jueves, 13 de diciembre de 2012

THE DRAGON, IN CHINA



Hello guys! The first sacred animal is the Chinese dragon, a mythological creature and legendary that have parts of nine animals: lobster eyes, deer antlers, bull nose, dog nose, whiskers of catfish, lion's mane, tail snake, fish scales and claws of an eagle. As you can observe, this dragon is special!

The dragon is sometimes used in the East as a national symbol of China.

The dragon is also the personification of the concept of yang (male) and it is related to the weather as the bringer of rain and water in general. According to female, it is the Chinese phoenix.
So, children, if you want you can choose this wild animal to invent a story.


THE LLAMA, IN SOUTH AMERICA


Hi guys! The second animal we are going to see is the llama (Lama glama). It is a mammal of the family domestic artiodactyl and you can find it in the Puna or Altiplano of the Andes of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru.

It was created by the Andean natives by artificial selection from wild guanacos who were domesticated.

It was maximized by the Inca empire: it was used as animal sacrifices, meat and wool was obtained from it, and was taken as a pack animal.

So children, if you want you can invent a story about this beautiful animal!




THE KIWI, IN NEW ZEALAND


The third animal we are going to deal is the kiwi, a small specie of birds loated in New Zealand. Its size is like a chicken, and it is in danger of extinction. 

It is a national symbol in New Zealand.
It's an endemic bird and it can't fly.

People in New Zealand itself is defined as the Kiwis, a bird which is a national symbol in the country. 

Childre, this animal is very funny, and it could be an intersting idea to invent a story with it!

THE BEETLE, IN EGYPT


The fourth sacred animal is the beetle, which still remainsas amulet value, especially in the typical represented Egyptian blue beetle. It is an amulet that brings good luck in difficult times and important changes


It is one of the world's oldest amulets,Egypt it had a very important role as protective symbolic animal life in ancient . The beetle is considered sacred to some people, as an Egyptian symbol that means reincarnation.


In the Egyptian pantheon, the beetle symbolized the great law of change, constant renovation of existence and the emblem of human life and transformations of the soul in the other world.

This animal would be very interesting if you finally choose to create a story!


THE ROOSTER, IN FRANCE


Good morning again guys! You should know that the Golden Gala is a French chicken breed, probably the oldest, which is closest genetically to wild roosters.
The Golden Gala is known by his male representation, called Gallo Gallus, who is often considered as a national symbol of France.

Although there was a symbolic figure in France since the Middle Ages, the Renaissance will be from when the rooster begins to relate to the idea of the French nation slowly emerging.

Under the reign of the Valois and Bourbons, the effigy (image on the coin) of kings is often accompanied by the animal.
The rooster would be interesting to create a story and moreover you could compare it with the normal rooster.



THE BULL, IN SPAIN


Hi guys! Here you can see the black bull is linked to the Iberian man from primitive times.
Divinity or myth, representing strength and fierceness domestic beef, the different cultures that populated Iberia made ​​this their main reference species in the animal world.

It's an animal of work, its destiny is the servant with care and gift, either by the worship of God, either to support the northern caves men.

In the caves of northern of Spanish, French Aquitaine and art Cantabria quaternary strokes bull are conserved well.
The wild bulls which were the origin of the Spanish bull.
So children you can invent a story about this wild animal and I know you will enjoy it!