Offering sacrifices to the white tiger  
 

People in Guangdong province and Hong Kong have a custom of offering sacrifices to the white tiger in the Awakening of Insects solar term.

It is said that the white tiger is the creature that deals with quarrels and disputes. It always goes out to look for food during the Awakening of Insects, and sometimes bites people. The people bitten by it will encounter the evil flunky who obstructs people’s future development, and can cause bad luck. To protect themselves, people offer sacrifices to the white tiger during the Awakening of Insects. They draw the white tiger on paper, and then they smear pig’s blood and pork on the mouth of the white tiger. Thanks to this, the white tiger does not need to bite people for food, so people will not encounter bad luck.

Source: www.weather.com.cn

Translated by Lv Jing

 
 
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