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'''Pa-cha''' ({{zh|c=八蚱/𧈢蚱/叭蜡||p=bāzhà}}) in the late [[China| Chinese]] [[mythology]] the god who protects farmers against [[locust]]s by eliminating them.<ref name="Roberts2009">{{cite book|last=Roberts|first=Jeremy|title=Chinese Mythology A to Z|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=b40pj5iWNf0C&pg=PT34|accessdate=18 February 2013|date=2009-11-01|publisher=Infobase Publishing|isbn=9781604134360|pages=34–}}</ref> ''Pa-cha'' is depicted as a naked to the waist human with a beak-like nose. His body beneath the waist resembles a bell (some legends state he was born from a bell) with big crawled bird paws underneath. Hair flocks on his head right behind the ears look similar to small corns. In one hand he carries a crook-neck pumpkin, where he puts the locust to in order to kill it. In the other hand he carries one of the following objects: a sword, golden nugget, wood-made hammer or a banner with an inscription on it: "I collect locusts and destroy them." |
'''Pa-cha''' ({{zh|c=八蚱/𧈢蚱/叭蜡||p=bāzhà}}) in the late [[China| Chinese]] [[mythology]] is the god who protects farmers against [[locust]]s by eliminating them.<ref name="Roberts2009">{{cite book|last=Roberts|first=Jeremy|title=Chinese Mythology A to Z|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=b40pj5iWNf0C&pg=PT34|accessdate=18 February 2013|date=2009-11-01|publisher=Infobase Publishing|isbn=9781604134360|pages=34–}}</ref> ''Pa-cha'' is depicted as a naked to the waist human with a beak-like nose. His body beneath the waist resembles a bell (some legends state he was born from a bell) with big crawled bird paws underneath. Hair flocks on his head right behind the ears look similar to small corns. In one hand he carries a crook-neck [[pumpkin]], where he puts the locust to in order to kill it. In the other hand he carries one of the following objects: a sword, golden nugget, wood-made hammer or a banner with an inscription on it: "I collect locusts and destroy them." |
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A ceremony to his honor is said to be held every year after harvesting. |
A ceremony to his honor is said to be held every year after harvesting. |
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Pa-cha (Chinese: 八蚱/𧈢蚱/叭蜡; pinyin: bāzhà) in the late Chinese mythology is the god who protects farmers against locusts by eliminating them.[1] Pa-cha is depicted as a naked to the waist human with a beak-like nose. His body beneath the waist resembles a bell (some legends state he was born from a bell) with big crawled bird paws underneath. Hair flocks on his head right behind the ears look similar to small corns. In one hand he carries a crook-neck pumpkin, where he puts the locust to in order to kill it. In the other hand he carries one of the following objects: a sword, golden nugget, wood-made hammer or a banner with an inscription on it: "I collect locusts and destroy them." A ceremony to his honor is said to be held every year after harvesting.
References
- ^ Roberts, Jeremy (2009-11-01). Chinese Mythology A to Z. Infobase Publishing. pp. 34–. ISBN 9781604134360. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
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