The legends derived from the gourd myth are also diverse, the most famous being Pangu’s pioneering world. According to legend, when Pangu was born, he stretched his body, the sky was high and the ground was
Falling down, where the heaven and the earth are connected, Pangu holds a chisel in his left hand and an axe in his right hand, or chops with an axe or hits with a gouge. It is a supernatural power. Over time, heaven and earth separate. The two qi rises and falls. The ground, since the beginning of turbidity. What is the relationship between Pangu and the gourd totem? Yi language expert Liu Yaohan pointed out in "On Chinese Gourd Culture" that Pangu is a gourd, and the pan of Pangu means a gourd; ancient means the beginning. The so-called Pangu means "starting from the gourd".
It was Yan Fu, a scholar in the Qing Dynasty who introduced the term "totem" into our country. In 1903, he translated the term "totem" into "totem" for the first time when he translated the book "Social Interpretation" by the British scholar Zhen Kesi in 1903, which became the Chinese academic community. The universal translated name.
Yan Fu pointed out in the note that the totem is the symbol of the group and aims to distinguish the group. He also believes that ancient China also had totem phenomena similar to Australians and Indians. Using totems to explain myths, classical records, and folk customs can often draw inferences from one another. So, what is a totem? Totem is the superstition of primitive people that a certain animal or natural object is related to the clan, so it is used as the emblem or symbol of the clan.
1. The mystery of life: Whether the custom of seeking children is based on reproductive worship or god worship, its purpose is a kind of personified supernatural force to make women give birth.
Rite of adulthood: Rituals are based on the concept that people and totems can be transformed into each other. Etiquette of love: the marriage between men and women forms a certain norm, and on this basis, a corresponding marriage system and a certain specific marriage custom are produced; at the same time, some ethnic religious concepts and totem consciousness have also penetrated into the wedding. A very important manifestation of totems is to prohibit intermarriage between the same totem group. Newlyweds and drinking cups are also related to totems for a while; it is said that this ritual symbolizes that couples come from a gourd like Fuxi and Nuwa, and their souls will return to the same gourd after death. The soul comes and goes: burning wreaths and so on are all related.