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In 2024, the cold wind blows through the sunshine and fills the expectations of spring, and the time of the Spring Festival holiday is staggeredLet's go back to the "provincial foolish chatter" that we haven't seen for a few days. Hello friendsHere, I would like to give you a good old age and wish you all happiness in your old age.
Happy Chinese New Year, friends.
February 16, 2024, according to the lunar calendar, should be the seventh day of the first month of the first month of the first month of the first year of the first year. Regarding the so-called "seventh day of the first lunar month", there is another name called "Renri" in many places, or there are some more popular titles, which are called "people's New Year" days. So the question is, how did this nickname come about? Provincial foolishness not only talks about the history of the Ming Dynasty, but occasionally we also talk about the truth behind the appearance. Today, let's dig deeper, the title of "Renri" on the seventh day of the first lunar month** and the cultural symbols behind it.
Dongfang Shuo's divination book
Provincial fool consulted a lot of historical materials, intending to find the so-called "human day" **, and finally after hard searching, determined the title of "human day" on the seventh day of the first lunar month**, the earliest from the divination book written by Mr. Dongfang Shuo of the Western Han Dynasty.
According to Mr. Dongfang Shuo, the first eight days of the Lunar New Year are the occupation days of humans and different livestock crops, in the following order:
"The first day is a chicken, the second is a dog, the third is a pig, the fourth is a sheep, the fifth is a cow, the sixth is a horse, the seventh is a man, and the eighth is a grain. ”
Of course, some places also believe that the eighth day of the first month is "silkworm". No matter which version it is, there is no doubt that the seventh day of the first lunar month is "human day". Furthermore, when the Eastern and Western cultures are intrinsically connected at a certain moment, some scholars believe that this sequence is also the so-called order of God's creation of all things
1.Chicken, 2Dog, 3Pigs, 4Sheep, 5Cattle, 6Horse, 7People, 8Valley, 9Day, 10Stone.
In addition to the attributes of the first eight days, the ninth day of the first month is added as the "day" day, and the tenth day of the first month is the "stone" day. Speaking of which, does that sound familiar to you? That's right, there seems to be an allusion to the old myth of "refining stones to make up for the sky".
Of course, there is also a saying that the ninth day of the first month is the "wheat" day, and the tenth day of the first month is the "corn" day.
Raise your noble hand, help each other and love each other
Myths aside, let's go back to the topic, let's take a look at how this day has come into the lives of ordinary people since the seventh day of the first lunar month became "Human Day".
First of all, on the day of the human day, people who have had conflicts in the past will temporarily forget about their contradictions, and the two sides of the war will stop fighting each other on this day. Furthermore, the elders of ordinary families are not allowed to reprimand their children on this day. In addition, this day cannot be used as a day for government executions, and all pending cases must be forcibly suspended on this day to give the prosecution and the suspect the highest respect each year.
Brilliant. This so-called, under mutual assistance and mutual love, forcibly raise the noble hand. Perhaps this is also the reason why people were very interested in divination before scientific knowledge entered the homes of ordinary people. A simple divination may be able to change a lot of fate, and one more day of life will give you one more day of uncertainty about the future.
In ancient times, the importance of "human day" was valued
Since Dongfang Shuo, the Han Dynasty has commemorated the tradition of "human day", and when the time came to the Wei and Jin dynasties, "human day" was more valued.
The ancients would wear "human victory" on the day of the human day, and the province simply searched for it, and the so-called "human victory" here should be a kind of headdress. Since the beginning of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, although the mountains and rivers have been in war for many years, the commemoration of the "People's Day" on the seventh day of the first lunar month is still preserved.
In addition, in some areas, there is also the custom of ascending to the top to write poems to celebrate the seventh day of the first lunar month. After the Tang Dynasty, the emperor would give colorful wisps, human victories and ascend to feast on the ministers. If the weather is fine, the population of the Lord will be safe and the entry and exit will be smooth.
The record of the times resounded in the voices and images of the people.
After the Tang Dynasty, the celebration of Renri became more and more grand with the gradual development of productive forces. The people of the Song Dynasty would carve villains on the windows, go to Taoist temples to burn high incense, and eat sour stuffing. At the same time, there are also customs such as fireworks and fireworks on the day of Rendi.
Today's "human day" has gradually moved away from people's field of vision
Having said all this, the question is, does anyone still pay special attention to the "seventh day of the first lunar month" today? I'm sorry, with the development of time, it is difficult for people to pay attention to the first day of the first lunar month, who cares too much about the seventh day of the first lunar month? If the seventh day of the first lunar month really has enough elements to be respected, it is also that in many cases, the seventh day of the first lunar month is the last day of the holiday.
This is the fundamental reason why "human day" has gradually moved away from the vision of modern people, when the productivity was relatively low, the Spring Festival is a year of expectation for many people, and now, in fact, as long as you want, you can lie quietly and spend every day as the Spring Festival. So not too many people pay attention to "human day" these days, but let's think about the deeper truth behind this, maybe this is not a bad thing. When what people hoped for thousands of years ago can now be easily realized, it shows that the true record of history is not only left between the lines of books, but also reflected in people's lives.
Speaking of which, today's essay is coming to an end, and I wish you all the friends who read the "Provincial Foolish Talk" essay again, a happy Spring Festival, health and happiness.