Women are afraid of being born at noon, and men are afraid of midnight , what is the difference bet

Mondo Parenting Updated on 2024-02-28

"Women are afraid of being born at noon, and men are afraid of midnight", this is a long-standing saying.

This proverb expresses a superstitious concept of the ancients about the time and gender of human birth, believing that it is better for girls not to be born at noon and boys not to be born in the middle of the night, otherwise their fate and character will be affected.

This concept is based on the ancient theory of yin and yang and the five elements, as well as an interpretation and speculation of natural phenomena.

So, is there any truth to this saying? What's the logic behind it?

After more than 5,000 years of vicissitudes, Chinese culture has given birth to a rich and colorful folk customs.

According to their life practice, the ancestors summarized some laws and methods, which formed folk customs that have been passed down for thousands of years.

To this day, these folk customs still have an important influence and guidance on our lives, which shows their value and significance.

The ancient timekeeping method divides a day and night into twelve hours, and the "noon" in this sentence is between eleven o'clock at noon and one o'clock in the afternoon, also known as "mid-day" or "noon", which is the time when yang energy is at its peak, and it is also the time when people eat lunch and lunch break.

"Zi Shi" is from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. the next morning.

Why did the ancients believe that the birth of a girl at the "noon" and the birth of a boy at the "time of the child" were not conducive to the development of the child?

During the ancient primitive society in China, various tribes had different ways of sacrifice and divination to pray for the protection and guidance of the gods.

However, at that time, there was no written language, so the methods of rituals and divination could only be passed down by oral transmission.

In the Warring States Period, great changes took place in society, countries competed for hegemony, and ideology and culture also presented a situation in which a hundred schools of thought contended.

In this context, Zou Yan, a scholar of the Qi Kingdom, inherited and summarized the experience of the ancestors in sacrifice and divination, and founded the Yin-Yang School, a philosophical school of thought, and was also the master of the Yin-Yang Family.

He used the concepts of yin and yang and the five elements to expound the laws of nature and human society, and put forward important theories such as the theory of the end of the five virtues and the theory of the great Kyushu, which had a profound impact on later generations.

Therefore, according to the theory of yin and yang, everything can be divided by yin and yang.

As long as it is moving, warm, and bright, it belongs to yang; What is still, what is cold, and what is dark is yin.

Therefore, in the long history of thousands of years, the theory of yin and yang has been inherited and carried forward by the Chinese, deeply rooted in the hearts and minds of the Chinese, and penetrated into all aspects of the Chinese.

Whether it is folk customs, literary works, or supernatural phenomena that cannot be explained by science, they can all be encompassed by the theory of yin and yang.

Such a doctrine is in line with the traditional concept of a society in which "men are superior to women".

It should be mentioned here that the ancient "men are inferior to women" does not mean that men are born noble, and women are born humble, and the "humble" here refers to the meaning of humility, tolerance, and virtue.

In ancient societies, due to the difference in physical strength, men were physically stronger, women were more fertile, etc., and the roles of men and women were very clear, and each took on different duties and tasks.

Men are usually responsible for labor that requires physical strength and courage, such as hunting wild animals, participating in tribal warfare, and cultivating the land, while women are responsible for labor that requires care and patience, such as gathering fruits, making clothes, and caring for children.

This division of labor was also to adapt to the social environment at that time.

Over time, however, this social division of labor has led to inequality in the status of men and women, and people have different requirements for men and women.

For example, men should stand up to the sky like Guan Yu, and women should be as cold and delicate as Lin Daiyu.

Everyone is familiar with this here, right? Doesn't this mean that men belong to "yang" and women to "yin"?

Therefore, in the eyes of the ancients, if a girl was born at noon, her personality would become strong, which was not conducive to her husband and children; Boys, on the other hand, are born as children, becoming feminine and lacking the masculinity of men.

In the eyes of our modern people, this is completely the dregs of feudal society, how can anyone choose the birth time of a child? If it's all like the theory of yin and yang, all the men and women in the world are the same, how boring it is!

Without saying anything, it is difficult to pass down the whims of the ancients alone.

Ridiculously, in modern society. Even though science and technology are updated and iterative, people's knowledge level is constantly improving, but in some remote areas where the level of education is underground, people there still uphold this theory.

They still believe that the date of birth affects a child's gender and even fate.

It can be seen that although this kind of theory without scientific basis can be passed down for thousands of years, it has become a deep-rooted concept in modern society.

And this concept exists not only in folk customs, but also in literary works, and even supernatural phenomena that cannot be explained by science, which can be encapsulated by the theory of yin and yang.

It can be seen from this that this doctrine is so powerful and stubborn to the minds of the Chinese that it is difficult to completely eliminate and change even in modern society.

Finally, I want to say that I hope every parent understands that personality is an internal characteristic of a person, which affects a person's thoughts, emotions and behaviors, and also determines a person's life path and happiness.

However, the formation of character is a long-term process, which is affected by genetics, environment, education and other factors, and cannot be determined at a moment.

As children grow up, their personalities are not static, they will change with age, experience and knowledge, and sometimes they may not be in line with their parents' expectations, or even the opposite.

But at this time, what parents can do is to persuade their children in a timely manner, instead of forcefully denying and suppressing their children's personalities, which will only hurt their children's self-esteem and self-confidence, and will also affect the relationship between children and parents.

In other words, to build a harmonious atmosphere in the family, we should respect the child's character, understand the child's thoughts and feelings, give the child appropriate support and encouragement, help the child overcome the shortcomings of the character, give full play to the advantages of the character, and cultivate the child's good character and healthy psychology.

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