Today is the seventh day of the first lunar month, and folklore says that this day is the birthday of human beings, so this day is called "Human Day", and we should show respect for people themselves on this day, and this day is also a good day for us to pray for Najib.
The seventh day of the first lunar month is "Human Day"
Legend has it that when Pangu opened the world, there were no creatures in the world, and the earth looked very desolate, in order to make the world full of life, so Nuwa Niangniang created a creature every day in the first day of the first month to the seventh day of the first month, and the first 6 days gave birth to chickens, dogs, pigs, sheep, cows, and horses.
Because of the fear that humans would not have anything to eat, they created cereals on the eighth day of the first lunar month, so the eighth day of the first lunar month is the "grain day". After there were human beings in the world, but human beings would inevitably be born, old, sick and die, so in order for human beings to be able to live endlessly, there was a marriage system between men and women.
According to the ancient divination selection, if there is rainy weather on the day of the human day, it means that human beings are afraid of misfortune, and if the day of the human day is sunny, then it means that the population is safe and the entry and exit are smooth for a year. Although there is no scientific basis for this, it reflects the reverence of human beings for nature, and it is also an exploration of the unknown world by the ancients.
The seventh day of the first lunar month is the "Human Day", and the diet on this day is very particular, reminding everyone: don't forget to eat 2 things
1. Shippo
In the mainland, there is the custom of eating "Qibao Soup" on the seventh day of the first lunar month, Qibao Soup is a soup made of 7 different vegetables cooked together, and we can freely match vegetables according to their own taste, such as spinach, cabbage, leeks, camellia, celery, mustard greens, green onions, etc.
Each vegetable has a specific meaning, such as "green onion" means smart, "mustard" means "longevity", "leek" means "long", according to our ancestors, eating "Qibao soup" on the day of the day has the effect of dispelling evil qi and curing all diseases, which reflects people's pursuit of a better life.
2. Eat noodles
On the seventh day of the first lunar month, we still have to eat noodles, and eating noodles on this day has two meanings:
1. Eating noodles symbolizes "longevity". Like the general elderly have to eat longevity noodles when they celebrate their birthdays, we also have to eat noodles on the day of the day, the noodles are required to be long and thin, "thin" means "thin", "thin" and "longevity" are the same sound, so eating long noodles on this day naturally symbolizes "longevity". In ancient times, the material was underdeveloped, the medical conditions were relatively backward, and people's life expectancy was generally short, so eating "noodles" every day also reflected people's expectations for longevity.
2. Eating noodles is intended to remind people to prepare for spring ploughing and production. The long noodles that people eat on the day of our ancestors called "soul chasing noodles", people are often lazy during the Chinese New Year, and their hearts are wild, eating this bowl of soul chasing noodles means that people want to take back their hearts and prepare for spring ploughing and production. "People are wrong for a time, and people are wrong for a year", eating long noodles on the day of the day also reflects the importance that the ancients attached to agriculture.
What are the taboos on the seventh day of the first lunar month?
1. Don't travel far away
In the eyes of the ancients, it is not advisable to travel far on the day of the day, generally speaking, the wanderer who is out of the country comes back for the New Year, and only after the day of the day can he go away, and this day is an unlucky behavior in the eyes of people.
There is an old saying in the rural areas of the mainland called "seven do not come out, eight do not return", which does not mean that we should not go out on the seventh day of the first month, and do not go home on the eighth day of the first month, but that we should prepare the necessary supplies at home when we go out, that is, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea must be prepared in order to go out with confidence, that is to say, we do not need to go out too early, do not be too anxious, and arrange the life of the family before we can go out.
2. Taboo blame children
On the seventh day of the first month, as long as the child does not make a relatively big mistake, try not to blame the child, on this day to beat and scold the child, do not respect the elderly, quarrel is an unlucky behavior.
3. Taboo haircuts
In the mainland, there is a saying that the New Year's haircut is "dead uncle", so many people don't get a haircut in the New Year, but in fact, the correct one is the New Year's haircut "Uncle Si", which has become "dead uncle" when people pass it around.
This is because the seventh day of the first month is a "human day", and it is not appropriate to do anything harmful to the body on this day, and hair is also a part of our body, so we should not get a haircut on the seventh day of the first month in order to have an auspicious appearance.
In summary, the seventh day of the first lunar month is the "human day", on this day, you must remember to eat Qibao soup and long noodles, and at the same time taboo go out, taboo blame children, taboo haircuts. I wish all of us a safe and prosperous new year.