Today, the seventh day of the Lunar New Year
In Han legend, Nuwa created Cangsheng, created chickens, dogs, pigs, sheep, cattle, horses and other animals in order, and created people on the seventh day, so the first seven are people's birthdays.
Human Day: refers to the seventh day of the first lunar month, according to ancient legend, the first day of the first lunar month is Chicken Day, the second day of the first month is dog day, the third day of the first month is pig day, the fourth day of the first month is the sheep day, the fifth day of the first year is the day of the cow, the sixth day of the first month is the day of the horse, and the seventh day of the first month is the day of the people.
The ancients believed in the induction of heaven and man, and took the seventh day after the age as the human day, that is, the seventh day of the first month of the first month. On "Human Day", everyone should be respected, and even the government cannot execute criminals on this day, and parents cannot teach their children on this day.
It is said that on the seventh day of the first lunar month, if the weather is clear, it is an auspicious sign, which means that the year is peaceful and smooth, the population is safe, and the people are prosperous.
Because the seventh day of the first year is everyone's birthday, this day is to respect everyone we see, of course, including children, parents are not happy to scold their children in the seventh day of the first year.
In the past, boys and girls over the age of 16 had to go to the streets to play, wear flowers, and climb high to pray for blessings.
What to eat in the seventh grade
Spread the pancakes
On this day, folk people eat spring cake roll "box dish" (cooked meat food), and spread pancakes in the courtyard, "smoked day".
Shippo soup
A soup made of seven kinds of vegetables is eaten on human days as a good omen, and it is said that this thing can remove evil qi and cure all diseases. Different products are different in different places, the fruits and vegetables used are different, and the meaning is also different.
Guangdong Chaoshan uses mustard greens, kale, leeks, spring vegetables, celery, garlic, thick cloves; Hakka people use celery, garlic, onion, coriander, leeks with fish, meat, etc.; Taiwan and Fujian use spinach, celery, onion garlic, leeks, mustard greens, cabbage, cabbage, etc.
Among them, celery and onion are smart, garlic is good at calculation, mustard greens make people live longer, and Hakka people like to cook fish together, and there is more than enough to eat.
The vegetable stalls in Shantou City, on this day, will be 7 dishes with a good match, on the calculation of money, not counting the pounds, people are willing to accept. No one in the countryside owes one or two vegetables, and in the field he picks one or two other people's vegetables to make up seven, no one says that he is a thief.
Fish raw
In some areas of the south, Han folk have the custom of "fishing for fish" on the Human Day Festival, when fishing for raw fish, often many people gather around a seat, pour the fish meat, ingredients and sauce into a large plate, everyone stands up, waves chopsticks, fishes the fish, and constantly shouts in the mouth: "Fishing! Fish! Hair! Hair! ", and to fish higher and higher, to show the step by step.
Eat noodles
The custom of eating noodles means to wrap noodles around the legs of the years, taking the meaning of longevity.
The First Seven Customs
Wear people win, flowers win
Ancient people had the custom of wearing "human victory", which is a kind of headdress, also known as caisheng, Huasheng. From the Jin Dynasty onwards, there were ribbon cuts for flowers, ribbon cuts for people, or gold leaf for people to paste screens, and also worn on hair.
During the Human Day Festival, Han women use colored paper, silk drapery, soft gold and silver and other materials to make the shape of a villain and wear it on their heads. Also affixed to screens, etc. On that day, people make various kinds of flowers to give each other gifts (human-like wins, style flowers).
Land Temple sends lights
The day of the people is also called "people qi day", the folk have the custom of sending lamps to the land temple, people put an oil lamp in front of the land god statue, there are a few people in the family who light a few lamp twisters, at this time the childless family wants to steal the lamp, thinking that this can get a son.
Divination is auspicious
According to the weather, the auspiciousness is judged, and the reproduction of human beings is predicted. On the seventh day of the first lunar month, if the weather is clear, it is auspicious, the Lord enters and exits smoothly throughout the year, the population is safe, and the population is safe, and the birth and reproduction are fertile; if it is obscure, it will be a sign of disaster. According to the "Northern Qi Shu Wei Collection Biography", during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, on the seventh day of the first lunar month, the portrait was attached to the account, which was said to ensure the safety of the family.
Enshrined Kamibo Heian
In the old days, there were also many worship activities in the "Seven Days of Man", which only showed that people prayed for the wind and rain to be smooth and live a peaceful life at that time.
For example, Linyi, on this day, in the form of pushing and grinding to send the gods of heaven and earth; the activity of sending the fire god on this day in Shan County is very grand, generally the whole village gathers in the empty field, and sets up a fire god shed, and there is a red-faced fire god statue holding a fire oriole pigeon in the shed.
Travel and ascend
The Human Day Festival is also a day for ladies to travel and literati to ascend to poetry. Tang Gaoshi's poem "Ren Ri Send Du Er Shi Yi" poem Yun: "Ren Ri inscription poems are sent to the grass hall, and the old people are thinking of their hometown." The wicker color can't bear to look at, and the plum blossoms are full of branches and empty intestines. I have nothing to meet in nanfan, and I have a lot of worries. This year's people remember each other day and space, and next year's people know where? ”
(Source: Meet at 6 o'clock in the morning, poetry world)