Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Weather inquiry - There is an old saying that a blessed life is in the Spring and Autumn Period, but Xia Dongsheng is born without happiness. What's the point?

There is an old saying that a blessed life is in the Spring and Autumn Period, but Xia Dongsheng is born without happiness. What's the point?

This old saying means that there are four seasons in a year: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Spring and autumn are equally divided day and night. The climate is neither cold nor hot, especially hot in summer and particularly cold in winter. It is not a trivial matter for a woman to give birth to a child, but it is the biggest thing for a family. Because it is too hot in summer and too cold in winter, it is not suitable for having children. It is most suitable for autumn and spring, which are neither too cold nor too hot. Therefore, it is a blessing to have children in the Spring and Autumn Period, but not in Xia Dongsheng.

Seeing this sentence, I believe that most people think of the "luck" of a person's life, which is very particular in most parts of our countryside. This sentence is also understood as a "blessed person" born in spring and autumn, with good luck and a blessed life; However, people born in Xia Dong are "unhappy people". They have had bad luck all their lives and may suffer in the future. But in fact, this sentence does not mean this, because in the process of years of inheritance, this proverb gradually becomes inapplicable, and gradually everyone misinterprets the meaning.

From the perspective of the birth of a child, we can see that the child has just been born and his own resistance is relatively weak. If you happen to be born in spring and autumn, it means that your child has a good choice of seasons. The weather in these two seasons is the most comfortable all year round, neither too hot nor too cold, which is very helpful to the baby's health. But this proverb only applies to the ancient environment, and it is not applicable to us now, because with the development of science and technology, we now have both air conditioners and heaters.

These two sentences are the crystallization of rural experience and reflect the correlation between seasonality and reproduction. Many people also agree with this view, so they will deliberately choose a good time to prepare for pregnancy, so we often see concentrated delivery for a period of time.