How China ethnic minority groups use chicken bones of small roosters to predict fortunes
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For centuries, ethnic minority groups in southwestern China, including the Yi, Mosuo, Zhuang, and Yao, have practiced "Dajibu," or chicken divination, to predict their fortunes. This custom, dating back to the Tang and Song dynasties, involves slaughtering a rooster and examining its femur bones. The practice originated from ancient spiritual beliefs where bronze drums were beaten for healing in the absence of medicine. Chicken bone divination uses the physical characteristics of the slaughtered chicken to predict good or bad fortune. This traditional ritual remains prevalent among these ethnic groups today.
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AI-ExtractedThe ritual dates back centuries to the Tang (618–907) and Song (960–1279) dynasties.
Chicken bone divination remains prevalent among ethnic groups such as the Yi, Mosuo, Zhuang and Yao.
The custom is known as “Dajibu”, meaning chicken divination.
Ethnic minority groups in China use chicken bones to predict fortunes.
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