Running to relatives on the seventh day of the first lunar month Traditional customs on the seventh day of the first lunar month
Visiting relatives and friends is very common for us, because Our country itself is a warm and friendly country, and especially during the Spring Festival, visiting relatives and friends is an essential thing, which represents a kind of friendly communication, which can promote mutual feelings and connections.
Can I visit relatives on this day
There has always been a folk saying, "If you don’t go out on the seventh day, you don’t go home on the eighth day".Some people misunderstand that you can’t go out on the seventh day, and don’t go home on the eighth day.In fact, this is not the case.The correct explanation should be this:Seven do not go out, which means before going out, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea.Do not go out until these seven things are done.People who go out in the old days are often the head of the family and the backbone of the family.Therefore, life at home must be arranged before going out.And "eight not returning home" means that you should not go home if you have not done the eight things of filial piety, brotherhood, loyalty, trust, propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame.These are the eight basic moral principles of the ancients.If you violate any of these rules, you will have no face to see your ancestors.Therefore, on this day, you can still travel far away, and it will not hinder the actions of relatives.
What is the festival on the seventh day of the first lunar month
The seventh day of the first month of the lunar calendar is a small festival in the big festival of the Spring Festival.It is said that this day is the birthday of human beings, that is, the birthday of human beings., "Population Day", "People’s Seventh Day" and so on.According to Chinese folklore, Nuwa was the first to create all creatures in the world.On the first day, he made chickens, dogs on the second day, pigs on the third day, sheep on the fourth day, cows on the fifth day, horses on the sixth day, and humans on the seventh day.It is the birthday of human beings, so this day is the birthday of human beings, which has very important meanings.
Traditional customs on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year
In some areas in the south on this day, folks have the custom of "fishing for yusheng" on Man’s Day.Standing up, waving the chopsticks, scooping up the fish material, shouting incessantly:"Catch! Catch! Send! Send!", and the fish should be picked higher and higher to show that they are advancing step by step.In most places, there is still the custom of eating noodles on this day, implying that noodles are wrapped around the legs of the years, which means longevity.In addition, the seventeenth and twenty-seventh of the first lunar month are also regarded as "people’s days".The seventh, seventeenth, and twenty-seventh day of the first lunar month are the "days" of children, adults and the elderly.Whoever wants to live a "life" must eat noodles.In some areas of Shandong, there is a custom of sending torches.Torches tied with crop straw are lit in front of their own houses and sent outside the village, which means to drive away fires and pray for a safe and sound new year without fires.Pray for a safe and sound new year.
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