Animal designs and their symbolized meanings

Animal designs and their symbolized meanings
Sep 2, 2005 03:19
RITA Points: Join Date: May 10, 2005 Status: offline	Cranes & Turtles symbolize long life; Fish designs mean wealth, because YU (fish) has the same pronunciation with superabundance's Chinese equivalent; Bat designs mean happiness, for in Chinese Fu as in Bianfu(bat) has the same pronunciation with Fu in Xingfu (happiness); Dragon & phenix design used to be proprietary to king & queen, later mean later meant "couple"; Deer is LU in Chinese, the same pronunciation with LU (high official position); Anything else special or are there any differences from those in your culture?

Sep 2, 2005 03:19

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Cranes & Turtles symbolize long life;

Fish designs mean wealth, because YU (fish) has the same pronunciation with superabundance's Chinese equivalent;

Bat designs mean happiness, for in Chinese Fu as in Bianfu(bat) has the same pronunciation with Fu in Xingfu (happiness);

Dragon & phenix design used to be proprietary to king & queen, later mean later meant "couple";

Deer is LU in Chinese, the same pronunciation with LU (high official position);

Anything else special or are there any differences from those in your culture?

Sep 2, 2005 03:43	#1
CALIFORNIA Points: Join Date: Jul 22, 2005 Status: Offline	Magpie(Xi Que)means happy! But Rita,for Manchu,the Crow symbolized Happy! Dog means honest!!!

Sep 4, 2005 19:43	#2
RITA Points: Join Date: May 10, 2005 Status: Offline	But I heard that when people about to die, the crows gather around their house and "screaming", so people think they are ominous. Later I heard it's about like: when peopl are about to die, there is a kind of smell emanated from their body, it is the smell attracts the crows.

Sep 4, 2005 20:14	#3
CALIFORNIA Points: Join Date: Jul 22, 2005 Status: Offline	I think the story comes from Han Zu!!!

Sep 4, 2005 20:32	#4
RITA Points: Join Date: May 10, 2005 Status: Offline	I think Chinese are very superstitious, I can list a lot if someone here is interested :)

Sep 5, 2005 19:17	#5
RITA Points: Join Date: May 10, 2005 Status: Offline	To avoid Rooster Year marriage is one of this kind of superstitions.

Sep 5, 2005 19:56	#6
CALIFORNIA Points: Join Date: Jul 22, 2005 Status: Offline	Yes,but most of the youth don't believe it,I have to attend three weddings in this year!

Sep 21, 2005 02:23	#7
RITA Points: Join Date: May 10, 2005 Status: Offline	But very low birthrate in Goat Year can more or less indicate something people really care.

Sep 21, 2005 04:18

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in western countries many people have superstition !
it's true that the smell of the bodies attract crows, maybe that's why people dont like this bird.

i think superstition depend on ppl's education and culture : here in France some people (old) think it's bad to see a black cat, or the put the bread on the wrong side !!!

it's amazing, but they say it can bring you bad things !

i think they need to see a doctor lol ;-)

Sep 21, 2005 04:21	#9
CONNY129 Points: Join Date: May 25, 2005 Status: Offline	where is wrong side ? any detail ? I've never heard of it .

Sep 21, 2005 04:24	#10
CALIFORNIA Points: Join Date: Jul 22, 2005 Status: Offline	Yes,Crows as the bad bird for almost of countries or races!But it is as "Happy" for Manchu in China!So I love it:-) Which side is lucky???left or right???

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