□ Yu Sword
In the traditional culture of the Chinese nation, the "tiger" symbolizes bravery and fortitude, and is endowed with the beautiful meaning of good fortune and evil, auspiciousness and peace, and is a protector god loved by the working people for a long time. According to the "Commentary", "tiger" is a hieroglyph, for "the king of the mountain beasts", its meaning can be extended to brave, strong, majestic, etc., such idioms often contain the word "tiger": such as tiger wings, tiger in the dragon disk, living dragon and tiger, dragon leaping tiger, dragon fighting tiger fighting, tiger roaring wind life... The tiger ranks third in the twelve zodiac signs, after the "rat" and "cow", in addition to the traditional interpretation of the order of the zodiac according to the order of the earth branches, we may wish to think and understand from the people's livelihood feelings: "the rat bites the sky" (the rat bites the chaotic state between heaven and earth out of the gap) as the first; Cattle ploughed the land, contributed to the people's food and clothing, and ranked second; With heaven and earth and food and clothing, disaster relief and refuge, and good fortune and peace have become the wishes of the common people, and the "tiger" known as the protector of the god is just in third place. In our country, it is customary to hang the tiger in the middle hall, pray for blessings and avoid evil, which means that the tiger on the mountain will be promoted to the level of official luck, and the tiger on the mountain will be blessed with wealth and fortune, and the vast rural areas still have children wearing tiger hats and tiger head shoes on their feet to drive away evil spirits and pray for blessings, and the historical tradition and cultural consciousness of the "tiger" have evolved into the common cultural concept of the Chinese nation. With this article, I would like to pray that the Year of the Tiger will be smooth, the country will be safe, the mountains and rivers will be unharmed, and the tiger will be blessed!
Attached: Tianshan Soldier Photography Group Photo "FuHu Welcoming Spring"
