Folk culture is the most important part of our traditional culture, the scope of folk culture is very extensive, covering all aspects of our lives, such as the folk customs of daily life, life etiquette, folk culture, marriage and funeral and so on. This folk culture has a very important role in our lives.
In these vast folk cultures around us, a large part of the folk customs reflect a kind of spiritual sustenance and emotional comfort of our ancestors for a better life, for example, the ancestors have the phrase "the green dragon is draped in the head to cause people to worry, and the Xuanwu plug is not left behind", which is to express the folk ancestors' prayer for auspicious and beautiful spiritual sustenance.
So, what does this saying that "the green dragon's cloak is troublesome, and the xuanwu plug is not left behind"? What do the so-called "green dragon cape" and "xuanwu plug" refer to? Why do they cause people to worry about right and wrong?
To understand this, the first thing we need to figure out is the meaning of "Qinglong" and "Xuanwu".
We all know that in ancient times, there were four spirits, namely the Green Dragon, the White Tiger, the Suzaku, and the Xuanwu. Originally, the four spirits were related to the ancient stars, and the ancestors divided the stars that could be observed into seven star areas: "Three Walls" and "Four Elephants". And because the stars in the east resemble a dragon, the west like a white tiger, the south like a suzaku, and the north like a xuanwu, people use the green dragon, white tiger, suzaku, and xuanwu to represent the four squares and four elephants.
Later, people applied the four spirits of "Green Dragon, White Tiger, Suzaku, and Xuanwu" to the orientation and architecture. The saying that we often say "left green dragon, right white tiger, former suzaku, and later Xuanwu" is derived from this. At the same time, in the building, the old ancestor also used the green dragon to represent the east, the white tiger to represent the direction of the west, the suzaku to represent the south, and the Xuanwu to represent the north.
Speaking of this, we understand that in the sentence "The green dragon is sad to wear its head, and the tail of xuanwu is not left behind", the green dragon refers to the east house when the ancestor built the house, and the Xuanwu refers to the north house.
So what do "Green Dragon Cloak" and "Xuanwu Plug" refer to?
In fact, it is also very easy to understand, the so-called green dragon cape, that is, we add a small house to the south of the house in the east; and the so-called Xuanwu plug tail refers to the west of the house in the north, and then build a small house.
After understanding the meaning of "Green Dragon Cloak" and "Xuanwu Plug", let's talk about why the old ancestor thinks that these two situations will cause people to worry and invite right and wrong.
The "left green dragon, right white tiger, former Suzaku, and post-Xuanwu" of the ancestors is to choose a suitable for living, convenient life, warm in winter and cool in summer, and safe and reliable.
At the same time, when the ancestors chose to build houses, they would follow the principle of "the unity of heaven and man", not only to hide the wind, water, and sunrise, but also to pursue harmony and unity with the surrounding environment, and even in line with the ideological content of our traditional philosophy.
The reason why we say "green dragon cape" and "Xuanwu tail", these two situations will cause people to worry, right and wrong, because in the eyes of the ancestors, these two situations will affect the harmony and unity of the house as a whole, as well as the principle of "Hidden Wind".
Therefore, this saying that "the green dragon is draped in the head and causes people to be worried, and the xuanwu plug is not left behind" is not only an empirical wisdom of folk customs, but also contains profound cultural connotations, and is also the most important part of our folk culture, and it is also a part of our traditional culture. It is the embodiment of our traditional culture and splendid civilization!