Animal worship, also known as Zoolatry, is a religious ritual where animals are considered as deities. It forms a part of many ancient religions like cow is worshiped in Hinduism as well as ancient Persia. It is believed that these animals represent deities and have divine characteristics.
*** Pig***
In ancient Egypt pigs were considered as sacred to the god. Their god appears as a pig with erect bristles and who watched for storms, darkness, deserts and chaos. Even pigs were sacrificed in the name of the God. Greeks also practice the ritual of sacrificing pigs to their goddess Demeter.
EGYPTIANS WORSHIP THEIR PIGS, THUS EXCLUDING EGYPT FROM MAKING IMPACT IN THE LEATHER MAKING INDUSTRIES
*** Snake***
In Karnataka, India Serpent deities are worshiped. The worship of snakes is present in several old cultures and traditions. Especially in the Hindu culture Lord Shiva wears a Nag “Indian Cobra” around his neck as an ornament. Cobra’s is the most sacred among the entire snake in India. There is a special festival of snakes called Nag Panchami, where all worship snakes and their deities.
HINDUS HAVE DEPRIVED THEMSELVES FROM THE HEALING POWER OF SNAKE SKIN BY WORSHIPING IT
Cow
In Hinduism cattle’s are considered to be holy, even Zoroastrianism, ancient Egyptian and Greek also consider them to be auspicious. Majorly Cow and buffalo are worshipped by people and the slaughter of an ox is seen as an offering to god. In south India, a Toda ritual is performed where in a year a bull calf is sacrificed and later eaten by the adult males. The Egyptian distinguishes bull by some redetermined traits. They celebrate their birthday every year and are mummified after their death and obscured in a tomb. Similar rituals are followed in Nile.
IF THE HINDU POPULACE REVERT TO SLAUGHTERING THEIR CATTLE HENCEFORTH, WHAT A BOOM TO THE INDIAN ECONOMY IN TERMS OF EXPORT
*** Tiger***
Korean folklore regards the tiger as a divine spirit and a guardian of the west. The big cats are consequently symbols of courage and power, thought to drive away evil and bring about good luck. Various other cultures also regard tigers highly: a tiger festival called Bagh Jatra takes place in Nepal, and villages throughout Vietnam contain temples dedicated to the powerful predators.
KOREANS ARE DEPRIVING THEMSELVES FROM THE AWESOMENESS OF TIGER RUG
*** Monkeys***
According to Chinese zodiac calendar monkeys are the ninth in the twelve-year cycle of animals. As per their belief next time the monkey will appear as a zodiac sign will be in year 2016. In Hinduism the monkey is seen as Hanuman. Hanuman is a prominent god figure. Even monkeys are worshiped in Togo and in French West Africa. The Buddhist believes that the monkey is an incarnation of Buddha. But some also believe that they are dishonest and ugly. The Chinese Buddhist uses a metaphor called “mind monkey” which means disturbed, impatient state of human mind. In some culture monkey is also seen as a Senseless Creature symbolizing greed. But in Japan monkeys are seen as teaching proverbial principle to “see, hear and speak no evil”.
MONKEY FUR HMMMMMM
You can read more about several other sacred animals in the world viz:
http://community.lovenature.com/blog/7-sacred-animals-from-around-the-world
http://listdose.co/10-most-sacred-worshipped-animals/
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