a month agoStrange party where the dog is considered a god (Photo)
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)Legend has it that settlers eager to die are rescued by a dog that leads them to a water source area. An annual festival that sees a dog dressed in human clothing, wearing a chair on its shoulders, worshipping as a god, is celebrated by villagers in an area of China, [...]
An annual festival that sees a dog dressed in human clothes, wearing a chair on its shoulders, worshipping as a god, is celebrated by villagers in an area of China, reports The Independent”, the Periscope broadcast.
The annual celebration is marked with a parade for the dog dressed in a custom - made shirt and a hat. Then they are placed in a chair that some people carry while people sing to it.
Shamani leads the parade, and people bring reproach upon them as part of a symbolic gesture to God of peace, health, and prosperity.
People will gather on the streets along the parade to show gratitude for the animal and pray for the next year to have a good harvest, according to the newspaper “peoples Daily”. /Periscopi/
