Monday, April 18, 2011

The Chinese Dragon

Chinese dragons and their species. Unlike the negative energies associated with Western Dragons, most Eastern Dragons are beautiful, friendly, and wise. They are the angels of the land. Instead of being hated, they are loved and worshipped. Temples and shrines have been built to honor them, for they control the rain, rivers, lakes, and seas. Many Chinese cities have pagodas where people used to burn incense and pray to dragons. Ancient people the dragon was the Godess and could give them rain so that the crop would have good harvest.
The Eastern Dragon also means power, and that is what people want. Overall, the eastern has a big relationship with Chinese.

The Goddess Guan Gong

A famous person in the history whose name was Guan Yu. He was a general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han Dynasty era of China. In his real life, he made many successes in military activities; he also had a very good justice, and he is extremely loyal to his brothers of different mothers. So Guan yu had been worshiped in a lot of fields. People believed that Guan yu would bring them justice, loyalty, success, strength and even business.
Especially, in the Gangs, Gang members worship Guan Yu a lot. They hope that Guan Yu can bring them strength and loyality.  

The Folklores about Chinese New Year

During the Chinese New year, a lot of traditional folklores come with it. It's the best time to learn Chinese folk culture at the time of year. All the Goddess will be wonshiped at that day. Chinese New Year is the longest and most important festivity in the Chinese Lunisolar Calendar. The origin of Chinese New Year is itself centuries old and gains significance because of several myths and traditions. Ancient Chinese New Year is a reflection on how the people behaved and what they believed in the most. Because this is the beginning of one new year, people all like to have a new start or do better. It's the best time to  make a vow to Goddess.