Sheji(Gods of the Earth and Five Grains)  

社稷

出　　处：《China Today》2018年第2期65-65,共1页今日中国(英文版)

摘　　要：She(社)is the God of the Earth,and ji (稷millet),represents the God of Five Grains.Chinese kings and vassals of ancient times offered sacrifices to these gods.As the Han Chinese depended on Nrming,these gods were the most important primitive objects of worship.古代帝王、诸侯所祭祀的土地神和五谷神。“社”是土地神,“稷”是,奋神。土地神和五谷神是以农为本的汉民族最重要的原始崇拜物。古代君主为了祈求国事太平、五谷丰登,每年都要祭祀土地神和五谷神,“社稷”因此成为国家与政权的象征。

分 类 号：D[政治法律]