Origin: frogs contribute a lot to the agriculture.

Reason

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It’s said that there was a large part of wheat fields, where pest disaster always happened. In order to drive away pests, people held sacrificial ceremony. Generally, they found that frogs could eat pests and thus protect the field. People showed great gratitude to those heroes.


Origin of frog taboo

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In ancient times, people were ignorant about nature, and thus they had no ideas when natural disasters happened. They wanted to pray for god’s blessing by holding sacrificial ceremony. They expected good harvest. Gradually, the sacrificial ceremony evolved into a kind of dance- Four-Tile Dance.


Meaning of frog taboo

The meaning of Four-Tile Dance is people’s gratitude and respect to the god, which is inductive to the construction of our harmonious society.