Why are there sunshine dolls hanging under the eaves of Japan?

Sunny doll, also known as sweeping girl, sweeping monk and sunny monk, is written as "Zhao Zhu" in Japanese, and its biggest function is to keep out the rain. The Japanese think they can take the place of people to bear disasters and diseases.

A doll hung on the eaves, etc to pray for sunny days. Generally, something like cotton is put in the middle of the square paper and tied up as a pledge. If it clears up, draw an eye, or sprinkle some wine into the river to let it flow downstream.

Sunny dolls in China are often made into doll images in the form of cloth heads or paper-cuts, with brooms in one hand and lotus heads in the other.

Japanese sunshine dolls wrap table tennis or cotton balls with square handkerchiefs, and then draw five senses on the balls.

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It is said that Sunshine Baby comes from the folk custom in northwest China, and there are three kinds of sayings:

* Rain protection: This is also the origin of the name of Sunshine Doll. Poetry: "Roll up your sleeves and hold a broom. When you hang it in the shade, you will wave. "

* Reproductive worship: Sunny doll is a statement of God, meaning to pray for son and grandson Yin Sheng. This statement comes from China.

* Physical body double: Japanese believe that sunshine dolls can take the place of people to bear disasters and diseases.

Origin legend version 1

Once upon a time, there was a girl in Beijing who was very good at paper cutting. Her name is "Qingniang". Qing Niang's paper-cut was so well received that even distant royalty came to buy it.

In June of one year, the streets of Beijing were hit by heavy rain. The rain showed no signs of stopping, and floods began to spread from the city. People prayed in despair that the weather would clear up, but it didn't work at all.

In the middle of the night, Qingniang climbed onto the roof to avoid the flood and prayed to heaven. Suddenly, there was a loud noise in the sky.

"If you refuse to be the wife of the Prince of the East Sea Dragon King, Beijing will be flooded."

Qingniang agreed to her request, and at the same time, a strong wind blew, Qingniang disappeared, and the storm turned into a sunny day in the blink of an eye.

Rumor has it that from then on, in order to commemorate Qing Niang, people will make paper dolls and hang them on the doors every June.

What is a doll?

A prayer originated from the legend of China, a doll hanging under the eaves in rainy days to disperse dark clouds. See the legend above. By the way, the clothes seem to be red and green, and they are faintly circulated. In some areas, there are also people named Qing Qing Niang.

Monks and cleaners on sunny days

Generally speaking, the doll of sweeping the floor is the prototype of Japanese "sunshine monk" According to legend, in peacetime, seeking sunshine is the task of monks, so the doll changed from a girl to a monk.