(Yeni) – After digging a well, the ancients always remember to first drop a turtle, then they can draw water. This move may seem strange and superfluous, but in fact it is not a meaningless action.
Before wells appeared, people could only live on water from rivers or streams or rain. Since there are wells, people can exploit underground water sources and live in inland areas.
For thousands of years, in the process of digging wells, ancient people in China have formed a number of customs. For example, after digging a well, you must first release two turtles, then you can use the water here. This may seem strange and superfluous, but it’s actually not pointless.
What is the reason for releasing the turtle into the well?
The first is that tortoises can detect water quality. Turtles have relatively high water quality requirements, poor water quality will cause turtles to die. Moreover, the ancients had no way to detect whether the groundwater contained toxic substances or not, now that the turtles are released, a few days later they are still alive, which means the well is safe.
When releasing the turtle into the well is also a ritual to express the hope that the water god will not exhaust the well that people have worked so hard to dig.
In addition, ancient wells are often unguarded, if anyone has bad intentions to poison the well, the whole family drinking well water will be in danger. If there is a turtle in the well at this time, if it is poisoned, it can be seen from its state immediately, which increases the safety of the well water.
Feng Shui Meaning
Rùa là biểu tượng của sự trường thọ, sức khỏe và tài lộc, rùa cũng là “một trong tứ linh”, mang ý nghĩa cao quý, thả rùa xuống giếng còn mang ý nghĩa “cầu tài lộc”. Người xưa mong rằng chiếc giếng này sẽ mang lại cho gia đình, làng xóm sức khỏe và sự trường thọ.
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