The role of dogs in folklore

Song Zhu Bian "Qu lake old news" to be a record because the emperor is a dog and the dog ban on slaughter of the story: "early chongning, Fan Empty and Shang Yan: 'God zodiac, dog Xu ranking position, as His Majesty may make an order. Today, there are people in the capital who take dog slaughter as their profession, and they should be prohibited. "Because of the command, the world is forbidden to raise dogs, and the reward is up to 20,000. The Tai students first heard about it and declared to the public: "The move to the dynasty, Shao Shuxi, Feng Shenzong gave birth to Xuanzi, and there was no ban on animal cats back then.” There were good commentators, and the secret words said: “Dogs are in the five elements, and there is some kind of interest in them. Nowadays, I use taboos to slander and make them precious. Therefore, if the review is as stated in "Hong Fan", the worry is beyond words.'"

In the old days, the Han folk had a festival custom of "catching a dog". The "hairy dog" is the fox demon. According to legend, the demon came out to worship the moon on the 15th of the first lunar month and disturbed the creatures. On this evening, people set up dog sheds and set them on fire. At the same time, they sounded gongs and drums and set off firecrackers to send plagues to drive away evil spirits.

The Mongolian people have a "grass-shooting dog" ritual. People tie straw into a dog shape and shoot with arrows to eliminate ominousness. ( Chinese Zodiac http:///shengxiao/)

There is a funeral custom of "beating dog cakes" in Jiangsu. After a person dies, seven longans and flour are used to make a ball and hang on the wrist of the deceased. Superstition believes that after death, people have to pass through the village of evil dogs. The cakes of the deceased are used to feed wild dogs to ensure smooth passage, so it is called Dagou cakes.

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