Speaking of having children, people nowadays are more or less particular about the birthday of children. In today's society, many parents have chosen the date and time of their child's birth.
Just a few days ago, a friend of mine gave birth to a second child, because it was a caesarean section, the couple discussed with their parents for several days, and then chose a good day.
In fact, from ancient times to the present, the reason why people attach so much importance to their children's birthdays is because parents hope that their children will be healthy and safe in their lives and have good luck.
In ancient times, there was such a saying, called: do not give birth to a girl at noon, do not come to a man at midnight. It is not difficult to see from the literal meaning that this saying is a particular emphasis on the time of having children.
So, what does the saying "do not give birth to a girl at noon, do not come to a man at midnight" mean? Why did the ancients say this?
In fact, this saying has a lot to do with the environment of the time, let's take a look together.
1. Do not give birth to a daughter at noon
In terms of yin and yang, women are yin, the opposite of masculine men. In the eyes of the ancients, women should have feminine beauty, a restrained and reserved personality, and a meek and virtuous temper.
If women's masculinity is too great, then women's feminine beauty will disappear, and they will become strong, irritable, and rebellious.
In ancient times, shackled by various backward ideas, people were very demanding on women. If anyone has such a fierce and rebellious girl, he will be ridiculed by the neighbors for his poor family education and improper family style, then even if this girl reaches the age of marriage, no one dares to marry her, then this girl's life will probably end in tragedy.
In order to prevent such tragedies, the ancients had this saying: do not give birth to a daughter at noon.
Because at noon, the sun is at its head and the sun is abundant, from the perspective of yin and yang, it belongs to the time of day when the yang is at its strongest. If a daughter is born at noon, then the woman's yang will be excessive, and her personality and temper will be the same as that of men, which is what the ancients were worried about, so there is this saying.
There is also a saying that in ancient times, prisoners were generally executed at noon, and in the ancient feudal thought, it was believed that after people were executed, because it was noon, the yang qi was at its strongest, and the human soul was suppressed by the yang qi and would temporarily remain in the world.
And because women are born yin, then the soul that temporarily exists in the world will be attached to the girl when she is born, then the girl's life can be imagined, so the ancients will have the saying "no daughter at noon".
However, because the times are different, society is developing and progressing, and now it is no longer what it used to be, so the backward superstitious thinking of the ancients has become a waste.
Although nowadays we will also choose the birthday of the child when giving birth, but the above ancient sayings are no longer advisable, everyone only needs to understand, don't follow it!
Let's take a look at the next sentence
2. Do not give birth to a boy at midnight
As we said in the previous sentence, the ancients believed that women were yin and men were yang. The ancients felt that men should be masculine in nature, strong and heroic, which is completely different from the feminine beauty of women.
The man is masculine, courageous, and must forge ahead, so that when he grows up, he will make a difference, and only then can he support the role of "pillar" in the family.
However, the ancients believed: Yin qi is heavy and yang qi decays at midnight, if a boy is born at midnight, this will be heavy yin qi, yang qi decay, and when the boy grows up, he will lack masculinity, such a man is only promised, timid and afraid of things, it is difficult to become a big thing, so the ancients will have: midnight does not give birth to a man.
There is also a saying that under the influence of ancient thought, in the consciousness of the ancients, they believed that there were many ghosts and ghosts at midnight, and if they gave birth at midnight, they would be eroded by unclean things, then the boy's life would also be healthy and happy, so the ancients would have such a saying.
3. The author said:
Although people today also have requirements for the time to have children, they do not have such backward thinking as the ancients. Society is constantly improving, people's cognitive level is also constantly improving, and some of the backward thinking of the ancients has been slowly eliminated.
The so-called: take its essence, remove its waste, everything can not be absolute, in these two sayings, the author thinks, you can understand the views of the ancients, appropriate reference, but must not blindly follow ah!
What do you think of these two sayings? Do you pay much attention to your child's hour? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area, thank you!