Chinese-dragon
Russia-bear
Indonesia—Garuda
South Korea/North Korea—Hibiscus
Mongolia—Wolf and White Deer
Singapore—Lion
Malaysia—Malay Tiger
Thailand—Dapeng
Laos—Asian Elephant
Myanmar—Holy Lion
Sri Lanka—Lion
Bangladesh—water lily
India—Lion Rock Carving
Nepal—Scalper
Uzbekistan—Phoenix
Kazakhstan — Pegasus
Kyrgyzstan—Eagle
Turkmenistan—Alhatier Golden Horse
Syria, Egypt, Libya-Saladin Condor
Sudan—Desert Heron Eagle
Oman-Arab Knife
Lebanon—Cedar
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain — Date Palm
UAE, Kuwait—Falcon
Yemen—Eagle
Rome—Wolf
【Fujian culture】
The Fujianese custom of tattooing with snake totem
In the three dynasties of the ancient times, there were at least seven independent indigenous tribes living in Fujian, which were called “Seven Mins” in ancient literature. At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, Chu destroyed the Yue Kingdom, and some Yue people escaped into Fujian. The Fujian natives of this period were called “Min Yue” in history. They liked to live by the water, were accustomed to water buckets, and were good at using boats. The most important custom was Snakes are totems, broken hair tattoos, and primitive sorcery is popular. When interpreting the word “Min” in “Shuowen Jiezi”, it said: “Min, Southeast Vietnam, snake species.” The so-called “snake species” means that the Minyue people took snakes as their ancestors, reflecting their totem worship of snakes. For a long time, this kind of worship has always existed among the descendants of the Minyue ethnic group. For example, Minhou Danmin still “professed snake species” until the end of Qing Dynasty, and did not shy away from it. They painted the image of snakes in the palaces and temples, and offered sacrifices regularly. Put a snake on the ship, named “Wooden Dragon”, and pray for the snake to protect the boat safely. If you see the snake leaving the ship, you think it is an ominous omen. In the Qing dynasty, the women of Danmin in Fuzhou had a serpentine silver hairpin with their heads high in their hair, which also meant not to forget the ancestor.
I plan to use the worship of snakes in Fujian’s animal totems as a starting point to explore a new form of placebo for young people and elders.