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Lo-tszu – the patron god of beggars and barbers

Daossky holy Lo-tszu god-patron of the poor and barbers, was a disciple of Lao-Tzu, who returned to the frail peace and earn their living as street barber. In old China, in every house hung his portrait in which he was depicted with a red face, bare feet and zasuchennymi sleeves. In the temples of Lo-tszu depicted with a book on the art of hairdressing in the hands of the two goddesses are often identified with the cult of body-satvy Guanin.
Bisya Yuantszyun ( «Mrs. lazorevoy dawn») also known as Tayshan nyannyan ( «mother of Mount Tayshan»). Bisya Yuantszyun was the daughter povelitelya mountains Tayshan. Her appearance is usually accompanied by hurricane winds and showers. Once the prince-Wen Wang, founder of Zhou Dynasty, he saw in a dream plachuschuyu goddess Taysha-class, who said that she had been married for Vladyka West Sea, and now can not return to the East. It so happened, because the way it goes through the province, which was appointed chief Jiang wizard-taygun, and she did not dare to shoot it with a storm and rain. On another day, Wen-Jiang-van withdrew tayguna. Immediately erupted downpour. This goddess promchalas home. Such weather has been a symbol of the merger of heaven and earth, which gives life to all on the ground, so Bisya Yuantszyun become increasingly popular chadopodatelnitsey. In its temples are usually portrayed matronoy, sitting on a red throne, in a special headdress in the form of three birds with open wings. Goddess surrounded assistant – a group of «matushek» (nyannyan): Suntszy nyannyan ( «gosudarynya bringing children»), Pei-Tai nyannyan ( «Mother supportive conceive»), Tsuyshen nyannyan ( «No, accelerating delivery»), Yanguan nyannyan ( «gosudarynya divine vision») with a great eye in the hands, protected babies from eye diseases, Dow Shen, uberegavshaya of smallpox, and other patron of the various periods of childhood.
Suntszy nyannyan, along with Bisya Yuantszyun and Guanin often esteemed supreme head of all deities, protectors of childbirth. This name was obozhestvlena wife of legendary ruler-Wen Wang. According to legend, they were more than a hundred sons. In some temples Suntszy nyan-nyan depicted next to Wen-vanom, they worshiped as a happy couple. In temples Suntszy nyannyan vossedaet usually surrounded by dolls-offerings. By Suntszy nyannyan women treated with the entreaty of gift sons. They took with them from the temple one of the dolls, depicting the boy as a mascot, and after the birth of a son brought into the house of their own like dolls. It was thought that Suntszy nyannyan give the newlyweds a gift of fertility, so during the wedding ceremony, the musicians performed in honor of a special anthem.

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Сентябрь 2010
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