The Buddha said that all things have spirits, in the countryside there are many wild animals that appear in the yard, and the elderly will say that they are very spiritual, do not hurt them, if they are hurt, they will be punished, and some animals in the countryside really can not be hurt at will. In my ancient folk, there are many habits of worship and sacrifice of animals, according to the customs of different places, the objects of worship are also various, unlike dragons and phoenixes and unicorns, imaginary creatures, most animals exist in reality, and are more common animals in our daily lives.
The first is the magpie, magpie in Chinese folk has always been regarded as an auspicious bird, in addition to the magpie Dengmei shows that it is an auspicious calligraphy and painting work, the folk will also show the magpie's chirp as a good omen, if the magpie falls on the tree in whose yard to build a nest, it is regarded as a kind of happiness and auspicious omen to the home. In folk customs, the magpie's nest cannot be destroyed, because once the magpie's nest is destroyed, the magpie will feel that the place is not safe, and it will not come again next year, or even for several years. Other comedies see that the nest of the same kind is destroyed, and generally do not choose to build a nest near here, which means that the good luck of the family has come to an end, and it will not be there in the future, which is a very unlucky practice. But rural children were very naughty when they were young, and they liked to pick up high and low when they had nothing to do, climb to trees and dig bird nests. But now the magpie is still a national third-level protected animal, so don't hurt the magpie, and dig the magpie nest, if caught, you will be fined.
The second is the turtle, the 80,000-year-old turtle of the Thousand Year King, which has been regarded as a symbol of longevity since ancient times. In much of Asia, turtles are regarded as auspicious spiritual creatures, and their longevity is given by God because they are very spiritual. In the Buddhist reincarnation, it is believed that the turtle's long life expectancy is because there are too many blessings accumulated in the past life, and the life expectancy of people cannot be filled, so they let them devote themselves to enjoying longevity for the turtle, and hurting the turtle is an act of life-saving in the eyes of the Buddhist family. Old people also often say that turtles are very spiritual, don't kill them, killing is easy to break life. But in fact, it is impossible for turtles to live to 10,000 years old, most of the turtles generally live between 40-80 years old, in fact, it is similar to the life expectancy of people, very few can live to more than 100 years old, and the larger the turtle is basically longer, and those pet turtles with smaller physiques are generally around twenty or thirty years. The longest known living tortoise is an Aldabra tortoise, also known as Advetta. Advita was born around 1750, during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty in China, but died in 2006.
The third animal is the weasel, scientifically known as the weasel, also known as the yellow skin. Weasels are known as yellow immortals in northeast China, and it is said that some enlightened weasels can also take human form. Although it is enshrined as a yellow fairy in the north, the weasel is not very popular with this creature, because the weasel will often run into the yard at night to steal chickens or steal eggs to eat, and the old people who encounter this situation will tell you not to provoke the weasel, the most important thing is not to kill them, to tie the yard around the yard is a little, do not let the weasel come in again. In the end, why is the folk so afraid of the weasel, he doesn't look much bigger, and the two big eyes are still quite cute, how can people be afraid of this? Because there is a folk legend that the weasel is very spiritual, and the sense of revenge is extremely strong, almost the most vengeful of all animals, once the weasel is hit, it will bring bad luck to the family, and the generations will always follow the family until the family dies, and it is said that the weasel smell can also hypnotize people and make people sick. Of course, these are all myths or feudal superstitions, although they are myths, we can't hurt the weasels, because the weasels are also protected animals, so whether they are afraid of retaliation or afraid of being fined, we better stay away from the weasels.
And the last animal is also the most well-known animal, that is, the fox. Since ancient times, there have been countless legends about foxes, and most of them can transform into human form, and foxes who have attained enlightenment are also called fox spirits. And one of the most famous fox spirits in China is the nine-tailed fox during the Shang Dynasty, and the legend says that the King of Shang was coveting the beauty of the Lady of the Shang Dynasty, and wrote an obscene poem to the idol of the Lady of the Lady, which annoyed the Lady of the Lady, who calculated that the Shang Dynasty had run out of qi, so she sent the Nine-tailed Fox to confuse the King of shang, and the nine-tailed fox was possessed by Su Daji, the first beauty of the Shang Dynasty. In fact, Daji himself is a person who is kind in heart and filial piety to his parents, that is, after being possessed by a nine-tailed fox, he has been cursed by people for thousands of years, and he is known as China's first fox spirit. Most of the fox spirits in other legends and myths are passers-by who charm the past, or students who enter beijing to take the exam, so as to absorb their yang qi for cultivation, and are known as fox immortals in the five major Baojia immortals in the northeast, and they are also the hands of the five baojia immortals. And in addition to humans, the most spiritual animal can be said to be the fox, it is said that the fox is an animal with a fairy root Dao species, especially the ancestors of the fox immortal family that has attained enlightenment or has built great merits, and its descendants are even more spiritual. Although foxes are not protected animals, we generally do not see foxes, except for fur foxes and pet foxes in the farm, other foxes are basically wild foxes, killing them is also illegal and criminal, but also to fine.
Whether it is because of myths and legends or folk customs, although there is no scientific basis, we should not harm animals, do not touch them, and do not eat them. Wild animals have a large number of unknown bacteria and viruses, touching and eating is likely to be infected with certain diseases, so everyone should try not to eat, and do not provoke them.