The pig belongs to the sea and is the last one. Pigs are also the heads of ancestors, and they are particularly blessed.
Where are the pigs in the Twelve Branches? Sea? , ? Sea? With what? Pump? Similar in shape, among the twelve branches, the sea belongs to water, bearing north and black in color.
Chinese characters? Home? What is radical? Hey? A symbolic house. What's the second half? Hey? . There is a saying: housing plus system equals home, and system is wealth. In an agricultural society, if there are no pigs at home, they will not become? Home? .
What are pigs, horses, cows, sheep, chickens and dogs? Six kinds of animals? Pigs can be considered as a symbol of wealth. There is an old saying:? Pig 86, Baifu? . It can be seen that people pray for blessings and think that pigs are? Rich? A symbol of. From the full shape of pigs, we can know that pigs can be rich.
? Pigs? With what? Zhu? Homophonic, often used as? Zhu? Lucky, good year? Zhu? Ji, pigs are also one of the main foods of human beings, which have great economic benefits and can be used all over the body. Meat can be eaten, skin can be made into leather, bristles can be made into brushes, and big pigs can sacrifice for mankind. Pig heart valves are also used for heart replacement surgery. It can be seen that the contribution of pigs to human beings is enormous.
In ancient times, pigs were often used to represent wealth and fertility as well as women. In the pastoral economy of nomadic people, it is difficult to raise pigs (pigs are not suitable for nomadic migration like cattle, sheep and dogs). From this point of view, a lot of words about meat come from? Cattle? Or from? Sheep? And rarely come from? Hey? It is quite understandable. In the era of small-scale peasant economy, the cost of raising pigs is higher and more valuable than that in the era of settled agriculture. Pigs in Shang Dynasty were considered as valuable and auspicious gifts.
The second symbolic meaning of pigs: tenderness
The pig is a very warm and lovely animal. It has a round and heavy body and a broad mind. "University" said: "Rich house, virtuous body, broad-minded and obese." Pigs are simple and honest, broad-minded and fat. Because he has no regrets, he is very healthy in Shu Tai. It is simple and kind, bears the burden of humiliation, eats other people's leftovers every day, endures the accusations and insults of others' "stupid pigs and lazy pigs", but it remains the same and never takes it to heart.
In fact, the pig is a very clever animal, and its cleverness is more manifested in its stupid wisdom. Baby pig is full of treasures, but it has no edges and corners, does not show its edge, dares to take responsibility, and shows ordinary life with a sleek attitude, but it brings many benefits to others.
Then you will know that this is actually an auspicious and complete attitude towards life.
Pigs are docile by nature, just like docile and kind sheep. Pigs behave themselves and never envy other people's talents. It has the integrity to bear the burden of humiliation and can bear the burden of humiliation. Tolerance can be harmonious, and harmony can be auspicious everywhere. Harmony House, Flo Xi Shou will visit at the same time.
The third symbolic meaning of pigs: laziness
In people's minds, pigs are probably the most honest domestic animals. Unlike a dog, it is not an elf. It understands the master's mind, follows the master's back and forth, and tries its best to please him. Pigs look chubby, chubby and simple. He sleeps when he eats, and eats when he is hungry, which shows his honest duty. The laziness of pigs is famous among animals. The reason why pigs grow fastest among all domestic animals is that they have little activity. Pigs seldom do much exercise except when eating, let alone worry about fatigue. The filth of pigs is also well known. Although there are objective reasons for its unsanitary behavior, it has eaten, lived, pulled, scattered and hung shit all its life, giving people a disgusting feeling. Because of the above characteristics, pigs often become synonymous with stupidity, laziness, greed and ugliness. When used in human cultural life, it has a deep derogatory color.
