问答题在中国民间传说中,钟馗是一个专门驱除妖魔鬼怪(exorcise ghosts and evil spirits)的神。他长相奇丑,但很有才华。712年,钟馗赴长安参加科举考试(the imperial examination)。一个考官以貌取人并且反复在皇帝面前说他的坏话。因此,钟馗没有拿到第一名。一气之下,他撞在了宫殿的柱子上,自杀了。之后皇帝颁布圣旨(imperial edict),授予钟馗除魔师(Demon Queller)的头衔,驱逐世上所有的恶魔。钟馗捕鬼的画在民间很受欢迎。描绘了钟馗捉恶鬼的场景的画被认为能够避灾(avoid calamity),并能带来好运气。

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