Time flies so fast, today is the seventh day of the first lunar month, the mainland folk call it "human day", that is, the birthday of human beings, according to the words of our ancestors, today is a good day to pray for Najib, the wanderer who is out of the country to go home for the New Year, only after the human day can go away.
Why is the seventh day of the first lunar month a "human day"?
"The Book of Occupation" records: "The first day of the first month is a chicken, the second day is a dog, the third day is a pig, the fourth day is a sheep, the fifth day is a cow, the sixth day is a horse, the seventh day is a man, and the eighth day is a grain", after Pangu opened the world, Nuwa Niangniang successively created six animals such as chickens, dogs, pigs, sheep, cows, and horses from the first day of the first month, and created people on the seventh day of the first month, so the seventh day of the first month is the "human day", so the seventh day of the first month is the birthday of human beings.
Of course, this is just a myth and legend, but the setting of "Human Day" reflects respect for "people" themselves, and people use Human Day to pray for Najib. According to the saying of our ancestors, it should be sunny and not rainy on the day of the first month, if the weather is sunny on the seventh day of the first month, then the population of the Lord year is safe, what is the weather there today?
In ancient times, people had the custom of wearing "Rensheng" on the day of Renri, so the seventh day of the first lunar month was also called "Rensheng Festival" in some places. The so-called "human victory" refers to the day of cutting the ribbon or cutting gold leaf for people, to wear their hair, and to celebrate each other, implying a safe and smooth new year.
Renri has a history of at least 2,000 years on the mainland, and there are a lot of taboos on this day, and the old people in the countryside say that "five taboos on the seventh day of the first month, and auspiciousness in the year of the dragon", so what do these five taboos refer to? Let's find out earlier.
1. Don't eat noodles
On the seventh day of the first lunar month, there is a custom of "eating noodles" among the mainland folks, and eating noodles on this day is very particular. The noodles we eat are required to be long and thin, where "thin" means "thin", and "thin" means "longevity", so eating long and thin noodles on the day of the day means longevity.
Secondly, eating noodles on this day also means wrapping the legs of the years with noodles, that is, not letting the years pass quickly, which also means longevity.
In addition, eating noodles on this day is also reminding people to prepare for spring ploughing production, which is also called "soul noodles", that is, after eating noodles on this day, it is time to put away the leisurely heart, and people should start preparing for spring ploughing production.
2. Do not beat and scold children
In ancient times, the execution of prisoners on the day of the day of the day of the people, as parents on this day can not beat and scold children, and as children on this day to respect, filial piety to the elderly.
Although there is no scientific basis for not beating and scolding children on "human days", in modern society, parents should pay attention to scientific education methods and methods, and try to respect their children's personality and wishes. Of course, "filial piety under the stick", if the child has made a relatively big mistake, then we should properly beat and scold I think it is also very necessary, as the so-called "loving mother loses many children, strict fathers produce filial sons", we can not be too indulgent in the child's character.
3. Don't go far away
The seventh day of the first month is regarded as the birthday of human beings, according to our ancestors, we should not go out on this day, this day may encounter unlucky things, in order to be auspicious, if there is no going out on the sixth day of the first month, then I need to wait until after the "human day" to go out.
4. Don't quarrel with others
According to our ancestors, if you quarrel with others on this day, it indicates that there will be more disputes in the next year, that is, it is easy to have verbal disputes.
On the seventh day of the first lunar month, it is taboo to quarrel with others, and we should try to remain calm and rational when encountering problems on this day, and avoid impulsive or emotional behavior.
5. Do not go to other people's homes in the period of filial piety
In ancient times, filial piety was attached great importance to filial piety, filial piety should be kept after death, filial piety is a very important way to pursue filial piety, the filial piety period is generally three years, during the Spring Festival during the three-year filial piety period, the red Spring Festival couplets are not pasted (the first year is pasted with white couplets, the second year is pasted with green couplets, the third year is pasted with yellow couplets, and the red couplets are restored later), and at the same time, the filial piety period is not given to others to pay New Year's greetings.
On this day, according to our ancestors, people in the period of filial piety should not only pay New Year's greetings to others, but also should not go to other people's homes.
In addition, in some places, it is taboo to go to the doctor on this day, thinking that going to the doctor on this day indicates that there will be more pain in the next year, of course, I think this is an unfounded statement, like some diseases are difficult to treat once they are delayed.
In summary, today is the "day of the people", although the above 5 taboos are superstitious, but this is an important part of the traditional culture of the mainland, in order to be auspicious, we may as well abide by it.