Editing Red panda (section)

== Cultural significance ==
[[File:Stamp of India - 2009 - Colnect 159926 - Red Panda Ailurus fulgens.jpeg|thumb|Red panda on a 2009 stamp from India|alt=Stamp showing a red panda in a tree with some Hindi writing]]

The red panda's role in the culture and folklore of local people is limited. A drawing of a red panda exists on a 13th-century Chinese scroll.<ref name=GlatstonGebauer2021>{{cite book |title=Red Panda: Biology and Conservation of the First Panda |editor=Glatston, A. R. |year=2021 |publisher=Academic Press |location=London |edition=Second |isbn=9780128237540 |chapter=People and Red Pandas: the Red Panda's role in economy and culture |author1=Glatston, A. R. |author2=Gebauer, A. |name-list-style=amp |pages=1–14 |doi=10.1016/B978-0-12-823753-3.00002-8 |s2cid=243805192}}</ref> In Nepal's [[Taplejung District]], red panda claws are used for treating [[epilepsy]]; its skin is used in rituals for treating sick people, making hats, [[scarecrow]]s and decorating houses.<ref name=Bista_al2020 /> In western Nepal, [[Magars|Magar]] [[Shamanism|shaman]]s use its skin and fur in their ritual dresses and believe that it protects against evil spirits. People in central Bhutan consider red pandas to be [[reincarnation]]s of [[Buddhist monk]]s. Some tribal people in northeast India and the [[Yi people]] believe that it brings good luck to wear red panda tails or hats made of its fur.<ref name=GlatstonGebauer2021/> In China, the fur is used for local cultural ceremonies. At weddings, the bridegroom traditionally carries the hide. Hats made of red panda tails are also used by local newlyweds as a "good-luck charm".<ref name="Wei" />

The red panda was recognised as the [[List of Indian state animals|state animal]] of Sikkim in the early 1990s and was the [[mascot]] of the Darjeeling Tea Festival.<ref name="glatston_1994">{{cite book |ref=glatston1994 |author=Glatson, A. R. |publisher=IUCN/SSC Mustelid, Viverrid, and Procyonid Specialist Group |title=Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan for Procyonids and Ailurids. The Red Panda, Olingos, Coatis, Raccoons, and their Relatives |location=Gland, Switzerland |year=1994 |isbn=2-8317-0046-9 |pages=8, 12 |chapter=The Red Panda or Lesser Panda (''Ailurus fulgens'') |chapter-url=https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/1994-015_en.pdf#page=27 |access-date=7 July 2020 |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308071713/https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/1994-015_en.pdf#page=27 |url-status=live }}</ref> It has been featured on stamps and coins issued by several red panda range states. [[Anthropomorphism|Anthropomorphic]] red pandas feature in [[animated movie]]s and TV series such as ''[[The White Snake Enchantress (film)|The White Snake Enchantress]]'', ''Bamboo Bears'', ''[[Barbie as the Island Princess]]'', [[DreamWorks Animation|DreamWorks]]' ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'' franchise, ''[[Aggretsuko]]'' and [[Disney/Pixar]]'s ''[[Turning Red]]'', and in several video games and comic books. It is the [[namesake]] of the [[Firefox]] browser and has been used as the namesake of music bands and of companies. Its appearance has been used for plush toys, t-shirts, postcards and other items.<ref name=GlatstonGebauer2021/>
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