After the long holiday, everyone has returned to work, don't forget to work 6 days in a row this week, remember to set the alarm clock for Saturday in advance, don't oversleep. I would also like to remind everyone that May 7 is the twenty-ninth day of the third month of the lunar calendar, which is the "obscure day" in the old tradition and the first "obscure day" after entering the summer.
How did the "obscure day" come about? What are the customs and rules? Next, let's take a look at it, respect the tradition, and try to be auspicious.
"Obscure day": The day associated with the moon in the eyes of the ancients
The appearance of "obscure sun" originated from the ancients' observation of the changes of the moon. In long-term moon observation, people find that every certain day, the moon will show a regular moon phase, and the cycle will repeat, forming a cycle. On this basis, the lunar calendar appeared, and the ancients regarded a complete cycle of moon phase changes as a month of the lunar calendar.
When the moon runs between the sun and the earth, and the sun moves in lockstep, and people on the earth cannot see the moon, the ancients took this day as the first day of the lunar calendar, and the moon on this day is called "New Year", so there is a saying that the first day of the first lunar month is "New Year's Day".
When the earth runs between the sun and the moon, there is an opposite moon phase, and people will see a round moon at this time, so the ancients took this day as the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar, and the moon on this day is called "looking at the moon", and the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar is "looking at the sun", which is from which it comes from.
According to this law of moon phase change, when the moon changes from the new moon to the moon, and then from the moon to the new moon, it is a lunar month, also called the synodic month. Everyone should have heard the phrase "when the moon is full, it will be lost, and when the moon is short, it will be profitable", which is to use the change of the moon phase to remind people to learn to follow the time of day and respect the law of the development of things.
The ancients believed that there was a special day in the process of changing the phases of the moon, which was the day before the new day and the last day of the lunar month. This day belongs to the end of the moon and the end of the synodic cycle, and the moon is almost invisible, so it is very dark, so people call it "obscure day".
Behind the saying of "obscure sun", the good wishes of the ancients to pray for disasters and avoid evil, the main traditional rules, including: 1 do not go out, 2 do not worship, 3 do not stay.
1. Not out: No money
The obscure day is the end of the month, which is the transition day between the old and new months of the lunar calendar. The ancients believed that whenever the natural world changes, the magnetic field of heaven and earth will change, and "it is easy to cause chaos when it changes", so we should be cautious and cautious. If you lend money in the dark, you will have the intention of being borrowed by others.
From a practical point of view, the ancients lived according to the lunar month, and at the end of the month, the income of ordinary families was basically spent, and only the remaining ones should be kept for emergency use, and if you blindly lend money, there is a risk that you will not be able to recover it. Borrowing this old rule, the ancestors also want to remind us not to be bad people, and to think before lending money.
2. Do not worship: do not worship the church to get married
From ancient times to the present, marriage has placed people's expectations for a happy life, so there are so many customs and ceremonies related to marriage. For example, in ancient times, the worship hall belonged to the most important wedding ceremony, to worship heaven and earth, ancestors, parents, husband and wife to worship, after the worship of the church is officially considered to become husband and wife.
The custom of marrying in the church has continued from ancient times to the present, and many places still use it as an indispensable part of the wedding ceremony. In the old custom, it is not suitable to worship the church to get married, because the moon is entrusted with the beautiful meaning of reunion and happiness, and the moon is basically not visible on the day of the obscurity.
3. Do not leave behind: do not leave what should be discarded
There is a very important custom in the obscure day, called "sending the poor", which means driving the poor out of the house. In the old customs, it is believed that the discarded things piled up in the home, such as garbage, sundries that have not been used for a long time, damaged items, etc., are all representatives of "poverty", as the so-called "money does not enter the dirty door". Therefore, on this day, remember to clean up the house and clean up the clutter that occupies the precious space in time.
In other words, the arrival of the obscure day marks the end of a lunar month, and we should pack up our mood and make a break in time, so that we can have a good mental outlook to welcome the arrival of the new month. People who are messy at home usually lack a sense of order, which will affect the efficiency of doing things.
Tomorrow is an "obscure day", please keep in mind: 1 does not come out, 2 does not worship, 3 does not stay, respect the old tradition, in the face of the old customs, you may wish to understand and awe a little more.