图腾崇拜是原始民族处于采集、渔猎经济时期的产物,主要是母系氏族社会的信仰,这种信仰在世界各国的原始部落中都普遍存在过。“图腾”一词就来自美洲印第安鄂吉布瓦人的方言,意为“他的族”。即人们把自己的氏族看作是起源于某种动物、植物或无生物,用它们的名子作为自己氏族的标志或象征,并当作氏族的保护神来崇拜。中国在氏族社会时期也相当盛行图腾信 Totem worship is the product of the primitive nation in the period of acquisition, fishing and hunting economy, mainly the matriarchal clan society’s belief, which is widespread in the primitive tribes of all countries in the world. The term “totem” comes from the dialect of the American Indian Ojibwa, meaning “his race.” That is, people regard their own clan as originating from some kind of animal, plant or non-living creature, using their name as a symbol or symbol of their own clan, and worshiping as a patron saint. China is also quite popular with totem letters during the clan society