Tiger people born every year have different ages to enter the New Year. And age is divided into nominal age and full age, nominal age is also called gross age, and its calculation method is: one year old at birth and one year old every Spring Festival. One year old is zero when he was born, and he will be one year older every Gregorian birthday (even if it is a birthday).
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Customs related to tigers
People think the tiger is 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. "
Fighting tigers like humans originated in the Han Dynasty. The tiger played by human beings fought against human beings and was replaced by lion dance after the Tang Dynasty. The Hakka area still retains the custom of dancing tigers, which evolved from fighting tigers. Taiwan Province Province also dances tiger dance during temple celebrations or Mazu's birthday.
"Tiger Bullfighting" is a folk dance in Dongying. The main plot is divided into four parts: "Hungry tiger looking for food", "Playing with tigers and monkeys", "Cowboy herding cattle" and "Savior of cattle ploughing", which shows the fierceness of tigers and the calmness and courage of cattle ploughing.