Is the elephant a symbol of good luck?

Understanding, diligence, wisdom and spirituality are homophonic with the word "Xiang" in China traditional culture, so it is endowed with auspicious meaning, which is a more auspicious and powerful symbol in the eyes of Dai people.

Elephants in our traditional culture, people have had an indissoluble bond with elephants since ancient times. People like elephants and worship them. Elephants are as big as mountains, gentle and heavy, and do not bully the weak. Elephants are homophonic with auspicious characters, so they are endowed with the meaning of auspicious peace, while the trunk can absorb water and make money, and its nose is shaped like a blessing, which means good luck when combined. Elephant is a symbol of peace. As the saying goes, peace is auspicious, and everything is renewed to live and work in peace and contentment.

From ancient times to the present, in traditional culture, there are carved ornaments of auspicious animals in front of large buildings, most of which are indispensable auspicious images, which mean the meaning and symbol of avoiding evil, turning evil into safety and turning joy into joy. These common animals are unicorns, lions, dragons and elephants, among which elephants are especially popular. Because it is different from other auspicious animals, it does not rely on showing off and cruelty to avoid evil. It is a literary animal among auspicious animals, and more importantly, its auspicious meaning is more prominent. So putting elephants in front of these buildings will bring them good luck and wealth.

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1, India

In India, the elephant is a respected animal. Elephants are becoming more and more popular, and various festivals will appear. But once they are too old to work, elephants are often rejected by their owners. Kerala, India, announced the opening of India's first "elephant retirement home" in June, providing a peaceful and worry-free old age for elephants who have worked all their lives.

People often use elephants to represent India. For example, the economic competition between China and India is called "Battle of the Dragon and Elephant". The skyrocketing Indian stock market will be called "running elephant".

2. American political parties

/kloc-In the 1970s of 0/9, two paintings by thomas Nast, a political cartoonist, appeared in Harper's Weekly in the United States, respectively, comparing the Democratic Party with * * * and the two political parties, the donkey with long ears and the elephant with long nose. Later, nast painted an elephant and a donkey in a painting, which was a metaphor for the two-party election at that time.

Since then, the donkey and the elephant have gradually become the symbols of the two major political parties in the United States, and the two parties also take the donkey and the elephant as the symbols of party emblem respectively. Every election season, posters and newspapers are full of "glorious images" of donkeys and elephants, and donkeys and elephants made of inflatable plastics often appear in election venues.

* * * And party member thinks that elephants are simple and honest, steady and practical, and it is more appropriate to represent the party with the image of elephants. However, the Democrats used it to mock * * * and the party's flashy.

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