I believe that when you travel to Miao Village, you must see such a scene, that is, people in Miao Village will hang a pair of cow horns at home, or experience the Miao style. When drinking, you will also see Miao people taking out cow horns to put wine for guests to drink. Basically, as long as you are in Miao Village, you can see rich cow culture traditions everywhere, and there are even many cow statues.
And when drinking ox horn wine, the customer cannot pick up the ox horn with both hands. If he answers, it means that the wine is all yours. You have to drink it all, otherwise it will be a lot of embarrassment.
There are also many cultures that deeply attract themselves, and they are also shocked by the Miao people's worship of cows. When immersed in the beautiful Miao people's culture, many people will be curious, why do Miao people like cows so much? When drinking, you have to drink it with cow horns because of what value does cow horns have?
Why do you like horns?
Miao people like cow horns so much, of course, because of some historical reasons. In fact, among the Miao people, there must be cows among spiritual animals. Moreover, cows are also the belief of Miao people and are also the totem worshipped by Miao people. Basically, as long as every festival, Miao people will sacrifice to plow ox to express their gratitude to plow ox and thank the plow ox for their efforts to the Miao people.
And there are many cultures about cows among the Miao people, such as Miao people’s clothing, and there is also the well-known roadblocking wine , which means that the horns must be used to store wine. Moreover, among the Miao people, Miao people like cows very much and believe that cows are the most auspicious animal.
Guizhou Qiandongnan Miao people will also worship buffalo horn and even worship buffalo horn silver jewelry. They believe that if the wide silver jewelry and cow horns are worn on their heads, they will receive blessings and they all regard it as beauty. Most Miao people will also be proud of wearing buffalo horn silver jewelry. It is precisely because of this image that a different beauty appears in our land of China. Because Miao people value cows very much, they will think that among all the zodiac signs, the Year of the Ox is the most auspicious year.
The story of the buffalo
Not only the Miao people like cow horns, but there is also a legend about cows. That is, a long time ago, there was a couple living in a mountain village. They also had a well-behaved, smart and cute little boy. On the 8th day of the April 1st of the lunar calendar, the little boy herded cattle and went to the mountain. He accidentally walked to the entrance of a cave. Suddenly, a tiger popped out of the cave. After the tiger pounced out, he swallowed the little boy in one bite.
The buffalo who was eating grass was very furious when he saw the little boy being eaten by a tiger, so he ran towards the tiger desperately. The tiger was afraid of the buffalo, so he kept running. While chasing, the tiger ran under a ridge of a field, and because it could not run, it was chased by the cow. Finally, the buffalo killed the tiger with its big horn.
After the tiger died, the buffalo used its horns to dig the tiger's belly, and brought out the dying little boy from the tiger's belly. However, because the buffalo was seriously injured during the battle with the tiger, the buffalo also died not long after. The couple repayed the buffalo to save their son in the future, so they set the April 8th day of the lunar calendar as a day to commemorate the buffalo, and this festival has continued to this day, but this is just a story and cannot be used as a basis.
But there is another saying, which is to commemorate the "human body and cow head" Shennong and the "human body and cow hooves". Moreover, according to legend, the Miao people are descendants of Chiyou, so it is relatively understandable that the Miao people worship cows.
What is the value of a cow horn?
Most of the horns of animals are weapons for combat and self-defense, so they are generally very hard, so they have many wonderful uses. Moreover, horns have been a good and effective medicine since ancient times. There are records about horns in "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Cow horns are sour, salty, cool, and non-toxic", so horns can also be ground directly and used for medicinal use. And horns are also beneficial as products.
However, in Miao Village, cow horns will not be used directly as medicine, because Miao people will make cow horns into some common products in our lives, such as wine utensils, jewelry, necklaces, and cow horn comb , etc., which are all very good. They have good results after long-term use. Of course, cow horns will also symbolize victory, and there are also superstitious sayings that they can ward off evil spirits and block evil spirits.
Conclusion
So the ox horn is of great significance to the Miao people, and it is also a spiritual inheritance and a symbol of national characteristics. Therefore, if you go to local Miao villages to travel, you must also abide by the local cultural heritage and do not destroy this cultural heritage at will. After all, this cultural heritage is rare now.
. Why do the Miao people like ox horns? I wonder if what I said is consistent? If you have a better understanding, please leave a message in the comment section below.
