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Every year at the end of the year, Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou will present a blessing calendar to believers. "Tiger Welcomes the New Year" is a blessing inscribed on the calendar in 2022 by Master Guangquan.
Master Guangquan explained the four words "Tiger Welcomes the New Year" inscribed on it: 2022 is the Year of the Tiger in Renyin of the lunar calendar, and "Tiger" is the tiger, the king of beasts in the mountains. For example, "Pian Ya·Shi Beast" says: "The tiger is also a tiger"; Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty also wrote a poem about "chasing wild horses by the Yan River, roaring and singing to the tiger in the forest"...
The tiger in the mountain is majestic. , quite kingly, so in ancient times, soldiers with strong combat effectiveness were called tiger generals, the palace guards were called tiger generals, the military talisman for dispatching troops was called tiger talisman, and the tiger-shaped flag and tiger-faced shield were also used to suppress the imperial guards. The enemy's thing.
Folks believe that tigers are just and inviolable, and can ward off disasters and evil spirits. Therefore, tiger paintings are often hung in front of the door of the home to prevent evil spirits from entering the house; children wear tiger head hats and wear tiger costumes. Head shoes are used to ward off evil spirits; some people sleep on tiger head pillows to make themselves stronger.
In addition to expressing good expectations for the arrival of the New Year, the word "welcoming the new year" also has a special meaning in the new situation of the world's major changes unseen in a century and the strategic overall situation of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation