Chinese culture is broad and profound, and one of the branches is the colloquialism. Colloquialisms are some easy to understand, but concise and concise, widely circulated in the anecdotes, colloquialisms have a long history, all-encompassing, it has a wide range of categories, involving a wide range of fields, covering people's food, clothing, housing and transportation, very grounded. Throughout the ages, people have pursued auspiciousness, some good signs in life are popular with everyone, there is a rural saying that says - "The house is now four joys, the family is capable", what does this saying mean? Which four joys does the "four joys" referred to here refer to?
The second half of many proverbs often use exaggerated expressions, and the same is true of this saying. "Capable people in the family" is not an inevitable result, but it also indicates a yearning for a better life, in general, people think that the following four situations in the home are good omens, see if your home has it?
The first joy, swallow nesting
Swallow, is a very familiar bird, swallow is very close to people, the vast majority of birds in order to protect themselves, and people to maintain a cautious distance, only swallows dare to nest under people's eaves, this is not "the most dangerous place, is the safest place", but a kind of trust of swallows to people. The ancients paid attention to the unity of heaven and man, the harmonious coexistence of man and nature, and man and swallow living under the same roof is the best expression of "the unity of heaven and man".
The swallow, also known as the "Bird of Prey", today is the "spring equinox" in the twenty-four solar terms, and the spring equinox is also the season of the return of the swallow, that is, the time of the spring equinox, "the bird arrives, the love swallow returns"
In traditional culture, swallows have many auspicious symbols, swallows fly double, male and female double swallows tirelessly, jointly raise offspring, which represents loyal love, the spirit of struggle and a warm family.
There is also a saying, "Swallows do not enter the house of bitter cold", which does not mean that swallows are poor and love rich, but that swallows like to build their nests in a quiet place. There are swallows nesting, which means that the family is harmonious, will not make a big fuss all day, people think that harmony makes money, home and everything is happy, so it extends the saying that "swallows do not enter the bitter cold house".
The second joy, the magpie is at the door
The magpie refers to the magpie, also known as the "dry magpie" or the annunciation bird, and in ancient texts, it is recorded: "The sound of the crow is not very common, and the sound of the magpie is more auspicious and less fierce." The old saying is magpie"
Magpies are one of the birds closest to the range of human activities besides swallows, and magpies have a wide range of distribution, often in places where there are many people, and there are many magpies.
Compared with the vast majority of birds, sharp and loud, the magpie's cry is more pleasant, the magpie's call is "chirping, chirping", the voice is low, very magnetic, and regular, the rural elderly often say, who hears the magpie's call, who will go lucky, lucky things will fall on the listener. Therefore, there is also a saying: "The magpie branch is called chirping, and today the happy event comes home", in addition, the magpie's "magpie" word is closer to the pronunciation of the word "jue", which also means promotion and knighthood.
As we all know, the ancient mainland is an agricultural civilization, a year of labor, the field is most afraid of insect pests, and magpies are insect extermination masters, according to incomplete statistics, a magpie can catch more than 10,000 insects a year.
The third joy, spider sky descending
The "spider" referred to here refers to a very small spider, also known as "hi spider" or "kiko"
In ancient times, people's entertainment activities are not much, there will be many small games in the market, for example, today is the spring equinox, in ancient times, people think that the spring equinox day and night equinox, cold and summer equal equinox, yin and yang equal equinox, all things out of a state of balance, therefore, on the day of the vernal equinox, there will be a game of "standing eggs".
What about Tanabata? Tanabata is the "Beggar Festival", ancient women will pray for spiritual skill on this day, the ancient textile industry is mainly "mulberry silkworm spit silk", although there is no silkworm in the Tanabata season, but "happy spider" can also spit silk. It is said that girls will place "happy spiders" in jewelry boxes or utensils in advance, and on the day of Tanabata, they will open the webs made by "happy spiders".
This custom is recorded in ancient texts: "Tanabata, the woman... Chen Guaguo is begging in the court, and if there is a subnet on the melon, he thinks that he will get it."
Fourth joy, wood fengchun
The "wood" mentioned here refers to dead wood, and dead wood has many beautiful meanings in spring.
"Punishment Heaven Dance Qi Fierce Zhi Gu Is Always There", Punishment Heaven is the ancient god of war recorded in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", although the Punishment Heaven is defeated, it represents a spirit of indomitability and indomitability, and dead wood Fengchun also represents the same spirit.
Dead wood in spring reflects the tenacity of life, and the scene of "dead wood in spring" is extremely spectacular, which will give people a spiritual inspiration that shakes the heart, and give a beautiful meaning to the scene of "dead wood in spring", which not only reflects the ancients' admiration for life, but also reflects the reverence for nature.
In addition, the dead wood Fengchun also corresponds to the "no" gua in the "I Ching", that is, "no pole Tai Lai".
The above is the four joys of "the house is now four joys, and the family is a capable person", which are "swallow nesting", "magpie linmen", "spider skyfall", "wood fengchun", do you think it makes sense? Comments are welcome.