How to offer the rabbit master. The difference between a rabbit and a rabbit

Rabbits are generally given to children, and usually have the following meanings:

1. Sitting like a rabbit, the elephant is the same as auspicious, implying auspiciousness.

2. Sitting on the tiger rabbit, the tiger is the king of beasts, is the commander, implying a prosperous career and extensive contacts.

3. The unicorn rabbit is spread because of the allusion of the unicorn spitting books, symbolizing broad knowledge and academic success.

4. Sitting on the gourd rabbit, because the gourd and Fulu have the same sound, symbolizing Fulu Shuangquan.

In the people, the common people abide by the custom of "men do not sacrifice to the moon, women do not sacrifice to the stove", so the moon sacrifice is mostly undertaken by women. Children who usually follow their mothers are very fond of imitating the behavior of adults, so a statue dedicated to children's moon worship was produced: the rabbit.

Myths and legends

There is also a legend about the rabbit master: one year, there was a sudden plague in the city of Beijing, and almost every family had someone who got it, and it couldn't be cured. When Chang'e saw this scene, she was very sad, so she sent the jade rabbit beside her to treat the people.

Jade Rabbit turned into a young girl, she went from house to house and cured many people.

In order to thank the Jade Rabbit, people sent things to her one after another; But Yutu didn't want anything, just borrowed clothes from others to wear, and changed his clothes everywhere he went, sometimes dressed like an oil seller, sometimes like a fortune teller.

One moment it was a man's outfit, the next it was a woman's outfit. In order to treat more people, Yutu rode a horse, a deer, a lion, and a tiger, and traveled all over the capital. After eliminating the plague in the capital, the Jade Rabbit returned to the Moon Palace.

Therefore, people used mud to shape the image of the jade rabbit, some rode a deer, some rode a phoenix, some wore armor, and some wore all kinds of clothes for workers, in a variety of postures, very cute. Every day on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, every family has to worship her, put delicious melons, fruits and beans on her to reward her for the auspiciousness and happiness she brings to the world, and affectionately call her "Rabbit Master" and "Rabbit Grandma".

The rabbit is a local traditional handicraft in Beijing, a traditional object of the Mid-Autumn Festival in old Beijing, and the only fairy who can play with it in his hand. According to legend, the "home" of the rabbit lord is in the Zaojun Temple outside the flower market, and he is a local god in Beijing. The rabbit is first and foremost a rabbit, but also a human (wearing armor, riding a mount, anthropomorphic), and a god to be worshipped.

In particular, it is worth mentioning that the rabbit is still a thing. After the offering, the child can play with it in his hand. The rabbit has both sacred and secular qualities, integrating the functions of sacrifice and amusement, which is obviously different from other immortals.

The Rabbit originated from the ancient moon worship. Since the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Jade Rabbit of the Moon Palace has gradually separated from the appendages of the moon worship, formed an independent image in the moon worship ceremony, and gradually enriched. Today, Rabbit has become one of the most representative intangible cultural heritage of Beijing.

Why is it called Rabbit Yeer, this question can be from two perspectives: the pronunciation of Beijing dialect and the Beijing "Ye" culture.

First of all, the key to the pronunciation of the children's voice of Beijing dialect is not to deliberately, any children's voice must go with the flow, if it is awkward, then it is definitely not the authentic Beijing children's pronunciation. You can give it a try, "Rabbit Boy" is much more catchy than "Rabbit Boy".

Secondly, "Ye" is the honorific title of the Beijing people in the feudal era for the noble person, and the honorific title in the Beijing dialect is not added to the pronunciation, so it is obvious that "Rabbit Ye" is the correct name. Every Mid-Autumn Festival, the exquisite Beijingers will "invite" a clay sculpture of the "rabbit" and call it "Ye", respectfully "offering" it.

The rabbit is a children's toy in the Mid-Autumn Festival。According to the saying that there is a Chang'e jade rabbit in the Moon Palace, people further artistize, personify, and even deify the jade rabbit, and then use mud to shape it into various forms of rabbits.

It has its roots in the ancient worship of the moon. Since the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Jade Rabbit of the Moon Palace has gradually separated from the appendages of the moon worship, formed an independent image in the moon worship ceremony, and gradually enriched. The rabbit has both sacred and secular qualities, integrating the functions of sacrifice and amusement.

Today, Rabbit has become one of the most representative intangible cultural heritage of Beijing.

Rabbit's explanation

refers to the pair of cockscomb flowers in the third and fourth chapters of the legend of the heroes of the Jade Rabbit Children in the moon, which can be regarded as the Suluo tree in the moon. Those two white lotus roots are the teething sticks of the rabbit master. A small toy with a rabbit head and a human body for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Qing Fu Cha Dun Chong Yanjing Nian Ji Rabbit Master Stall. Every Mid-Autumn Festival, the ingenuity of the city people uses loess to knead the image of the toad rabbit to **, called the rabbit master.

In the middle of the fragrant fruit stall on the 14th street of Lao She's fourth generation, there are still how many rabbit stalls, layer by layer of pastel-faced colorful bodies, and the rabbit with a flag umbrella behind him is big and small, all of which are the same beautiful and fine.

The rabbit is the mascot of the old Beijing, from the Ming Dynasty the old Beijingers have the Mid-Autumn Festival to invite the rabbit, send the rabbit to the customs, meaning peace and auspiciousness.

"Rabbit Master" is a representative of Beijing's Mid-Autumn Festival customs, and when it comes to the Mid-Autumn Festival, you can see mud rabbit stalls on the streets of Beijing. In the Mid-Autumn Festival in Beijing, a rabbit statue is placed at home, which is indeed very Mid-Autumn Festival atmosphere, so the rabbit is a must-have for Beijingers to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival.

"Ji Rabbit Fang" is the designated production workshop of Dongyue Temple Rabbit Mountain, as the first workshop of Beijing Rabbit, every year to make tens of thousands of rabbits. Although the popularity of this folk craft is not as good as it used to be, there are still some young people and foreign tourists who are interested in this folk taste.

The related rabbit is made of mud, the head of the rabbit is human, wearing armor, inserting the back flag, the face is covered with gold clay, the body is painted, or sitting or standing, or pounding the pestle or riding the beast, with two big ears.

Legend has it that one year, there was a plague in the city of Beijing, and it was useless to ask a doctor for medicine. Chang'e of the Moon Palace sent the Jade Rabbit down to eliminate the plague. The Jade Rabbit does not want to be rewarded, but only borrows clothes, so that it can constantly change the body shape of men and women to heal more diseases and save people.

Nowadays, the rabbit has become a rarity. It can also be seen occasionally in the craft shops in Changdian, Houhai, and a few shopping malls. In some people's homes in Beijing, there are still the customs of placing and worshipping rabbits during the New Year.

Dongyue Temple Beijing Folk Museum preserves some rabbit toys of various shapes.