What are the taboos for keeping an elephant at home?

Placement of elephants: Elephants, like the brave, are lucky and lucky animals, and they are more beautiful and generous than the brave, so it is generally more appropriate to place them in the financial position of the family or in the showcase of the living room.

In addition, when placing elephant ornaments, it is best to face the door or window so as to absorb the wealth outside the house. But be careful not to face the suffocation outside the house, such as the branches outside the window and the sharp corners of the pavilion.

Elephant ornaments must not be placed in the fierce position of the house, or facing the toilet, kitchen, table corner, corner and so on. This will offend the elephant; Elephants are strong, but they are gentle and submissive in spirit. Therefore, generally speaking, elephant mascots are not used to ward off evil spirits, because the greatness of elephants lies in making money and gathering wealth, and should be placed in an auspicious position without being suffocated.

Elephants can be placed individually, but it is better to be in pairs, with one nose facing up and the other nose facing down.

Symbolic significance of elephants: For thousands of years, people have formed an indissoluble bond with elephants. People like elephants and worship them. In China's traditional culture, the word "Xiang" is homophonic with the word "Xiang", so the image is endowed with more auspicious meanings, such as treating the image as a vase (flat) as "peaceful image"; Carrying an elephant and inserting a halberd (auspicious) vase is "safe and auspicious"; Take the child riding (auspicious) elephant as "auspicious"; Carrying an elephant or rolling its trunk is "good luck". The ancients said: "Peace is like an elephant", which means "good luck" and "going out into the phase". Dai people have always regarded elephants as a symbol of good luck and strength. Because Xishuangbanna, Yunnan is a paradise for elephants, the locals love elephants very much. Putting an elephant as a mascot at home means peace, auspiciousness and wealth.

The elephant's huge and graceful figure is considered as a backer in Feng Shui, which can improve the fortune of its placement; The elephant's long nose can absorb water, and the water in Feng Shui symbolizes wealth, so the elephant's nose is often regarded as a money-sucking nose, which has the same function as the brave.