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The tiger of the zodiac is considered as the patron saint of children.
Newborns wash their bodies with tiger bones to get rid of diseases. The children are wearing tiger hats and shoes. In Shaanxi, my nephew gave a yellow tiger at the full moon, and when he entered the door, his tail was broken, indicating that he had a pimple. In Shanxi, my nephew gave me a tiger pillow for my birthday, which can also be used as a toy.
It is also popular to give cloth tigers to children as toys during the Dragon Boat Festival. Cloth tigers need to highlight their bravery. Oroqen children in northeast China wear Tiger Claw and tiger teeth to ward off evil spirits. "Painting a tiger on the door", taking the tiger as the door god to come to the town house, has been popular since the Han Dynasty and can be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty at the earliest.
In the old days, it was popular in North China to hang the New Year's picture "The Map of the God and Tiger in the Town House" in the main hall, saying that "the god and tiger went down the mountain, and the demon descended to the world. Good people bought it, and the four seasons are safe. "
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Folk story theory
Xuanyuan Huangdi wanted to choose twelve kinds of animals as court guards, and the cat asked the mouse to sign up. As a result, the mouse forgot, and since then, the cat has been seeking revenge when it sees the mouse. Originally, the cow pushed first, and the mouse sneaked up the cow's back and took the lead.
Not convinced, the tiger and dragon were named as mountain gods and sea gods, ranking behind cattle. The rabbit refused to accept it and wanted to race the dragon. The rabbit ran in front of the dragon. The dog was so angry that he didn't want to bite the rabbit that he was finally punished. Snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys and chickens also went through some contests, and finally pigs came to occupy the last position.
This legend also explains why there are no cats in the zodiac. In fact, there were no cats in ancient China, and the zodiac was formed when domestic cats were introduced to China. This legend, which is similar to children's stories, is far from a scientific explanation of the problem.