An ordinary willow tree, with countless delicate willow branches, hanging in mid-air, the breeze sweeping by, showing the dance posture of the people. Willow trees usually grow by the river and lake, and are especially lush and green in the hot summer heat. Such a ubiquitous plant does not seem to have much association with today's people, but in the eyes of the ancients, it was given a completely different new meaning - the emotion of parting.
Willows by the bridge
In ancient times, when relatives or friends parted, the farewell person would fold willows to show their feelings of retention. In my opinion, the ancients parted, or in the early morning or in the evening, they could also send music to each other, they could also drink and say goodbye, and they could also express their deep feelings for their friends.
Today, whenever a relative or friend leaves, people often put on a table of hearty dishes, or two people to taste, or gather relatives and friends to taste together, in order to express unlimited blessings to the departing people and the hope of becoming a talent. When eating, they sometimes toast each other and express their joy. If there is a poor amount of alcohol or no drinking, you can also pour a cup of fragrant tea, touch the cup, and drink it all to express the happiness in your heart. A feast transformed the parting nostalgia into a joyful atmosphere, especially a good wish to hope that the son will become a dragon, the girl will become a phoenix, and the eagle will spread its wings and fly to the far side.
Eagles fly
In ancient times, whenever a relative or friend parted, the sender would usually give it to each other with willow branches to express their feelings for someone. In ancient times, there was a Baqiao Bridge, the bridge head was full of willow trees, every time it was time to leave, the greeter would fold the willow branch at the head of the bridge to give to friends, and gradually there was a unique custom of "Baqiao folding willow to give goodbye." "Willow" and "stay" are harmonious, and the ancients believed that this implied that the willow tree had the meaning of leaving, staying, and staying. In addition to this, the same is true of words related to willow. For example, the word "silk" in the willow is harmonized with the "Xu" character of the emotion, and the "silk" word of the willow silk is harmonized with the "thinking" word of acacia, so the ancients placed their feelings of cherishing others in the delicate willow. The copywriting records countless verses about willows, "Green riverside grass, lush garden in the willow." Looking back at Jun Liu' silk, he waved goodbye to Jun's tears. At this time, the ancients expressed their reluctance to rely on the willow branches swaying with the wind. Willow is not only the image of the ancients sending farewell, but also the object of the ancient people's poetry.
Compared with the ancients, today's people have two completely different ways of parting, but both show the strong emotions of the sender and the parting person.
Although, nowadays, very few people will fold willows to send off friends, most of them are presented through dinner or photo nostalgia. Although I can't see each other in person after parting, in the new era of advanced science and technology, even if the two are thousands of miles apart, they can greet and communicate through electronic devices. In ancient times, due to traffic restrictions, once parted, they could not see each other again for months, even years, and decades. Even writing a letter to return the favor will take months for the envelope to be delivered. Due to the changes of the times, the custom of folding willows is no longer applicable, but this does not mean that it will be forgotten, it is still a way for literati to express their nostalgia for their friends.
acacia
From the ancient people's farewell of folding willows to express their feelings of retention to the present people's table sending, it can be seen from the expectations of Jackie Chan and Wangnu Chengfeng that some customs and cultures in ancient times have gradually transformed into new cultures in circulation, and there is no distinction between the two advantages and disadvantages, and they all show the different living habits in different eras. We should be compatible with each other, and while inheriting ancient culture, it is our unshirkable responsibility to appropriately innovate, inherit and carry forward the excellent ancient culture of our country.
Why should the old man fold the willow? Why not drink goodbye or give music? Farewell to this night, I don't know when I will see you again, allow me to toast the wine, go out to see you thousands of miles away, and remember your back in your mind.