吸猫，是一种“传统”

千年调宋代人物画谱 【吸猫，是一种“传统”】“溪柴火软蛮毡暖，我与狸奴不出门。”在中国，猫被作为宠物眷养已有两千多年历史。到了宋代，眷养家猫的人越来越多，这时猫被称为“狸奴”，意味着通晓人意的动物。宋人爱猫，不仅在于猫有捕鼠之职，更在于猫作伴之事，并且得之有道，谓之“聘”，通过有“买鱼”、“穿柳”、“裹盐”、“裹茗”等，用一袋盐或一包糖，去有小猫的人家“礼聘”回一只，买鱼饭养爱护有加，如同照顾孩儿。Household affection for cats is visible from Song-dynasty's "Children at Play" paintings, in which the plump pets pose playfully along with their young lords. Cats were often adopted as new family members with gifts for their previous owners in exchange. 宋画网课 For more: 网页链接