鸡作为人类的保护神,可见于元旦“画鸡户上”《莉楚岁时记》。更早的鸡图腾信仰,可见于浙江绍兴出土的战国铜质房屋模型上的鸡图腾柱,类似于项城出土的绿釉陶楼顶上的卧鸡图腾。鸡在民间文化中所展现的艺术形象,以及工艺形式,可谓千姿百态、丰富多彩。鸡还与“吉”谐音,雄鸡拥有火红的鸡冠,美丽而漂亮,而且“冠”与“官”谐音,故古人以“吉祥如意”、“冠冕堂皇”而比喻。人们将更多吉祥、腾达的寓意寄托于鸡的身上。 Chicken as a human protection of God, can be found in the New Year’s Day “painting chicken”, “Li Chu age book.” Earlier chicken totem beliefs can be found in the chicken totem pole on the model of the Warring States Period found in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, similar to the totem of the lying totem on the roof of a green glazed pottery unearthed in Xiangcheng. Chicken in the folk culture to show the artistic image, as well as the form of technology, can be described as different, colorful. The chicken is also homophonous with “Ji”, the rooster has the crest of red, beautiful and beautiful, and the “crown” and the “official” homonym, so the ancients “good luck”, “sounding” And analogy. People will be more auspicious, Tenda implied on the chicken’s body.