The report of the ruling and opposition parties said: "Since the early Tang Dynasty, the people have been meddling."
There are five immortals among the people in China, namely, Fox Fairy, Huang Xian, White Fairy, Liu Fairy and Grey Fairy. This is an ancient worship of animals and immortals. The reason why they choose to sacrifice these animals instead of the so-called gods reflects the ancient animist view of nature.
Folk five immortals
Among the five immortals, the first three are relatively more valued and worshipped by more people. These three immortals are fox, weasel and hedgehog. If you accidentally see them in the wild, not only can you not catch them, but you should also wait respectfully for them to leave, otherwise bad things will happen at home. This legend has been recorded in the ancient book Youyang Zayu.
In addition, there is a very interesting saying among the people, that is, why can't the "weasel" eat? The elders at home often educate their children. If you see weasels in the yard, even if they are stealing food and poultry, don't drive them away, but wait for them to leave. What is the reason? Just superstition? Li Shizhen has given an explanation.
Weasels had a certain position among the ancient nationalities in China. They are usually called Huang Xian, and no one will disturb them unless they have to. First of all, the ancients generally believed that weasels had a strong revenge mentality. If you catch a weasel and kill it, then within a month, other weasels will definitely come to you and take revenge on you.
This is a folk saying, that is to say, weasels are evil, so don't provoke them easily when you see them on weekdays. However, with the development of time, the folk feudal customs gradually disappeared. After the founding of New China, the position of the weasel plummeted, from the ancient yellow fairy to a species that everyone shouted. But even so, the elders at home often tell us that when we see weasels at home, we can just catch them and throw them away, and don't eat them. Why can't weasels eat?
The Existence Significance of Weasel
Is it just superstition? Is the ancient feudal thought still working? Actually, it's not like this. Weasels have a very special skill in nature, that is, catching mice. We generally think that weasels seem to eat chickens, but in fact, besides chickens, weasels' main food source is mice that we hate. Because of the existence of weasel, it can effectively avoid the disaster caused by mice and is of great help to the adjustment of biological chain.
In addition, weasels also have an important position in Chinese medicine. Li Shizhen has given an explanation, that is, in his book Compendium of Materia Medica, weasel meat contains weak toxicity, in addition, when it is mixed with some Chinese herbal medicines, it will also have a highly toxic effect. Although toxins can be effectively avoided by high-temperature treatment at present, no one wants to go to such trouble to treat weasel meat, and their taste is not particularly delicious, so everyone does not regard selling weasel meat as a business.
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In a word, weasels, as indispensable creatures in nature, play a very key role in ecological balance, and they are also effective helpers to help us catch mice. If you are lucky enough to see a weasel outside, the best way is to ignore it and let it live freely in the wild, which is equivalent to making our own contribution to the protection of nature.