The moral and symbolic significance of corn
What does corn stand for?
The moral of corn is happy ever after, successful career, long and safe life. Most people who have lived in the countryside have seen the real corn cob, which is very big, and a corn cob is covered with many corn kernels.
Therefore, according to the natural form of corn cob, jade carving corn has the meaning of "many children and many blessings", which often symbolizes the prosperity of a family, rich products and happy life.
In the ancient society where medical care was not developed, once people got sick, they would die for lack of medical care and medicine. Therefore, the average life expectancy of ancient people is very short, and it is everyone's wish to live a long and healthy life. In such an environment, it is also difficult for children whose lives are more fragile to grow up healthily.
Because corn is a natural and seedy plant, people carve this plant with beautiful jade to wear it to express their expectation for the healthy growth of their children and their good wishes for the health of their families.
The implication of jade carving corn
The golden corn symbolizes happy ever after. Because it contains many grains, corn often means "many sons and many blessings" and "future generations" in jade carvings; Because the color of corn is mostly golden yellow, it is also called "happy ever after".
in the south, corn also has a beautiful meaning of "blockbuster". What people like most is the exquisite shape of the jade carving corn itself.
corn is not a popular staple food on the dining table for contemporary people, but for people living in ancient times, corn with relatively high yield is not only the staple food on the dining table, but also the foundation of a family's material life.
therefore, jade carving corn also has the meaning of material abundance. Only with the guarantee of material life can life be happy, which is why people like this kind of jade carving products.