It is said that since the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examination met with his Jinshi. If one of them became a leader in the future, he would invite calligraphers from the same subject to use it? Uncle Zhu? , there are both Yanta red pen questions. Because? Pigs? With what? Zhu? Homophonic? Hoof? With what? Question? The sound is harmonious, so the pig becomes the mascot of young students to be no1. Whenever someone rushes to the exam, relatives and friends send braised pig's feet to bless those who rush to the exam? Zhu Bi title? . Later, this habit gradually expanded, and people gave each other hams in the New Year, because hams were baked with pig's trotters. People still think? Fat pig arch? Fortunately, the fat pig has become an auspicious messenger, so there is a saying: pigs are the treasure of the family, and dung is the gold on the ground. ?
In short, in our life, pigs represent stupidity, laziness, gluttony, lewdness and filth on the one hand, but they also symbolize courage, kindness, loyalty, caution and honesty on the other. Naturalist Hesse said:? Pigs are not as suspicious, timid and obedient as horses, cows and sheep; Not as reckless and fearless as a goat, as hostile as a goose, and as condescending as a cat; I don't fawn like a dog. ?
The history of pigs can be traced back to 40 million years ago, and there are signs that domestic pigs may come from Europe and Asia. Among the fossils found by people, it is proved that animals like wild boar shuttle through forests and swamps.
Wild boar was first domesticated in China, and the history of raising pigs in China can be traced back to the early and middle Neolithic period. According to the records of Oracle Bone Inscriptions unearthed from Yin Ruins in the pre-Qin period, pigs were raised in Shang and Zhou Dynasties. Then, with the development of production, the requirement of distinguishing different pigs gradually appeared. One of the great innovations of pig-raising technology in Shang and Zhou Dynasties was the invention of castration technology. With the development of agricultural production in Han Dynasty, pigs were raised not only for food, but also to accumulate fertilizer. This situation has promoted the change of pig raising methods. Although there was house feeding before the Han Dynasty, grazing was still the main way to raise pigs until the Han Dynasty. At that time, the relationship between physiological function and external morphology of pigs was known in the identification of pig breeds, which played a great role in the breeding of excellent pig breeds in Han Dynasty. During this period, the combination of house feeding and grazing gradually replaced the feeding method based on grazing. With the development of pig industry and the continuous progress of economy and culture, the experience of raising pigs is increasingly rich. During the Tang and Song Dynasties and Sui and Tang Dynasties, raising pigs has become an important means to increase farmers' income. During the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, there were many creations in expanding the source of pig feed. In the middle of Ming Dynasty, the pig industry was severely damaged, and Zheng De was fourteen years old (15 19). Pigs? Homophonic with the Ming emperor Zhu, he was banned, and in ten days, both near and far were killed, and some were sold or buried at reduced prices. However, the pig ban did not last long, and some breakthrough achievements were made in pig breeding technology such as pig variety identification and breeding methods.
In ancient pig culture, pigs were often used to represent wealth and fertility and women. In the pastoral economy of nomadic people, it is difficult to raise pigs (pigs are not suitable for nomadic migration like cattle, sheep and dogs). From this point of view, a lot of words about meat come from? Cattle? Or from? Sheep? And rarely come from? Hey? It is quite understandable.
In the era of small-scale peasant economy, the cost of raising pigs is higher and more valuable than that in the era of settled agriculture. Pigs in Shang Dynasty were considered as valuable and auspicious gifts.
With the development of farming, the stability of residence (nomadic economy is gradually replaced by settled agricultural economy) and the domestication of pigs, many words related to pigs have appeared, such as? Home? There are pigs under the house. Tapirs mean pigs. Hey? (It means the toilet, which leads to the pigsty. People's toilets can also be seen in the rural areas of southern and northern China in modern times, which are examples of pigsty and pigs raised in people's toilets. )
Besides, what do we often say? Something fishy? 、? Shame? The word is also related to pigs. Zhou Li?' "Heavenly Officials are Important" said: Fish is fishy, and shame is inedible. Shuowen explained that the so-called? Something fishy? Not the smell of meat, but the stars inside? , refers to pork with bits and pieces of meat like rice grains (pork tapeworm with parasites? Fanxing pig? , or? Pig pox? ); So-called? Shame? It's the grease on the pig that stinks.
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