The ancients observed the dragons of the Black Dragon Club for seven nights, rising in spring, rising in summer, retreating in autumn and disappearing in winter. The cycle of seven-lodging houses in Black Dragon is consistent with the one-year cycle, which indicates the periodic law of spring, long summer, autumn harvest and winter storage. Dragon is an important astrology in ancient times, and the dragon totem originated from the worship of astronomical phenomena in ancient farming civilization.
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Cultural phenomenon
Totem means that people in primitive times regarded an animal, a plant or an inanimate object as their relatives, ancestors or protectors. I believe that they will not only hurt themselves, but also protect themselves and gain their superhuman strength, courage and skills. People respect them and generally don't hurt them. Clans, families and other social organizations are named after totems and marked by totems.
It is a variety of cultural phenomena originated from totem care, that is, various cultural phenomena created by people in primitive times to show their respect for totems after they regarded totems as relatives, ancestors or protectors. These cultural phenomena are collectively called totem worship in English.
Totem culture is one of the oldest and strangest cultural phenomena in human history. The core of totem culture is totem concept. Totem concern has stimulated the imagination and creativity of primitive people, and gradually bred totem names, totem symbols, totem taboos, totem marriages, totem rituals, totem fertility beliefs, totem incarnations, totem shrines, totem myths and totem art, thus forming a unique and colorful totem culture.
Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia-Dragon Totem