If you want to give a lamb to others, you first need to consider the recipient’s preferences and whether it is suitable as a gift. If the other party likes cute animals or collects toys, then a lamb is a good choice. When giving gifts, you can decorate the lamb with exquisite packaging or gift boxes to increase the beauty and surprise of the gift. At the same time, you can write blessings on the gift, so that the recipient can feel your heart and blessing. In short, the sincerity and intention of the gift are the most important, so that the recipient can feel your love and attention.
Where is the custom of giving sheep?
Giving sheep is a folklore in southern Henan and an ancient traditional custom. It is said that during the Spring and Autumn Period, when Confucius traveled all over the world, he passed by a place called Yangjiao City. The people in this place worshiped white animals, especially white sheep. They believed that sheep were auspicious animals that could bring them good luck and wealth.
Therefore, when Confucius saw a white ram, he immediately dismounted, took a white ram from his horse and gave it to the local people.
This custom later evolved into a traditional gift. When a newlyweds get married, relatives and friends will give a pair of white rams as gifts to wish the newlyweds good luck and early birth of their first son.
How to express giving mutton as a gift?
Giving mutton means good luck, because the homophonic sound of sheep is auspicious, and giving mutton as a gift means giving auspiciousness.
There are also some places that believe that mutton symbolizes warmth and a good life, so giving mutton can also express blessings and concern for friends or family.
In short, giving mutton is a traditional and positive gift, suitable for expressing family, friendship and gratitude.
What is the meaning of giving sheep in Hebei?
The meaning of giving sheep is to hope that children will learn to be grateful.
Sending sheep is a traditional folk culture in Hebei Province. The real meaning is that the grandmother sends sheep to the nephew, asking him to imitate the lamb kneeling milk, to honor his mother, and to repay his mother for her hard work. In order to show his filial piety to the ewe, the lamb kneels to milk, which is the origin of the lamb kneeling milk. If a person does not honor the elderly, even a lamb is inferior, in order to promote filial piety, promote social harmony, and fix it through the form of sending sheep in June.
And now sending sheep has become a custom in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Shandong and other places, and has been passed down to this day. Just like eating dumplings during the Spring Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and eating moon cakes, it is as popular. It reflects the yearning of the working people for a happy life and their simple aesthetic taste.
