What's the point of keeping stone lions at home?

Lions belong to wild animals, and raptors and wild animals generally don't enter the house. If you put a lion in a house, the lion's head must face outside the house, not inside.

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In the traditional customs of China, China people are used to placing stone lions on both sides of the gate to lock the door and ward off evil spirits, so that evil spirits and demons outside the gate dare not enter the house to wreak havoc. Therefore, it should be quite beneficial to put lions at home, but it is now widely abused, so sometimes it often has the opposite effect.

Lions used for decoration can be divided into stone lions, bronze lions, pottery lions, jade lions and wooden lions. If divided by color, there are red lions, black lions, white lions, green lions and straight lions, side lions and so on.

Because each kind of lion has different uses, here are some key points for reference:

(1), lions should be placed in the northwest.

There are two reasons: First, the lion was introduced to China from the western regions, and the northwest is its most familiar and active position, which can occupy a favorable geographical position. Second, because lions are divinatory symbols and live in the northwest, the five elements belong to gold, so lions (especially bronze lions or golden lions) can play their best role in the northwest! In addition to the northwest, it is also quite appropriate to put lions in the west. However, most government houses in China face south, and most of them have a pair of lions at the door. Therefore, the lion placed next to the south gate of the house can also play the role of avoiding evil and helping luck.

(2) Lions should be paired.

Lions must be placed in pairs, and it is more appropriate to pair a female and a male.

Please pay attention to distinguish between men and women, and don't turn left and right. If the difference is not clear, just remember that when placing, a pair of lions take care of each other and there will be no mistake.

If one of them is broken, you should immediately put on a brand-new pair of lions, and don't leave the other one in its place.

The lion's head must be outside.

The lion's head should face outside, not inside.

The reason is that the lion's head is outward, which can prevent evil spirits outside the house from entering the house; Therefore, since ancient times, the stone lions outside the residential houses or the yamen have their heads facing outwards.

If the lion's head is facing the room, not only can it not cure evil, but it is also likely to suffer from this disease. Therefore, the lion's head must not face the house, especially the door of your own house.

If you put the lion in the house, it is best to face the door and look outside; If placed in a window, the lion's head must also face out of the window.

Shishi can be placed outside the window sill, but it must be fixed with cement to avoid falling into the street! If you put it in the window, you can do it, but you should stick it tightly to ensure that the lion's head faces outwards.

(4) Lion Head Gate can block evil spirits.

Lions are mostly used to ward off evil spirits outside the house, so if you can't put stone lions at the gate, you can add a golden lion head to the gate to ward off evil spirits.

Generally speaking, although lions are regarded as auspicious animals and can ward off evil spirits, they must be placed in pairs in the northwest, and it is most appropriate to remember that the lion's head must face outwards.