Chinalunar calendarThe seventh day of each month in the calendar is called the seventh day of the first lunar month. In some specific circumstances, it refers to the seventh day of the first lunar month. According to the Chinese traditional festivals in the lunar calendar, there is the seventh day of the first lunar month（Man day）July 7th（Double Seventh Festival）。
yesChinaThe "Man Day" in the traditional festivals, that is, the "birthday of mankind", has a history of at least 2000 years in China.In traditional Chinese folk, the seventh day of the lunar month is called "Man Day", "Man Victory Day" or "Seven Yuan Day".according toHan dynastyDongfang ShuoAccording to Zhan Shu, the first eight days of the Lunar New Year are differentAnimal husbandrycrop's birthday, in the order of "onechicken, twodog, threepig, foursheep, Five Bulls, Sixhorse, sevenpeople, eightvalley。”Jin dynastyDong Xun《Answering etiquette and customs》It is recorded that "the first day of the first month is a chicken, the second day is a dog, the third day is a pig, the fourth day is a sheep, the fifth day is a cow, the sixth day is a horse, and the seventh day is a man." Therefore, the first day of the first month of each year is the birthday of a chicken, the second day is the birthday of a dog, the third day is the birthday of a pig, the fourth day is the birthday of a sheep, the fifth day is the birthday of a cow, the sixth day is the birthday of a horse, the seventh day is the birthday of a man, and the eighth day is the birthday of Gu. Then,The ninth day is the day's birthday, and the tenth day is the day's birthdayland's birthday.legendNuwaThe seventh day is the birthday of human beings.Therefore, traditional folk customs believe that the seventh day of the first lunar month is the human birthday, commonly known as "human day".
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The ancients believed that the seventh day of the first lunar month should be sunny, which means that people live long and the world is the same.In the Han Dynasty, there was a saying in Dong Fangshuo's Zhanshu that "there are seven people in the early days, from dawn to dusk, the moonlight is clear, the stars are visible at night, the people are safe, and the monarch and his officials meet together".It can be seen that the expression of "man day" is at leastHan DynastyIt has been circulated since then.
In ancient times, "Man Day" had the custom of wearing "Man wins"."Rensheng" is a headdress, also known as "Caisheng" or "Huasheng". Since the Jin Dynasty, there have been ribbon cutting for flowers, ribbon cutting for people, or gold foil for people to stick on screens or windows, and also wear on hair. Therefore, "Renli" is also called "Rensheng Festival".
Experts said that on this day, some regions in southern China have the custom of "fishing raw fish (similar to eating sashimi)", which means that the more you fish, the higher you rise.In addition, some places still have the custom of eating noodles on this day, which means to wrap the legs of years with noodles, meaning longevity.
See Baidu Encyclopedia entry: man day
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Spread pancake
Chinese people want to eat this dayspring pancakeRoll "box vegetables" (cooked meat food), and spread pancakes in the courtyard, "smoked heaven".
Eat Seven Treasure Soup
It's made of seven kinds of vegetablesSoupIt can be eaten in human days to get good omens, and it can remove evil spirits and cure all diseases.Different products, fruits and vegetables are used in different places, and the meaning is also different.GuangdongChaoshanUse mustard, kale, leekSpring vegetable, celery, garlic, thick clover;Hakka people use celery, garlic, onion, coriander, leek, fish, meat, etc;Taiwan、FujianSpinach, celery, onion, garlic, leek, mustard, shepherd's purse, cabbage, etc.Among them, celery and scallion are smart, garlic is good at calculation, mustard makes people live longer, Hakka people like to cook fish together, so they have more than enough to eat.Shantou CityThe stalls in the district will match 7 dishes on this day, and people are willing to accept it, regardless of the weight.Which family in the countryside owes one or two vegetables, and picks one or two vegetables from others in the field to make up seven. Nobody says he is a thief.
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On Human Day, Chinese women use colored paper, silk, soft gold and silver and other materials to make small figures and wear them on their heads.It is also pasted on the screen.
Flower Gift
On that day, people made various kinds of flowers (like human flowers) as gifts to each other
Traveling and climbing
Human Day is also a day for ladies to travel and for literati to write poems.Tang Gaoshi《Remnants of Du Er sent daily》As the poem goes, "People write poems in the Thatched Cottage every day, pity their old people and think of their hometown. The willows can't bear to look at them, and the plum blossoms are full of hollow and heartbroken branches. I have no chance to meet them in the South Tibet, and my heart is full of worries. This year, people remember each other, but next year, where will people know?"
Fishfish
In some areas of the south, people have the custom of "fishing for raw fish" on Man's Day. When fishing for raw fish, many people often surround a table and pour fish meat, ingredients and sauces into a large plate. