of cattle sacrificial remains have also been found. At that time, the sacrificial society also used cattle, with large livestock such as cattle as prison or prison, and small livestock such as sheep as prison. "The Book of Rites and the King System" says: "The country of the son of heaven is too prison, and the country of the princes is less prison."

The fifth symbolic meaning: ghostly.

With the evolution of the concept of ghosts and gods, on the basis of the belief of King Niu, there appeared the image of a tauren ghost, also known as Abang, even known as Abang, a ghost of King Niu, who was a ghost pawn of Yan in the underworld. According to textual research, there are two kinds of legends, one is from Shennong, the foreign book: Shennong Niu Shou; One is influenced by Buddhism, which believes in Rebecca. He has judges and minions. Volume 8 of the Shurangama Sutra says, "Death knows the big iron city, the fire snake, the fire dog, the tiger, the wolf and the lion, the tauren's jailer, and the horse's head in Luo Cha." "Xin Jing's Five Sentences" also stated: "The jailer's name is Abang, a bull's head with hands and feet, strong and strong, holding a steel fork." It can be seen that the "cow ghost" is a ghost pawn in the underworld and a protector image in Buddhist legends.

The sixth symbol whips cattle to welcome spring.

China is an ancient agricultural country. At the beginning of spring every year, we attach great importance to the traditional activity of "whipping cattle to welcome spring". Zhou Li Yue Ling: "Digging cows to send cold." "Chronicles of the Era" said: "Duke Zhou began to make local cattle in the spring, and the unearthed cattle were made to show the farming at that time." "Book of Rites of Han Dynasty" said: "beginning of spring Day ... all the officials in the capital are wearing Tsing Yi, and all the county officials down to the food fighting officials are wearing green flags, setting up green flags, and plowing cattle and people outside the door to show their omen." In the poem "Spring Life" written by Yuan Zhen, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, there is a sentence "Whip the cattle outside the county gate and fight for the soil to cover the spring silkworm". In the first year of Jing You in Song Dynasty, Tu Niu Jing was published nationwide. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, whipping cattle in the spring was listed as a national celebration. "When Fu Nan was Years Old" in the Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty said: "On the day of beginning of spring, officials each had colorful sticks, and those who beat local cattle were three, which was called whipping spring to show the intention of persuading farmers." There is a lyric of a four-year-old "whipping a spring cow" in the Year of Yixian: "One whip says that the weather is good, the second whip says that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and the third whip says that the son of heaven will live forever in spring." It can be seen that the importance of cattle and the custom of "whipping spring cattle" are enduring.

The seventh symbolic meaning is that people were born in the Year of the Ox.

Children born in the Year of the Ox belong to cattle, which is also commonly known as cattle people. In the old society, a picture album "The Legend of the Born in the Ugly Year" was popular, which indicated the good and bad luck of cattle people every month. Folk beliefs believe that in the Year of the Ox, the stars occupy the house, so be cautious and think twice. The lunar star shines, and the yin flourishes and the yang declines. We must take the right path to ensure the safety of the first year. However, people nowadays don't quite believe in these superstitious things.

The Eighth Symbolic Meaning of Confucian Spirit

Eat grass, milk, plow, take a whip, cut meat, bleed ... Don't show weakness when you are strong, don't try to be brave when you are weak, and be led by the nose when you are most proud of your work ... This is the cow spirit of Confucianism! And Mr. Lu Xun expressed his loyalty to the people with the poem "Look at a thousand fingers coldly and bow down as a willing ox", which is why he will have greater courage to pick up a pen, make a dagger and throw it at the enemy.

The traditional meaning of cattle 3. Traditional significance in folk customs

Because of Niu Geng and China, people have deep feelings for cows, and cows are hardworking, simple and do not ask for anything in return. Mr. Lu Xun once said a famous saying, "bow your head and be a willing ox."

In "Dai Gulu", there is such a passage: "The sacrifice of governors, cattle, is too strong." There is also a record in the Book of Rites of the Qing Dynasty: "Tai Prison, Yang Yi, Gou Yi". In these two records, the cow is the most honorable sacrifice. It was used by the emperor to worship the country and heaven and earth. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the monarch cut off the ears of cows and painted their blood on their mouths.

The creation myth "Osi Beige" of the Hani nationality records the story that all parts of cattle become natural things. It is true that the Han people worship the ox king very much. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, Yun Daoyuan's Notes on Water Classics Wei Shui called the ox king Nanzhang. Being cut down, "the tree gradually turned into a cow and entered the water, and Qin Sui became a temple." Later, it gradually became anthropomorphic and evolved into a bull's head, which was mistaken for a Lamb Bull. There is the Niuwang Temple in Chengdu, which was built in the seventh year of Kangxi. Rebecca, who believes in Buddhism, believes that the Five Bitter Chapters and Sentences Classic records: "The jailer's name is Abang, and he has a bull's head and two feet. He is strong and holds a steel fork." Later, it was absorbed by Taoism and became a cow's head and horse's face.

Buffalo horn, yellow horn and yak horn are one of the most common door decorations. * * * hung a horn on the gate after killing the cow. The number of horns symbolizes the level of hunting. Even clothes and clothes are decorated with horns.