Journey to the West: Having a Child: Why did Tang Seng's mother bite off her toes when she gave birth?

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When I went home last night, my 10-year-old son played Journey to the West and asked me: "Mom, why did you bite off the child's toes when you gave birth to a child in Journey to the West?" I picked up the book, The channel is open. It reads: "Fortunately, Liu Hong had an emergency business trip the next morning. The young lady thought: If the child waits for the thief to return, his life is over! It is best to abandon the river as soon as possible and listen to its fate. If the emperor sees mercy, someone can save him. If he adopts this son, he will meet again someday ... "But I'm afraid it will be difficult to recognize him. I will bite my finger and write a bloody Book and prepared a detailed report on my parents ’names and reasons for following me. He bit his little finger on the child ’s left foot with his mouth to remember the test. Take a tight-fitting undershirt, wrap it, and then Take it out of the door. Xuanzang saw the monks dispersed, and there was no one in the hall, and he knelt forward. When the young lady asked him to take off his shoes and socks to see, his left foot did have a little finger At this time, the two hugged and cried, thanking the elderly for their kindness. "Tang Seng's mother's biting off the toes of the newborn was not the author's fantasy, but based on facts. In many parts of the South, there is a custom that when a boy is born, his mother will bite off his right toe because he is afraid he cannot be raised. I can't handle the toes by biting them off. My mother wraps her toes in the pie and puts them in yellow sauce and green onions. The reason is that the Chinese have a common mentality. Babies are too fragile to feed, and humble babies tend to grow. Babies who have been bitten by toes, of course, will be reduced from noble to humble, because their bodies will become incomplete. The King of Hell does not accept people who are mutilated. Without toes, they would be dismembered. In this way, children are easy to eat and are not vulnerable to illness. In addition, the baby lost one toe and left nine, which means that the child can live a long life. However, wrapping your toes with miso and shallots also means "smart" and includes the good wishes of parents who want their children to be smart when they grow up. In the past, some elderly people in the countryside lacked toes. I remember once in our delivery room, a pregnant woman gave birth to a child. Newborn mother holding baby. Unexpectedly, she bit the child's right toe and left a tooth mark. Expressing this meaning is also symbolic. When it comes to the treatment of newborn babies, it is mainly due to the backward medical conditions in the ancient times, low infant mortality and too many dead children, which made parents dare not hold much hope. The greater the so-called hope, the sadder it becomes. It is a pity to inherit the wind. In Shanghai, there is a custom that newborns must first lie in a kennel after birth. When a newborn is born, the midwife dresses the newborn in old clothes and wraps it in a puppet. Instead of immediately placing the baby next to the mother, the midwife places the baby in a kennel that has been prepared for some time. The birth ceremony was completed by the baby's cry and the laughter of relatives and friends. There are two "kennels" Meaning. One is that when lying down in kennels for babies, they will be as vibrant as dogs and cats, so they can safely survive childhood and survive many disasters and illnesses. Secondly, this is also to warn the parents of children that children should not be too extravagant in dressing and raising, nor should they be too spoiled. In the past, the folks in the country also liked to name the children dog eggs, dog leftovers, and small bolts, because the children took a cheap name and would not be sick to feed them. In Journey to the West, Wen Yan tied the little Tang monk to a wooden board and let him go down. In the end, the little Tang monk drifted to the Jinshan Temple and was rescued by Elder Faming. Elder Faming gave Tang Seng the name Jiang Liu'er because it came with the rain. Tang Seng was born with a casual and common nickname. Therefore, although "Journey to the West" tells the ghost story in vain, it also contains a profound realistic foundation.

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