How to hang the Wind Lion God at home?
According to the customs of Fujian and Taiwan, the placement of the Wind Lion God requires a ceremony held by a mage, and a white rooster is used to consecrate it. After the consecration, the white rooster is released. Even if it goes to the fields to eat crops, farmers are not allowed to drive it away or However, the customs of different villages are different. Some villages will bury the consecrated white rooster alive under the Wind Lion God.
The inverted wind lion cannot be erected at will. It needs to choose a day and time, and ask the master to place it according to certain rituals. Therefore, there are still inverted wind lions in Xiaogugang, Dongxi and Dinglan.
Extended information:
The wind lion is also called wind lion, stone lion, and stone lion. It is called "シーサー" in Japan and Ryukyu. It is a local folk custom in Fujian Province. In Kinmen, Ryukyu Islands and other places, lion statues are erected on the doors or roofs of buildings, on the high platforms of villages, etc., to ward off evil spirits for people, homes, and villages. Its shape is speculated to have evolved from the image of a stone lion at the entrance of the temple. The lion is the king of beasts, and the image of the lion is used as an amulet to ward off evil and bring good fortune. It entrusts the Chinese people with a good wish to dispel evil, avoid disasters and pray for blessings.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Wind Lion God