At one time, the west traded with the whole world through the sea, and the sea became the most important shopping mall and battlefield, so a large number of sailors were needed. Sailing at sea often requires hundreds of sailors to sail at sea for months.
During the long voyage, in addition to material supply, the mental problems of the crew have also become increasingly serious problems. Pets can often relieve boredom and relax, which is of great help to the psychological health of the crew.
The most popular pet on the voyage is the sheep. There is a simple reason. First of all, sheep are easy to feed and only need to eat hay. Secondly, sheep can supplement nutrition for navigation, including producing milk and mutton. But also relatively stable, not easy to hurt people and make trouble, so sailors all use sheep as pets. Of course, sheep are usually provided by the captain.
Cultural traditions:
Sheep is an animal food closely related to the life of ancient ancestors, and has a deep historical origin with the development of traditional culture in China, which has influenced the emergence and development of China's writing, diet, morality, etiquette, aesthetics and other cultures.
Chinese characters are one of the oldest and most widely used characters in the world. The origin and development of Chinese characters are closely related to the civilization of the Han nationality. It is the basic carrier of China traditional culture. Chinese characters contain abundant information, which is the most powerful "original record" to record, reflect and reveal the development process of ancient culture in China.
Early Chinese characters are like fossils of ancient culture, recording ancient culture and ancient people's thoughts. Chinese characters, like a specimen, inherit the ancient culture of China, and sheep culture is a traditional culture with China characteristics.