Cloth tiger

Cloth tiger is a kind of toy widely circulated among the people in China. In China people's minds, the tiger is a symbol of driving away evil spirits and avoiding disasters, and it can also protect wealth. During the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, it is popular among the people to make cloth tigers for children, or to draw tiger faces on children's foreheads with realgar, which symbolizes health, strength and courage. There are various forms of cloth tigers, including single-headed tigers, double-headed tigers, four-headed tigers, female tigers, pillow tigers, and tiger sets. The materials and techniques for making cloth tigers are also different. It is common to sew cotton cloth and silk, fill sawdust or chaff inside, and paint, embroider, cut and paste, dig and patch the tiger's facial features and patterns on the surface. Cloth tiger highlights its brave manner with its big head, big eyes, big mouth and big tail. The tiger head and facial features show innocence and childishness, revealing the cuteness as children. In addition to the Dragon Boat Festival, other festivals such as the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival, as well as newborn babies' three-day washing (three days after birth), centenary, one-year-old birthday and two-year-old birthday, people often make various forms of cloth tigers, which also have the beautiful meaning of exorcising evil spirits, eliminating diseases and blessing.
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