You must not know that the origin of the Winter Clothes Festival is so sad!
The Winter Clothes Festival, also known as the Winter Clothes Festival, is one of the traditional Chinese sacrificial festivals, and every year on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, people send winter clothes to their deceased relatives and friends to express their nostalgia and blessings. The origin of this festival is actually related to a love story that has been passed down through the ages, that is, the story of Meng Jiangnu crying down the Great Wall. You may have heard the story, but do you know the details of it? Today, I am going to tell you this story, so that you can feel the love and sorrow of Meng Jiangnu, as well as the meaning and value of the Winter Clothes Festival.
Meng Jiangnu, whose real name is Meng Yuji, is a beautiful and intelligent woman in the Spring and Autumn Period of Qi, her father is a minister of Qi, her mother is a nobleman of Qi, she has received a good education and edification since she was a child, she is not only outstanding, but also talented, good at music and poetry. Her good name and beauty spread all over the Qi country, and even the monarch of the Qi country fell in love with her and wanted to accept her as a concubine. But Meng Jiangnu was unmoved, she just wanted to find someone she really loved and live a dull life.
Fan Xiliang is a scholar in Qi State, his family is poor, but he has noble character and extensive knowledge, he is diligent and studious, ambitious, he wants to be admitted to the Jinshi, for the country and the people, to be a useful person. His talent and demeanor have also attracted the appreciation and admiration of many people, especially Meng Jiangnu, who fell in love with him at first sight and felt that he was her ideal partner. After some acquaintance and deep love for each other, they decided to get married and spend their lives together.
Their happiness did not last long before they were brutally struck. Qin Shi Huang unified the six kingdoms, and in order to defend against the Xiongnu in the north, he ordered the construction of the Great Wall and recruited countless laborers, including Fan Xiliang. Fan Xiliang was forcibly taken away, and she didn't know when she would be able to come back, Meng Jiangnu was heartbroken, she didn't want to lose her lover, she vowed to find him, no matter what the cost. She sewed winter clothes for him every day, hoping that he could keep warm on the cold Great Wall, and she prayed for him every day, hoping that he would return safely.
Meng Jiangnu waited for three years, but did not wait for news from Fan Xiliang, she couldn't bear such torture, she decided to go to find him in person, she took the winter clothes she sewed and embarked on a journey of thousands of miles. She went through countless hardships and dangers, she encountered hunger, cold, disease, robbers, wolves, and she was even almost captured by the Qin army, but she did not give up, she always held on to her beliefs, she only wanted to see her husband, even if it was the last time.
Finally, Meng Jiangnu came to the foot of the Great Wall, she was full of excitement and expectation, she looked around for Fan Xiliang's figure, she asked everyone about his whereabouts, but what she got was bad news, Fan Xiliang was dead, his body was buried in the Great Wall, and together with countless companions, became a part of the Great Wall. When Meng Jiangnu heard the news, she felt that the world was spinning, she couldn't believe that it was true, she was unwilling to lose her lover like this, she cried loudly, her cry tore the heavens and the earth, shook everything, her cry actually caused a miracle, the Great Wall suddenly collapsed, revealing Fan Xiliang's bones, and the cold clothes on his body, which were the ones Meng Jiangnu sewed for him.
Meng Jiangnu saw her husband, she was full of joy and sorrow, she held his bones, crying about her thoughts and suffering, she couldn't wait to die with him, she couldn't wait to destroy Qin Shi Huang and the Great Wall together, her cry spread all over the world, alarmed Qin Shi Huang, Qin Shi Huang came to the Great Wall in person, wanted to see this woman who could cry down the Great Wall, he wanted to appease her, and even wanted to accept her as a concubine, but Meng Jiangnu was disdainful, she pointed at Qin Shi Huang, reprimanded him for his tyranny and ruthlessness, She said that he was a tyrant who killed people without blinking, he was a beast who was not worthy of being a man, she said that the Great Wall he built was built with the flesh and blood of innocent people, and his unity was exchanged for the sacrifice of countless living beings, she said that everything about him was false, everything about him would be spurned by history, she said that she would rather die than have anything to do with him, she said that she only loved her husband and only wanted to be with him, and after she said these words, she jumped into the sea and sank to the bottom of the sea with Fan Xiliang, and never appeared again.
