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The twenty-seventh day of the first lunar month is the first "Celebration of the Old Day" of the year, also known as the "Old Man Seven". It is also the first day of "managing the elderly" in traditional culture, remember to do 3 things, and wish the elderly peace and blessings.
1. The twenty-seventh day of the first lunar month is the "Celebration of the Old Day".
Legend has it that when Nuwa created the world, she created the "Six Animals" in the first six days and humans on the seventh day, so the first six days of the first lunar month are called the "Six Animal Days", for example, the first day of the first lunar month is the Rooster Day, the second day of the Lunar New Year is the Dog Day, etc.
The seventh day of the first lunar month is the "human day", also called the "human victory festival", "human celebration festival", etc., about 2,000 years ago in the Han Dynasty, the folk already had the custom of "human day".
By the time of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, this custom had become relatively mature. People made silk and paper-cut silk and wore them on their heads, pasted them at home, or gave gifts to each other. Later, it added the content of eating "Qibao soup" and "pulling soul noodles", as well as climbing to write poems, praying for blessings and disasters.
Ancient people would also predict the overall situation of the "people" in the year based on the weather conditions of the day. For example, in "The Book of Occupation", there is ".Seven days occupy people, sunny and mild, for the rest of the peace; The cold is miserable, and it is a decay of disease";
In the Chronicles of the Yenching Years", there is also ".On the seventh day, the weather is clear, and life is multiplyingIt is believed that people have sunny days and smooth lives; It is rainy and sickly.
Not only that, but people also call the seventh day of the first month the seventh child of the villain, also called "the seventh child of the child"; Seventeen is "adult seven", and twenty-seven is "old man seven", also called "celebrating the old day".
However, some people believe that this is related to the saying in traditional culture that "every seven must change", and that seven is the dividing point from yang to yin, so people pay special attention to "seven" when they encounter it.
2·“ "Celebrate the old day" do 3 things
One is to eat Qibao vegetable soup:According to the old custom, on the morning of the Old People's Day, you should eat "Qibao Soup" made of seven kinds of vegetables, and "Tongtian Cake".
The bread of heaven is the bread that is baked in the courtyard; Shipao soup refers to a soup made from seven kinds of vegetables and rice, which originally meant to have good weather and a good harvest of grains. Later, people gave new ideas to the dishes, which also gave the Qibao soup more wishful taste.
For example, leeks are used as "long-lasting", lettuce is used as "wealth", mustard greens are "blessing vegetables", fennel is longevity vegetables, etc., and the dishes with good meanings are cooked, hoping to add blessings, longevity and peace to the elderly.
The second is to eat "stumbling noodles":In some places, it is also called "pulling soul noodles", which originally meant to pull back the heart of the "wanderer", and later it was also endowed with the good meaning of longevity and health.
The reason why the noodles on the old day are called "stumbling noodles" is that they hope that the slender and long noodles can stumble the pace of the years, so that parents can age more slowly and enjoy more blessings.
Usually, the children make the dough until it is fine and smooth, and the noodles are soft and fragrant, and they are served with delicious side dishes. Put a bowl of soup and noodles, and wish the old man happiness like the East China Sea and longevity than Nanshan.
The third is accompaniment:In fact, what the elderly need is not Qibao vegetable soup, stumbling noodles, or even "color wins" and "people win", etc., they want their children to accompany them more.
Maybe you don't need to do anything, just sit with you and chat; Even if they can't go back, it's good to listen to the voices and let them know that their children are healthy and safe.
There is a saying that "companionship is the most affectionate confession", you raise me young, protect me well, and now it is my turn to accompany you to grow old and understand your stumbling.
3. What are the characteristics of the twenty-seventh day of the first lunar month? The twenty-seventh day of the first month of this year is the Gengwu day of the first month of the month, and the month starts from the solar term and ends the day before the Qingming Festival, which is the second month of spring and the strongest month in spring.
Starting from the first month, the retrograde "Mao Wu Youzi" is the "Heavenly Official" day in the four seasons, and it is also the day of the "no air" of the three and five elements, and the afternoon day of the Mao Moon is one of them.
"Heavenly Officials" refers to the servants of the heavens, who are responsible for supervising the affairs of the lower realm, and cannot be offended. Therefore, it is advisable to be quiet on this day, not to move, and not to travel far. The noon is the fire in the south, which corresponds to the water in the north, and the ugly noon wears each other, so the rat and the ugly cow do not go north.
At the same time, Gengwu is one of the six "substitute days", and it is not suitable to visit the sick. The days of substitution are: Jiayin, Yimao, Jimao, Renyin, Renwu and Gengwu.