Editor 丨Bi Fengzhi
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Today is the seventh day of the first lunar month, and Chinese folklore calls this day "People's Day".
"Man's Day" is also known as "Man's Victory Day" and "Seven Days of Man". In the mythological story, Nuwa created the world, and the seventh day created man, so this day is taken as the birthday of mankind.
The order in which heaven created all things is: from the first day of the first month to the eighth day of the first month, one chicken and two dogs, three pigs and four sheep, five cattle and six horses, seven people and eight grains. In order to show the commemoration, on the seventh day of the first month, people will eat seven treasure soups, wear people to win, fish for raw fish, and give flowers to win... Among them, the shippo soup is to cook 7 kinds of vegetables into a soup. "Soup" and "more" are consonant, meaning renewal.
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Folklore experts said that as an ancient festival, "Human Day" has a history of more than 2,000 years in the mainland, which is a festival that misses and respects people, and is also a good day to pray for Najib.
"Man's Day" is derived from ancient creation myths and legends. Folklore experts said that the myth said that in ancient times, there was no creature on the earth, originally created by Nuwa, she created a creature every day for 7 days, the first 6 days were born chickens, dogs, pigs (pigs), sheep, cattle, horses, until the 7th day did not appear people. Later, the ancients derived other stories of human origin on this basis, and in addition, there were additions in the folk, such as the first nine as "heavenly day" and the first ten as "earth day".
"People's Day" is a festival that misses and respects people. The Sui Dynasty poet Xue Daoheng said in "People's Thoughts on the Return of the Day": "It is only seven days in the spring, and it has been two years since I left home. After the man returned to the goose, he thought about it in front of the flower. "The affection of affection is overflowing with words.
"On the day of the people, it is necessary to respect everyone to the greatest extent, so the ancient official government yamen also had the custom of not punishing on this day." Similar concepts are integrated into the folk, and parents in life cannot reprimand their children on a human day. By the national day said.
In addition to missing people and respecting people, "People's Day" is also a good day for people to pray for Najib. Legend has it that if the weather is good on this day, it means that the new year will be harmonious, the six animals will be prosperous, auspicious and peaceful.
Experts said that human reproduction is crucial, so the ancients attached special importance to the "human day" and formed many festivals to celebrate and pray for blessings, such as ascending to the heights, eating seven treasure soups and so on. In some places, there is also the custom of asking for children, and if a pregnant woman happens to give birth on this day, it is a great joy to rejoice. "Praying for blessings on Human Day shows the ancients' reverence for life, and even their concern for the sublime and sacred birthday."
Although modern people are more and more unfamiliar with the customs of "People's Day", and the related festivals and activities have almost disappeared, it is gratifying that in the current Chengdu, it has been well inherited, and the general public visits Du Fu Caotang on the seventh day of the first month of the first month with hanging poems, chanting poems, admiring plum blessings, and celebrating People's Day. This has also become an important local custom.
List of traditional customs of "People's Day":
Today is also the first day of construction in the Year of the Tiger,
It's time to get ready,
Moving on!
Please continue to work hard, bravely and hopefully,
I believe that good luck will meet unexpectedly!
Keep fighting and move forward!
Source丨 Synthesized from People's Daily Weibo, Xinhua News Agency, 21st Century Business Herald
This issue is edited by Feng Zhanpeng Intern Lin Xiying