The story of Meng Jiangnu has touched countless people, her name has been passed down through the ages, her love has become an immortal legend, her pathos has become an eternal lament, her struggle has become an indomitable spirit, her martyrdom has become a model of loyalty. In order to commemorate her, people set the day of her death as the Winter Clothes Festival, and every year on this day, people send winter clothes to their deceased relatives and friends to express their nostalgia and blessings. Winter clothes are a special kind of clothes, it is based on the winter clothes sewn by Meng Jiangnu for Fan Xiliang, sewn with white cloth and red thread, it means mourning for the dead and warmth for the living, it also symbolizes the love and sorrow of Meng Jiangnu, it is a kind of admiration and commemoration of Meng Jiangnu.
It is not only a kind of respect and remembrance for the dead, but also a kind of care and education for the living, it makes people realize the preciousness of life and the importance of family affection, it makes people cherish the happiness of the present and the hope of the future, it makes people feel the power of love and the existence of beauty, it allows people to learn the spirit of loyalty and the character of righteousness, and it allows people to inherit the excellent tradition and cultural essence of the Chinese nation.
The sacrifices of the Winter Clothes Festival also have beautiful poems and songs, they are people's praise and emotion of Meng Jiangnu, they are people's expressions and wishes for the Winter Clothes Festival, they are people's thinking and praise of life and death, they are people's praise and pursuit of love, they are people's exploration and sublimation of human nature, and they are people's creation and dissemination of culture. Among them, one of the most famous poems is the Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai's "Winter Clothes Festival":
Winter Clothes Festival, Winter Clothes Festival, white cloth and red thread winter clothes wrapping.
Wrapped in cold clothes, wrapped in cold clothes, Meng Jiangnu sewed cold clothes for her husband.
Meng Jiangnu, Meng Jiangnu, thousands of miles to find her husband and cry down the Great Wall.
The Great Wall fell, the Great Wall fell, and Qin Shi Huang frightened Meng Jiangnu.
Meng Jiangnu, Meng Jiangnu, the martyr jumped into the sea and became a fairy.
Fairy fly, fairy fly, winter clothes festival sacrifice Meng Jiangnu.
This poem, with concise language, the story of Meng Jiangnu and the origin of the Winter Clothes Festival, condensed in twelve sentences, it uses rhyme to show Meng Jiangnu's love and pathos, in the harmony of the rhythm, it uses the technique of battle, the Meng Jiangnu's struggle and martyrdom, showing in the stark contrast, it uses the form of mythology, the fame and influence of Meng Jiangnu, sublimated in the ascension of the fairy, it uses the ritual of sacrifice, the admiration and commemoration of Meng Jiangnu, and continues in the inheritance of the Winter Clothes Festival. This poem is a classic poem, it is a touching poem, it is a beautiful poem, it is a timeless poem.
The Winter Clothes Festival is a festival worthy of our memory and celebration, it makes us feel the love and sorrow of Meng Jiangnu, it allows us to learn the loyalty and courage of Meng Jiangnu, it allows us to inherit the spirit and culture of Meng Jiangnu, it allows us to sacrifice Meng Jiangnu's relatives, friends and ancestors, it allows us to cherish the life and affection of Meng Jiangnu, and it allows us to pursue the beauty and happiness of Meng Jiangnu. Let's send a winter coat to Meng Jiangnu in this winter clothes festival, offer a blessing to Meng Jiangnu, write a poem for Meng Jiangnu, sing a song for Meng Jiangnu, leave a memory for Meng Jiangnu, and show a style for Meng Jiangnu.
Winter Clothes Festival, Winter Clothes Festival, you must not know that its origin is so sad!