The origin and custom of fright:
1, origin
It was once called "Qi Zhe" in history. Emperor Jing, the sixth generation of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, used the taboo name "Qi". In order to avoid it, it was changed to the word "Jing" with similar meaning. After entering the Tang Dynasty, there is no need to avoid the word "qi". However, due to some useful reasons, Da Liyan once again used the word "elite" and has been in use ever since.
2. Customs
1) Sacrifice the white tiger to resolve right and wrong
According to the folklore in China, the white tiger is the god of tongue and right and wrong. Every year it comes out to feed and eat people. If you commit a crime, you will often be made waves by evil villains this year, which will hinder your future development and lead to all kinds of troubles.
In order to protect themselves, everyone sacrificed the white tiger on the day of shock. The so-called white tiger sacrifice refers to the white tiger painted with paper for sacrifice. Paper tigers are usually yellow and black, with a pair of fangs painted on the corners. When offering sacrifices, you need to feed it with the blood of the fat pig, so that it won't hurt people after eating it, and then put raw pork on the mouth of the paper tiger, so that it is covered with oil and water and can't open its mouth to tell people right and wrong.
2) Wear a drum skin when you are shocked.
Fear is caused by thunder. The ancients imagined Thor as a bird's beak, a winged god, holding a hammer in one hand and knocking on many drums around his body in the other, making a rumbling thunder. On this shocking day, Raytheon played drums in the sky, and the world also took this opportunity to cover the drums.
3) "Beat the villain" to drive away the mold
The folk custom of "beating a villain" symbolizes that in early February, all hibernating snakes, insects, rats and ants will be awakened with a thunder, and reptiles and ants at home will also get up and look for food everywhere.