gourd

葫芦

It is a vine plant with a large belly and a rounded, full-bodied crop. It is one of the oldest crops in the world. The earliest in the world, the Hemudu site in the ancient times, found the gourd seeds, which is today's Yuyao City, Zhejiang Province, has been more than 7,000 years old. The gourd was first known as scorpion, scorpion and pot. It was mentioned in the Book of Songs and The Analects. In the course of thousands of years of development, the gourd gradually changed from "natural melons" to "humanities and fruits". Thus forming a long-established gourd culture has become an important part of Chinese folk literature.

The gourd has always been the main subject of ancient engravers, thus forming a unique gourd carving culture. Why do people like to use gourd as a theme?

the first

The gourd homophonic "Fulu" has always been a symbol of blessing and wealth in Chinese culture.

second

There are many gourd seeds in each mature gourd, which are not countable, and people give it a good meaning of many children.

In ancient China, the population was sparse, and people hoped that they could prosper like a gourd, and that they would endlessly live, so the gourd has a meaning of blessing for the children and grandchildren.

third

Since ancient times, the gourd has been a mascot for the evil spirits.

The gourd is closely related to the Chinese religious culture. It is said that the Taoist Taidang Laojun is made of gourd, and one of the Eight Immortals is carrying the gourd. Chinese Buddhist monasteries and Taoist Taoist temples often come to the town house with the gourd treasure top. The reason why the gourd can become a sacred object is inseparable from its unique shape. The gourd has a large belly. The legend is that the heavens and the earth are concentrated. It is full of aura. Therefore, there are many myths about the gourd, such as Journey to the West. The golden gourd's treasure gourd, as soon as someone responds to it, will be sucked in immediately. Therefore, in ancient times, people thought that the gourd could be able to increase the benefits and remove the disaster.

According to legend, in the era of ancient times, there were still few people who were disrespectful to the heavens. The Jade Emperor was furious and decided to punish and make people, so he ordered the Leigong to kill the human beings.

After receiving the order, Lei Gong was very anxious because his children Fuxi and Nuwa were still in the world, and it was difficult to escape. After meditation, Lei Gong finally wanted a way to hand over a gourd seed to Fuxi and told him that he must plant it in the empty land. In accordance with the instructions of Raytheon, Fuxi planted the gourd seeds in the vast waters. It is also strange to say that this gourd seed enters the ground and begins to take root after one hour. It grows after three hours, blooms after four hours, and grows after five hours. It grows up after six hours. It’s still rough and bigger. Seven hours did not move, and eight hours matured. At the ninth hour, Fuxi and the son-in-law opened a cover on the gourd, put all the food they used to eat into the gourd, and brought two eggs and two ginkgo.

After loading these things, Fu Xi said to people: "Hurry up and escape, the flood is coming!" However, no one believes his words. Fuxi had to pull the son-in-law into the gourd belly and put on the gourd cover.

Less than half an hour, the sky suddenly burst into turmoil, thunder and rolling, and it has been nine days and nine nights. Everyone was annihilated in this flood, and only Fuxi and Nuwa were able to survive.

Later, Fuxi and Nuwa hatched two pairs of chickens; two white fruits were planted on the ground. From then on, there were chickens and ginkgo trees in the world.

There are many legends about the gourd. The gourd is not only a kind of plant for people, but also a spiritual sustenance. People believe that wearing a gourd pendant or hanging a gourd at home will surely protect the owner's safety, bless the family and everything.

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