Our folk traditional culture has a long history, and the saying is the most splendid part of our historical and cultural river. Many of the wisdom and experience of folk ancestors have been handed down from generation to generation by relying on these simple and easy-to-understand sayings.
Among them, there is a saying that "there are no three trees in the house, and there are no four trees in front of the door". So, what do the three trees and four trees in this sentence refer to?
Let's start by saying, "Miki is not seen in the house."
The so-called three trees are not seen in the house, which refers to the three kinds of trees that cannot be planted in the house, generally speaking, it refers to willow trees, mulberry trees, and poplar trees. Folk have the saying that "no mulberry is planted before, no willow is planted after, and no ghost claps are planted in the courtyard", and the so-called ghost clap refers to poplar trees.
First we say "willow tree".
The old ancestor said that the willow tree was not planted in the family because the folk thought that the willow tree was unlucky. In folk customs, when an elder in the family dies, a weeping stick is used, and the weeping stick is used to use the branches of a willow tree. Willow tree and "stay" are harmonic sounds, so in people's view, the use of willow tree as a mourning stick means the retention and remembrance of the deceased. But if you plant willow trees in the house, it is very inappropriate.
This is followed by mulberry trees.
The "mulberry" and "mourning" of mulberry trees are harmonic sounds. Folk ancestors believe that auspiciousness is very important, so many things, people will pursue auspiciousness. Especially if the cup is broken, we will comfort ourselves with "years of peace". For example, we will put a lot of auspicious things in our homes, which will not bring substantial changes to our lives, but will bring us psychological and spiritual comfort.
Therefore, folk people do not plant mulberry trees at home, which is more of a psychology of seeking good fortune.
Finally, there are poplars.
The reason why folk say that there is no need to plant poplar trees at home is because the leaves of poplar trees are very large, and at night, they may cause poplar leaves to rattle because of wind and other reasons, so people often mistakenly think that it is "ghost clapping", which is also the reason why poplar trees are called "ghost clapping hands".
At the same time, it is also because the leaves of poplar trees are very large, and the branches are also very large, which will affect the lighting of the home in people's yards.
Let's talk about "there are no four trees in front of the door."
The so-called four trees in front of the door, as the name suggests, it means that there can be no four kinds of trees in front of the door. These four kinds of trees do not refer to the variety of trees, but to the orientation and appearance of the tree.
The first case is "there are two trees next to the house".
There are two trees next to the house, and there is also a saying that it is a "tree sandwich". In the eyes of the ancestors, this situation is very unlucky. The houses of our ancestors are generally "sitting north and facing south", so the two trees in the "tree sandwich room", one tree is in the east and one tree is in the west. The trees in the east are fine, belonging to the trees of the Green Dragon Position, while the trees in the west are not so auspicious. Therefore, if it is a "tree sandwich" situation, it is best not to leave the tree.
In the second case, the doorway is facing a tree.
The situation of a tree facing the door will affect people's travel on the one hand, and on the other hand, in our traditional culture, such a situation is also unlucky.
Because the ancestors paid attention to "former Suzaku, post-Xuanwu", the so-called "former Suzaku" refers to the front of the house, preferably with a pool of water. The tree is in front of the door, which does not meet the criteria of the ancestors.
In the third case, the home is surrounded by trees.
The old ancestors built houses and chose houses, generally pay attention to ventilation and lighting, which is the current saying, the old ancestors said that "hiding the wind and accepting the gas". When the home is surrounded by trees, it not only affects the ventilation of the home, but also because of the height of the trees, so that the sun is blocked, so that the home is always in a dark and wet state.
The fourth case is that there is a crooked tree in front of the door.
Having a tree in front of the door is originally an unlucky symbol, and if the tree in front of the door is still a crooked tree, it is even more inappropriate. If such a situation is encountered, the experienced elderly will generally remove the tree early or cut it down directly.
The old ancestor's saying is that the crooked tree in front of the door will lead to family strife. But this is only a subjective statement of the old ancestors, without objective facts as a basis, it is more one-sided. But this experience has been passed down to this day, and there may be some truth.
These wisdoms of the folk ancestors are the crystallization of the experience of the ancestors and the transmission of folk wisdom, and these experiences are the wisdom of thousands of years. If there are unsuitable trees in your home, dispose of them quickly.