The meaning and symbol of dogs are sincerity, empathy, peace, nobility, companionship, family affection, loyalty, sincerity, signifying blessings and misfortunes, warding off evil and eliminating disasters, etc.
Honesty and humaneness
Honesty is the most common connotation of dogs, but as animals that are closely related to survival, dogs are full of phenomena in various lifestyles. He is the closest to people and the most irreplaceable member.
Safe and noble
In the Shang Dynasty, dogs became popular animals as pets. According to the "Book of Jizhong Zhou" records: "During the Tang Dynasty of Shang Dynasty, dogs were offered from all directions. There is also a record of "tribute silk dogs from Puyang County, Puzhou, Henan Province" in "Books of the Tang Dynasty·Geographical Records".
Companionship and family affection
As a beloved pet, dogs have also become human companions, and have been given the symbolic meaning of "companionship" and "family affection", such as "Chen "After Zhang Biao's defeat, he left with his wife Yang, but his dog Huangcang was in front and behind him, and he never left." He was the first family member to accompany Zhang Biao.
Loyalty and sincerity
And loyal people are often ashamed to be "responsible for the work of dogs and horses." The meaning of dogs has been sublimated into a spirit of loyalty, loyalty to the country and loyalty to partners. The strong Pangu culture also marks the importance of dog culture in the national cultural culture.
Symbols of blessings and misfortunes, warding off evil spirits and eliminating disasters
As the saying goes, "Dogs can understand people's speech and know the hearts of the people." In the past, people believed that dogs were spiritual animals that could signify blessings and disasters. Some signs of fortune and misfortune can even be deduced based on the time the dog barks and the color of the dog's coat.
For example: If you hear a dog barking at Yin Shi (3 o'clock to 5 o'clock in the morning), it proves that the God of Wealth is coming, at Mao Shi (5 o'clock - 7 o'clock) you will shout "Xi Si Jin", and at Wei Shi (13 o'clock - 15 o'clock), it means that the wife is unfaithful and will meet a villain. If you hear a dog barking at Shen Shi (15 o'clock-17 o'clock), it means that the child may be in trouble. The embankment is in danger.
And the color of the coat is also very moral. According to the "Domestic Animal Physiology", the black dog with yellow eyebrows is in line with keeping the home, the yellow-haired lion dog symbolizes peace, and the black-haired lion dog means attracting people to get rich. Yellow dog eyebrows should be lighter, the darker they are, the less safe they are, etc.
Safety and wealth
In addition, the ancients also regarded dogs as a symbol of safety and wealth. If a dog suddenly came to someone's house, the owner would happily adopt it. Because this foretells that wealth is about to come, people shout "cats come to poverty, dogs come to wealth", and then because of the dog's cry "prosperity"", so it also has the meaning of prosperity.
What people talk about most about dogs is their sincerity.
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