Dogs are our human friends. They have helped us hunt and guard our homes since ancient times. However, we know very little about dogs. Even in modern times with advanced information, there are only a handful of people who understand dogs. Here we wi...
Dogs are our human friends. They have helped us hunt and guard our homes since ancient times. However, we know very little about dogs. Even in modern times with advanced information, there are only a handful of people who understand dogs. Here we will tell you about the 12 meanings of dogs as symbols, so that everyone can understand dogs better.
What is the symbolic meaning of dogs:
1. Humanity and loyalty
Dogs are the most irreplaceable and closest to humans among animals. Loyalty is synonymous with the best.
Wealth and good luck
It is said that dogs bring wealth. This saying is absolutely correct. During the Shang Dynasty, dogs became pets as pets. Much loved by people
"Jizhong Zhoushu" records: "During the Shang Dynasty, tributes were offered from all directions, with pearls and tortoiseshell short dogs." There is also a record in "Tangshu·Geography" that "Silk dogs were presented as tributes to Puyang County in Puzhou, Henan Province".
Family love and companionship
In ancient times, dogs were generally used as working dogs, but in modern times, they are used as cute pets. Dogs have become friends of humans, so they have also been given the symbolic meaning of "companionship" and "family affection". Righteousness,
loyalty, loyalty
We often see loyal people in costume dramas, and they often humble themselves as "doing the work of dogs and horses." In ancient times, the meaning of dogs was sublimated into a spirit of loyalty, loyalty to the country and loyalty to friends.
Warding off evil and eliminating disasters, and foretelling good and bad fortune
The ancients believed that dogs can foretell good and bad disasters. They are spiritual animals. They can even sum up some divination meanings of good and bad fortune based on the time of barking and the color of the dog's coat.
Auspiciousness and Wealth
In ancient times, if a dog suddenly came to someone's house, the owner would be happy to adopt it, because this heralded the coming of wealth. Dogs in ancient times symbolized good luck and wealth, and the dog's bark was the same as "prosperity", so it also had the meaning of wealth and happiness.
The historical origin of dog culture is extensive and profound. As a member of the zodiac, the dog is an indelible human imprint in traditional Chinese culture and is also the epitome of the long history of Chinese civilization.
