Time flies so fast, now it's the middle of May, tomorrow is May 14th, and it is also the seventh day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, corresponding to the "Jiachen Year Jisi Moon Wuyin Day" in the Ganzhi year, which is also a "closing day".
What is "Closing Day"?
From ancient times to the present, there is a culture that seems to be deeply engraved in people's bones, people will look at the day before doing some big things or making some important decisions, choose a good day, so as to wish things to develop more smoothly, the most representative is to get married, this kind of culture to see the day is called "choose auspicious" culture - choose the day to choose auspicious, although this seems to be unscientific, but people do not really want to rely on the day to make things go smoothly, but in order to give themselves a kind of psychological comfort, There is more information when doing things, which is the original intention of "Zeji Culture".
In the Jiji culture, the most common way to look at the day is "the twelfth day of the construction and removal", and the "closing day" is one of the days.
According to the old custom, there will be a rotating star every day, and each rotating star represents a different meaning, a total of twelve rotating stars, that is, twelve days for a round, the cycle repeats, the day where each rotating star is located is its name, in order are: the building day, the removal of the day, the full day, the weekday, the fixed day, the execution of the day, the breaking day, the dangerous day, the day, the closing day, the closing day, the opening day, the closing day.
The "closing day" is the tenth day of the "Twelfth Day of Establishment".
The method of judging the construction of the 12 days is actually very simple, you only need to determine the corresponding earth branch of the lunar month, and then find out the corresponding day according to this earth branch, which is the day of "starting to build", and then according to the 12 days as a round, according to the order of the order.
For example, the seventh day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar is a "self-si" month, in which "self" is the heavenly stem and "si" is the earthly branch, so this month is built on the "si" day, and the first "si" of the lunar month is the day of the beginning of summer on the twenty-seventh day of the third month of the lunar calendar, so the day of the beginning of summer is the "building day", and then according to the order, we can calculate that the seventh day of the fourth month is the "closing day".
There is a special mantra for the twelfth day of construction, which is now shared with everyone: "Build a full flat and collect black, except for the danger and the yellow, it can be used to open and open, and it is not quite closed and broken."
According to the above formula, we can see that there are two words, "black" and "yellow", which represent the "evil day of the underworld" and "the auspicious day of the zodiac", which are also the two days with different meanings of the 12th day.
Tomorrow, the seventh day of the fourth month, is a "closing day", but also a "underworld murder day", therefore, remind everyone, remember: 1 do not go, 2 do not say, 3 do not wash, 4 do not move, the tradition can not be forgotten!
1. Don't go: Don't go to relatives
The seventh day of April is also the fourth "Yang Gong Death Day" this year, and according to folk customs, this day is not suitable for relatives.
There will be a specific thirteen days every year for the "Yang Gong Ji Day", so it is also called "Yang Gong Thirteen Days", there are many sayings about the origin of this day, but the most widely spread is related to the Song Dynasty anti-Liao famous general Yang Jiajiang, it is said that the Yang family will always lose the battle in these days, so people conclude that these days can not fight, and later evolved into not being able to do big things, can not go to relatives, etc.
(The following times are all lunar calendars/lunar calendars)
2. Don't speak: Don't talk nonsense
The seventh day of the fourth month is not only the "closing day" but also the "Yang Gong Death Day", as the old saying goes, "disaster comes from the mouth", so try not to talk nonsense on this day, such as frustrating words, crazy words, slanderous words, etc., try to say more positive words.
According to folk beliefs, "closing day" has the meaning of convergence and tightening, so if you offend people with nonsense on this day, it is not good to have a quarrel, because quarrel and the convergence of "closing day" are exactly the opposite meaning.
3. Do not wash: Do not bathe
The "no bathing" mentioned here is an old custom, and now it is not necessary to abide by it, because in the old custom, "closing day" can not be bathed, because in the past, people often went to the river to bathe, which is dangerous, and they need to restrain themselves on the closing day, and be cautious of some dangerous things, so it is not suitable to take a bath, but in modern society, people do not have to go to the river to bathe, and every family has a water heater, so everyone understands this old custom.
But it is still necessary to pay attention to the fact that now in the summer, the weather is gradually hot, many people will sweat every day, and they will take a shower before going to bed in order to sleep comfortably at night, but be careful, do not take a cold bath, because many people think that taking a cold bath can cool down, but on the contrary, taking a cold bath can only cool for a while, but after a while the body will be hotter, this is because too much cold water causes the pores of the body to be closed and cannot dissipate the heat in the body, which is also the "constant temperature system" that comes with the human body.
4. Immobility: Immovable stove
The "immovable stove" mentioned here does not mean that you can't cook, but you can't damage or move the stove, and in the past, people's stoves used floor pots, so if you want to change the stove, you need to damage the original stove and build a new stove in another place.
According to the old custom, "harvest day" also has the meaning of harvest, and the damage represents loss, so it is best not to move the stove on this day, but this is also the old custom, because most families now use induction cooker gas stoves, and the kind of pot stove in the past is still used in some rural areas, but I have to say that the rice made by the pot is the most fragrant.
In summary, tomorrow is the seventh day of the fourth month, which is a "closing day", everyone remembers: 1 do not go, 2 do not say, 3 do not wash, 4 do not move, respect the tradition. Zeji culture is a kind of traditional culture, so we should "take the essence of the dross", we understand the positive side of the culture, lose the negative side, this is the best way to inherit the traditional culture.