What are the customs on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year? What are the taboos on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year?
China has a long history and cultural heritage, and therefore various customs and cultures have gradually formed over a long period of time. So what are the customs of the seventh day of the Lunar New Year? Let’s follow the editor to find out more. For more details about the 2018 Lunar New Year calendar, please visit the Fortune Teller website for consultation!What are the customs on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year?Sending lanterns to the land temple <br /> The Human Day is also called the "Renqi Day". There is a folk custom of sending lanterns to the land temple. People put an oil lamp in front of the statue of the land god, and light several wicks for each family member. At this time, families without children will steal the lamp, believing that this will help them get a son.Divination for good fortune <br /> Judgment of good or bad luck based on weather conditions to predict human reproduction. If the weather is clear on the seventh day of the first lunar month, it is considered auspicious, indicating a smooth year, peace for the population, and high population growth; if it is cloudy, it is a sign of disaster. According to the "Book of Northern Qi·Biography of Wei Shou", during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, people would post human images on the tent on the seventh day of the first lunar month, which was said to keep the family safe. Wearing a Rensheng <br /> In ancient times, people had the custom of wearing a "Rensheng" on the Human Day. Rensheng is a kind of headdress, also called Caisheng or Huasheng. Since the Jin Dynasty, people have cut ribbons into flowers, people, or people made of gold foil to paste on screens, and also wear it on their hair. During the Human Day Festival, Han women use colored paper, silk, soft gold and silver and other materials to make small human figures and wear them on their heads. It is also pasted on screens and other places. On this day, people make various flower-shaped objects and give them to each other as gifts. Eat Seven Treasures Soup <br /> The seventh day of the Lunar New Year is "Human Day", when everyone celebrates their birthday. Seven kinds of vegetables are cooked into a seven-vegetable soup, that is, seven kinds of vegetables are cooked into a mixed vegetable soup. In an agricultural society, everyone hopes that eating the seven-vegetable soup will bring a good harvest in the coming year. The products of different places are different, the fruits and vegetables used are different, and the meanings are also different. The Chaoshan people in Guangdong use mustard greens, kale, leeks, spring vegetables, celery, garlic, and thick petals; the Hakka people use celery, garlic, onions, coriander, leeks, fish, meat, etc.; Taiwan and Fujian use spinach, celery, onions, garlic, leeks, mustard greens, shepherd's purse, cabbage, etc. Among them, celery and onion indicate intelligence, garlic indicates good calculation, mustard greens indicate longevity, and so on. What are the taboos on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year?Avoid visiting a doctor <br /> In the old days, people avoided visiting a doctor in the first month of the lunar year, believing that this was a sign of being sick all year round.Avoid moving house or pasting up window lattices <br /> Avoid moving house or pasting up window lattices in the first month of the lunar year, as it is considered unlucky. Avoid changing or washing clothes and quilts <br /> According to the old saying, changing or washing clothes and quilts in the first month of the lunar year is unlucky. Funerals <br /> In some places, it is taboo to have funerals in the first month of the year. If you encounter this, it is considered unlucky, indicating that disaster will befall you within the year. However, in some places, funerals are considered auspicious because "coffin" (coffin) and "official" (official) are homophones, and "material" (material) and "wealth" (wealth) are homophones, so they can bring good luck, which means promotion or getting rich. |
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