Manchu people can not eat dog meat, geese (magpie) meat, eagle meat, horse meat.

1, dog meat for why avoid eating dog meat, so far there is no conclusion, the more familiar legend is a righteous dog to save the King of Han.

2, geese (magpie) meat Manchu revered bird, three Virgin bathing, magpie articulated to the fruit of the gods, the three Virgin food and pregnancy born Bukuri Yongshun. Magpie is known as the ancestors of the Manchus. Therefore, the Manchus do not eat geese, magpies, pigeon meat.

3, the eagle meat eagle is considered to be Nduri (Manchu "God" meaning) messenger, light and fire in heaven and earth are Haidongqing by Nduri's will to take from the sun.

4, horse meat horse is Manchu and the ancestors of the war and production partners, but also a symbol of wealth.

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The Manchus once practiced shamanism. The word "shaman" is a Tungusic word meaning "crazy person". Chinese translation for sorcerer. Manchu shamanism both nature worship, totem worship, ancestor worship and idolatry four meanings, so the worship of the gods and goddesses are many and varied. Offerings are not the same way, there are court and folk differences, the rich and the poor and the difference between the region, the difference between the family.

Early Qing dynasty, the palace shaman familiar with the Aisin Gioro clan dialect and intelligent woman as, said Mrs. shaman, the emperor held a variety of sacred ceremonies, reciting Manchu sacrifice to the gods, and the folk for the treatment of the shaman is different. Until the founding of new China, in the northeast of Ningguta and Aihui and other places, the Manchu still retains the shamanism.

There are two kinds of folk shaman, one is the shaman who jumps to the gods, healing people, asking for divination, and seeking gods to drive away ghosts, and the other is the family shaman who manages the sacrifices and is in charge of worshipping the ancestor gods. In the past, Manchu farmers "believe in witch not believe in medicine", sick first shaman jumping to God, invalid before asking the doctor.

Shaman prayer jumping god, head wearing a pointed hat, decorated with five-color paper strips, hanging down the face, hanging outside the small mirror, wearing a long cloth skirt, waist tie copper bell, beating the drum and dance, mouth read words. And the family shaman in each family name have a. In the worship of ancestors jumping god singing Manchu sacred song, singing the year's harvest, or praising the merits of ancestors.

Manchu's main house on the west wall, are placed one foot eight inches wide, one and a half feet long "ancestor board", the Manchu language called "Japanese Cheku". At the time of the sacrifice, the sacred sword (Hama sword) and arrows were placed, indicating that they were things used by the ancestors. A yellow cloth bag called "Mom's Pocket," also known as "Son and Grandchildren's Mother," is hung next to the sacred board, and three or four zhang of silk rope called "Son and Grandchildren's Rope" and "Long-Life Rope" are placed in it. Long Life Rope". Before the ancestor worship, the first ancestor box to the west bed, set up three tables for yellow rice cakes.

Then the elders of the family open the box, the whole family in order of seniority kowtow three times, respectively, to the north and south of the kang or the outhouse kneeling. At this time the shaman began to dress, put on a skirt, tie on the waist bell, put on the god hat, holding a drum, praying in front of the ancestors, and began to jump God. When jumping first turn around three times, three steps backward, while reading the benediction, while walking the dance, generally to jump three days and nights.

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