1. The pig arch on the third day of the Lunar New Year symbolizes wealth and good luck in the coming year. The third day of the Lunar New Year is also called "Pig Day". Legend has it that when Nuwa created the holy spirit of all things, she created the six animals first, so the first to the sixth day of the lunar month are the days of the six animals. The pig ranks third, so the third day of the lunar month is Pig Day.
2. In ancient times, on the third day of the first lunar month, people would put up paper-cuts in their homes with a fat pig carrying a cornucopia on its back, which was called "Fat Pig Arch". Because the pig is black, it can be diluted Some of the hot colors in the home since the twelfth lunar month are in line with the auspicious saying of "a pig's introduction will lead to a hundred blessings". Literati would also give each other paper-cuts with pigs as the content, called "inscriptions in Zhubi", to wish them success in the college entrance examination that year.
3. In the minds of Chinese people, pigs are probably the most honest domestic animals. They have a round, fat and honest look. They sleep when they eat and eat when they are hungry. They are honest. point. In traditional Chinese culture, pigs also have many meanings and symbols. It is said that starting from the Tang Dynasty, the Jinshi who passed the palace examination made an appointment. If one of them became a general or prime minister in the future, they would ask a calligrapher from the same department to inscribe his name on the Big Wild Goose Pagoda with a "zhu calligraphy" or red pen. Because "pig" and "zhu" have the same pronunciation, and "hooves" and "title" have the same pronunciation, pigs have become the mascot for young students to win gold medals.