Do you know the land of magpies? Introduction to magpie culture

Origin of the magpie's name:

Legend has it that the magpie was originally a fairy bird in the heavenly palace, called magpie. Every year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl cross the Tianhe River to meet, which is the bridge built by the magpies, commonly known as the "Magpie Bridge Meeting".

One year, the Cowherd said to the Weaver Girl that the Jade Emperor sent Taurus to the earth and sprinkled some grass seeds on the earth, and the earth was green everywhere, but there was a lack of flowers and trees, and the world was not very beautiful. When the magpies heard this, they told the Queen Mother about it. The Queen Mother listened to Que'er's request and thought, the Jade Emperor sent Taurus to sprinkle grass seeds in the world, and he had a good reputation, why don't I let the Hundred Flowers Fairy send some flower seeds to the world, so that the name will be immortal?

But the queen mother was reluctant to give up the winter plum, and repeatedly told the flower fairy: a hundred flowers are scattered, and the plum blossoms are left alone! Since then, the earth of the earth has bloomed from spring to autumn, but there are no flowers in winter.

After the magpies discussed, they stole a plum sapling and sent another magpie to the world. Since then, there have been plum blossoms on the earth. Because the moon pants bloom at that time, people call it "winter plum" or "wax plum".

When the Queen Mother found out about this, she ordered the legs of the magpie who sent Mei to be tied and put in a cage and confined. Since then, Magpie has also practiced the ability to jump. Later, the three-legged bird, who was in charge of the birds in the heavenly palace, learned of this incident and sympathized with the magpie and took the risk of opening the cage and letting it go.

This magpie flew to the world, saw the plum blossoms, jumped between the plum branches, and "chirped" non-stop.

This plum tree was planted in a rich man's garden, and the young lady coincided with the wedding day, and according to local customs, the girl was "crying and marrying" on the embroidery floor. Suddenly, the cries of magpies flew in through the window. The girl heard some unknown sounds, and went to the window and looked out into the garden.

She saw a bird on the plum branch that she had never seen before, with beautiful feathers, a pleasant call, and a light dance. The girl was happy for a moment, so she took scissors and red paper, and cut it into a window flower in the same way as the magpie and the plum blossoms. At this time, the family came to urge the girl to get on the sedan chair quickly.

The girl took the freshly cut window grille and said to herself, "What kind of bird ...... is this?"The fast-talking girl hurriedly said: "Today's big joy, the girl is happy, let's call it a magpie!"

The girl got into the sedan chair and arrived at her mother-in-law's house, and the window grilles she cut were also carried with the dowry. The man's family opened a dyeing workshop, and the head of the family saw that the new daughter-in-law's "magpie Dengmei" window flower was cut very well, so he followed the painting and added a magpie, which means that it is a pair of pairs, and double happiness is coming. After the painting is finished, it is engraved on the cardboard paper with a hollow technique, the white cloth is placed under the cardboard paper, the soybean milk surface is brushed on it, the cloth is boiled in the dyeing pot, and the batter is washed and dried.

Since then, there has been a calico of "Magpie Denmei" with white flowers on a blue background.

The magpie is an auspicious bird in China.

It is one of the important symbols of Chinese culture. Legend has it that the magpie culture originated in the Spring and Autumn Period in China. However, the magpie pattern on a "Liuwan Culture" painted pottery pot unearthed in Ledu County, Qinghai Province shows that the magpie culture did not originate in the Spring and Autumn Period, but originated in the Qinghai Plateau during the primitive society.

It can be inferred from this that the Qinghai Plateau is an important birthplace of Chinese culture and the birthplace of the Chinese nation. The most beautiful legend in traditional Chinese culture, "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl Qixi Tianhe Magpie Bridge Meeting" is almost a household name, and a picture of "Magpie Dengmei" is even more popular on both sides of the Yellow River, north and south of the river.

The magpie (scientific name: pica pica) is a species of bird in the family Ornithisidae. There are a total of 10 subspecies.

The body length is 40 50 cm, the male and female plumage are similar, the head, neck, back to tail are all black, and from front to back are purple, greenish-blue, green and other luster, the wings are black and there are large white spots on the wing shoulders, the tail is far longer than the wings, wedge-shaped, the mouth, legs, and feet are pure black, the ventral surface is bounded by the chest, and the front is black and the back is white. Resident birds.

It has a variety of habitats, and it is often found in areas where humans are active, and they like to build their nests in large trees next to houses. Most of them live in pairs throughout the year, omnivorous, foraging in the wilderness and fields, preying on insects, frogs and other small animals during the breeding period, and also stealing the eggs and chicks of other birds, as well as eating melons, fruits, grains, plant seeds, etc. Each clutch lays 5 8 eggs.

Eggs are light brown, cloth brown, grayish brown spots. Female birds incubate eggs, the incubation period is about 18 days, and the nest is about 1 month.

With the exception of South America, Oceania and Antarctica, it is found on almost every continent in the world. There are 4 subspecies in China, which are found throughout the country except grasslands and desert areas. The magpie is a symbol of good luck in China, and it has been the custom of painting magpies since ancient times.

c Question analysis: In this question, the peacock only sees the shortcomings of his voice being too unpleasant, and ignores the advantages of his beautiful feathers. If a person only sees his own shortcomings and shortcomings, he will lose confidence and lack vitality; If you only see your own strengths and advantages, you will be self-righteous and self-appreciative.

This requires us to fully understand our strengths and weaknesses. From this, the answer is item c.

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