year of the goat

In Chinese folklore, sheep is as great as Prometheus in Greek mythology. Prometheus was sent to power for stealing fire from heaven, and sheep sacrificed his life for stealing grain seeds for the world. righteous. When people heard that the Jade Emperor would choose twelve animals as human zodiac signs and bestow them as gods, they unanimously recommended sheep as such zodiac signs. Although the Jade Emperor was deeply concerned about the sheep stealing the grain, he couldn't argue with everyone's opinion, so he had to agree that the sheep should be the zodiac.

sheep fun

For a long time, sheep have become people's favorite livestock, so many idioms containing the word "sheep" have been produced. If you lose a sheep, quickly repair the sheepfold, which is called "repair after a lost sheep", which means that if you suffer losses in daily life, it is not too late to find a way to make up for it as soon as possible. "Ten sheep and nine shepherds" is used to describe a place where there are many officials and few people. It can be said to be exaggerated without losing its truth. The intestines in "sheep intestines trail" refer to the winding and slender intestines of sheep, and sheep intestines trails are often used to describe rough and narrow roads or severe and dangerous environments. "Sheep into the tiger's mouth" means that once a weak sheep falls into the tiger's herd, the consequences can be imagined, so people often compare it to being in a dangerous situation, with life and death. "Leading the sheep by hand" comes from the ninety-ninth chapter of "Water Margin". There is a passage written by Lu Zhishen: "Ma Ling was flying in front of him, but he bumped into a fat monk and snatched him face to face. He overturned Ma Ling's Zen stick and led the sheep by hand. Ma Ling seizes." Later, it is a metaphor for people taking the opportunity to steal other people's things.

There are also many sayings and allegories related to sheep. In winter, people like to eat mutton to keep out the cold. When mutton is in short supply, the price is high. In the past, there were occasional criminals who sold dog meat (mutton was expensive and dog meat was cheap) to deceive customers in order to make huge profits. Buying dog meat with sheep's tricks" is now mostly used as a metaphor for duplicity, with one thing being clear and another being dark. The meaning of "horns stuck in the fence" is "it's easy to stretch your head but hard to shrink your head". "The lamb stepped on the muddy field" means "can't get rid of itself". "Raising sheep and shearing" is a metaphor for what is spent in a certain place and is still retrieved from a certain place. In other words, "the wool comes out of the sheep".

sheep blessing

Sanyang is blessed with good luck and prosperity, and the Year of the Goat is coming with a smile. I wish you: life "sheep" light, unlimited happiness; career "sheep" sail, smooth sailing; Auspicious Year of the Goat!

Sheep songs and dances are played, and horses are galloping to protect the frontier. Auspicious sheep sing and bleat, and a happy life is like a sea sheep. Year after year is getting stronger and stronger, competing to be the first to show their skills. The Year of the Goat is full of harvest, health, happiness and beauty. I wish you a prosperous Year of the Goat, and your business will reach the ocean!