In our vast land, countless wisdom and culture have been bred, which are all-encompassing, not only the rhythm of poetry and song, but also the simple folk customs. Elegance and custom, together, constitute the ancient life of our ancestors.
In folklore, there are many exquisite, one of these folklore, is the belief in wealth, each of us in the depths of the heart, are eager for wealth, this is the common sentiment of people. Therefore, in order to pursue a more comfortable and beautiful material life, folk people have many such customs.
One of them is to put money in a rice jar! So why do people put money in rice tanks?
This is related to the ancient way of life.
In ancient times, basically most ordinary people relied on farming to live. Moreover, all the dynasties and dynasties have been "agriculture-oriented". Therefore, in ancient times, land and grain were regarded as symbols of wealth.
At the same time, at some point, gold and silver jewelry were not as expensive as grain. Therefore, grain has also become a kind of hard currency. If we often read historical film and television dramas, novels, and articles, we will find that the ancient officials' salaries were often settled by grain. At the same time, when the emperor rewarded his courtiers, he would also use the land as a reward.
Land and grain have become symbols of social status in ancient times.
Based on this background, the ancestors naturally regarded the rice tank containing grain in each of our families as a "cornucopia" in the family.
Moreover, in many local customs, there is a custom that the rice tank in the kitchen cannot be empty. There are two reasons for such a custom, on the one hand, because the empty rice tank in the home means that the wealth is empty, so the rice tank in the kitchen of many people will always be filled with grain and will not let the rice tank be empty; on the other hand, it is also because the rice tank is empty, which means that the family does not resist the unknown risks of the future, in ancient times, relying on the sky to eat, the harvest of grain in addition to industriousness, is to rely on the sky, so we will have the habit of accumulating wealth, until today, such a habit is also imprinted in the soul of each of us.
Since, the rice jar in the home is a symbol of the wealth of the family. In this way, it is not difficult for us to understand why the ancestors put three copper coins in the rice jar. That's because the ancestors hoped that in this way they could pray for the endless wealth of the family.
So, why three coins?
In fact, this is also very easy to understand, in the eyes of our ancestors, "three" has a very special meaning. In the "Sayings", there are "three, the way of the heavens and the earth people", in the eyes of the ancestors, "heaven and earth people" is the foundation of all things in the universe. Therefore, in the eyes of the ancestors, three has the meaning of "many", and many times, three exists in the form of imaginary numbers.
Therefore, three copper coins mean many copper coins, countless copper coins, and also mean endless wealth!
As the saying goes, "ten miles of different winds, a hundred miles of different customs", different places, there are different customs, these different customs, constitute our brilliant and colorful folk culture.
The custom of placing three copper coins in a rice jar is not common in many places. However, people's desire to pursue wealth and wealth is the same. For example, in the customs of various places, there will be the custom of paying homage to the god of wealth. Such customs reflect the most simple outlook on life of the folk ancestors!