Seventh day

The seventh day of the first month is a festival for people, which originated from the ancient myth of China: After Pangu created the world, Nu Wa made chickens, dogs, pigs, sheep, cows, horses and other animals in turn from the first day, and after several changes, it became the custom to eat seven kinds of food. Guo Qing, a columnist and expert in Tianjin folklore, said that in ancient times, there were no living things on the earth. At first, Nu Wa created a creature every day for seven days. Chickens, dogs, tapirs (pigs), sheep, cows and horses were born six days ago, and people appeared on the seventh day.

Why is Human Day?

On the seventh day of the first lunar month, as a small festival in the Spring Festival, it is said that this day is the birthday of mankind, that is, people's birthday, also known as People's Victory Day, People's Celebration Day, Population Day and People's Seventh Day. According to China folklore, Nu Wa created everything in the world at the beginning of creation. On the first day, she made chickens, dogs, pigs, sheep, cows, horses and people. On the seventh day, she made man, so this day is the birthday of mankind.

Some people began to observe daily customs in the Han dynasty, and they began to pay attention to it after the Wei and Jin Dynasties. In ancient times, there was a custom of wearing clothes to win. Victory is a kind of headdress of the people, also known as color victory and China victory. Since the Jin Dynasty, there have been gold foils to cut the ribbon for flowers, cut the ribbon for people, or put up screens for people to wear in their hair. In addition, there is the custom of climbing high and writing poems. After the Tang Dynasty, more attention was paid to this festival. Every human day, the emperor would give his ministers a colorful victory, and they climbed up and gave a big banquet. If the weather is fine on the seventh day of the first month, the population will be safe and smooth in the first year.

Taoism also thinks that Mr. Tiandi is a chicken, a dog, a pig, a sheep, an ox, a horse and a stranger. This theory has a scientific concept of evolution. The gauntlet written by Dong Fangshuo, a Han Chinese, also said: On the first day of the first lunar month, chickens, dogs, pigs, sheep, cows, horses, people and grains are counted. Therefore, people believe that if the first day of the first month is sunny, chickens will breed in the new year, but chickens will not flourish in rainy days; Cloudy and sunny the next day; On the third day, sunny weather indicates pigs, and so on. If the seventh day of the first month is sunny, it will be auspicious, the main year will be smooth, the population will be safe and the population will multiply; If it is gloomy, it will be a disaster.

In ancient times, there was a custom of dressing people to win every day. Minsheng is a kind of headdress, also known as Sesheng and Huasheng. Since the Jin Dynasty, people cut ribbons for flowers and people, or put gold foil on screens or windows and on their hair. Therefore, People's Day is also called People's Victory Day. In the past, on People's Day, there were customs in some places in China, such as lighting lanterns with hemp stalks, cooking porridge with beans to treat headaches, women walking around to eliminate all diseases, and climbing mountains to write poems. The Tang poem "People send the day to pick up the disabled" says: People send the poem day to the thatched cottage, pity the old friends and miss their hometown. Wicker can't bear to see, plum blossoms are full of branches and heartbroken. Being in the south, I have no experience, and my heart is full of worries. This year, everyone remembers the sky. Next year, where will everyone know?

The custom of the seventh day of the Lunar New Year.

1. Divination is auspicious: judging the weather to predict human reproduction. If the seventh day of the first month is sunny, it will be auspicious, the main year will be smooth, the population will be safe and the population will multiply; If it is gloomy, it will be a disaster.

2, parents can not teach their children: the seventh day is a person's birthday, life is late, respected. Everyone should be respected every day. Even the government cannot execute criminals on this day, and parents cannot teach their children a lesson on this day.

3. Eat jiaozi: Women's sewing is forbidden in Linqing and Jinan during the People's Month Festival. Shan County ate jiaozi in the morning, and now it's packed.

4. Gossip: There is also a popular activity in the north: let children gossip on their heads and test how long they can last, so as to train their patience and look forward to good luck. This is also the mascot of a prosperous population.

5. Dai Rensheng: There was a custom of Dai Rensheng in ancient times. Rensheng is a headdress, also known as Cai Sheng and Watson. From the Jin Dynasty, ribbon-cutting was used for flowers, ribbon-cutting was used for people, or gold foil was used for people to hang screens and wear them in their hair.

6. Fishing for raw fish: In some areas in the south, people have the custom of fishing for raw fish on People's Day. When fishing for raw fish, many people often gather around one fish and pour the fish, ingredients and sauces into a big plate. Everyone stood up and waved chopsticks to go fishing.