What is the seventh day of the first lunar month in 2017? What are the taboos on the seventh day of the first lunar month?
Introduction: The Spring Festival is one of the major traditional festivals in our country and marks the beginning of the new year in the traditional year. The seventh day of the first lunar month is the seventh day of the Spring Festival, which means that a week has passed since the Spring Festival. So, what festival is the seventh day of the Lunar New Year? What are the do’s and don’ts that we need to be cautious about? Now, let’s follow the editor to take a look. There is no end to the topics about the Spring Festival, so do you want to know more about it? Just continue to wander in Mr. Shui Mo’s Spring Festival special ocean!What festival is on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year?The seventh day of the first lunar month is Human Day, which originates from ancient Chinese mythology: after Pangu created the world, Nuwa created chickens, dogs, pigs, sheep, cows, horses and other animals from the first day of the first lunar month. After several evolutions, it became the custom of eating seven kinds of stews.Columnist and Tianjin folklore expert You Guoqing introduced that according to legend, there were no living creatures on the earth in ancient times. The world was first created by Nuwa, who created a new creature every day for seven days. Chickens, dogs, pigs, sheep, cows, and horses were born in the first six days, and humans did not appear until the seventh day. The seventh day of the first lunar month is called "Human Day".The seventh day of the first lunar month is a small festival within the big festival of the Spring Festival. It is said to be the birthday of mankind, that is, the birthday of mankind. It is also called "Human Victory Festival", "Human Celebration Festival", "Population Day", "Human Seventh Day", etc. According to Chinese folklore, Nuwa created the world and all living things. On the first day, she created chickens, on the second day, dogs, on the third day, pigs, on the fourth day, sheep, on the fifth day, cows, on the sixth day, horses, and on the seventh day, humans. She created humans on the seventh day, so this day is mankind’s birthday.The custom of Human Day began in the Han Dynasty and began to be taken seriously after the Wei and Jin Dynasties. In ancient times, there was a custom of wearing "Rensheng" on 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 gold foil into people to paste on screens, and also wear it on their hair. In addition, there is a custom of climbing high places and writing poems. After the Tang Dynasty, this festival became more important. Every Human Day, the emperor would give colorful silk human figures to his ministers and would ascend a high place to host a banquet for them. If the weather is clear on the seventh day of the first lunar month, it means that the people will be safe and have smooth travel throughout the year. Commonly known as "human day". What should we pay attention to on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year?Gregorian calendar: Friday, February 3, 2017, Aquarius. Lunar calendar: January 1, 2017 (small month). The seventh day is for the Rooster. Conflicts with: Rabbit (Yi Mao), the evil star of the east. Suitable days for today: offering sacrifices, praying, fasting and offering sacrifices, getting engaged, tailoring, closing accounts, dismantling and renovating, breaking ground, laying the beams and foundation, moving the coffin, burying, thanking the earth, bathing, sweeping the house, opening the pillars, cutting wood and starting a fire. Taboos for today: setting up the bed, starting work, signing contracts, and building the stove. Summary: Through the above article, we have a certain understanding of the seventh day of the first lunar month being the Human Day, and we also know the do’s and don’ts that need to be paid attention to on the seventh day of the first lunar month. I hope these contents can serve as a reference for everyone. I wish you all good luck and smooth sailing in the new year!After reading this article, there are more exciting content in the Spring Festival special topic, let’s take a look! |
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