The cultural symbol of the chicken

　　When the rooster sings, it will report to Xiao Jichen-the myth and legend of the chicken

　　Chicken King is a strong contender who makes troubles and fights all day long . When the Jade Emperor gave the zodiac signs, he considered whether the animals contributed to the human beings. Of course, the chicken king would not be ranked. One day, the king of chickens saw that the horse that had been granted the sign of the zodiac was favored by people, with golden saddles and silver stirrups, and he was very envious, so he stepped forward and asked: "Brother Ma, what do you rely on for today's honor?" Ma replied Said: "I usually plow the fields and transport things, charge into battle in wartime, and give credit to mankind. Of course, I should be loved." The chicken king said: "If I can also seal the zodiac sign, it will be respected." Ma Kaidao chicken Wang Dao: “It’s not difficult to get people’s love, as long as you can give full play to your strengths and do something for people in a real way. Take the animals of the zodiac, for example, cattle can plow the fields, and dogs can keep the gates. Pigs provide meat for humans, dragons can rain, and you are born with a golden voice, maybe it will be helpful to humans?"

　　When the chicken king returned home, he thought about it, and finally thought of awakening the sleeping people with his golden voice. So every day at dawn, the chicken king gets up early and sings in a loud voice, awakening people from their sleep. People are very grateful for the merits of the chicken king, and decided to ask the Jade Emperor to grant the chicken as a zodiac sign as a god.

　　However, the standard for the Jade Emperor to grant zodiac signs back then was as long as animals were animals, not birds. Among the six animals, horses, cows, sheep, and dogs have a share, but there is no chicken. This time, the chicken king was anxious, it flushed anxiously, shouted and thickened its neck, but to no avail.

　　One night, the King of Chicken couldn’t figure out this matter, and couldn’t fall asleep. A wisp of ghost flew straight to the palace and came to the Jade Emperor’s Palace. He cried to the Jade Emperor. It's really hard to figure out why not letting the zodiac sign be selected. After speaking, tears kept streaming. The Jade Emperor thought that the chicken king had done a great job, and his own criteria for choosing zodiac signs were indeed wrong, so he picked a red flower in front of the temple and put it on the chicken king's head as a reward.

　　When the chicken king woke up, he found that there was a red flower on his head. So it wore a safflower to see the Four Heavenly Kings. The Four Heavenly Kings recognized that this was the "Imperial Furnace Red Flower" of the Jade Emperor. Knowing that the Jade Emperor valued the Chicken King, he made an exception for the Chicken King to participate in the zodiac competition. On the day when the zodiac is competing, the chicken and the dog get up at the same time and go side by side. When he was approaching Tiangong, the chicken was afraid that the dog might get caught, so he flew forward and rushed forward. The dog rushed to catch up, but never caught up, and ended up behind the chicken. From then on, the dog had no affection for the chicken, and chased it when he saw it. To this day, I still remain angry. As for the chicken, Si Chen is still blushing and wears a beautiful big red flower on his head every day.

　　The most significant symbolic meaning of the chicken is trustworthiness and punctuality. The rooster reports the dawn, which means that the sky will be bright. By extension, it symbolizes the liberation from darkness to light. For example, "the rooster crowed, dawned, liberated" is such a progressive symbolic meaning.

　　The second symbolic meaning of the chicken is ordinary and tender. Chickens can be seen almost everywhere in daily life. Its reproductive ability is strong, the survival rate is high, and it has no special requirements on the environment.

　　Compared with the weak and ordinary, the chicken also has the symbolic meaning of bravery and good fighting. This meaning comes from cockfighting. Chickens like to fight and fight, especially roosters. When two roosters meet, there is often a fight, and occasionally there is a fight between the hens.

　　The fourth symbolic meaning of the chicken is to ward off evil spirits, ward off disasters, and deities. Divination with chickens can be found all over the world, and the chicken coop has the meaning of gods. The ancients also used chickens to drive away evil spirits and sacrifices.

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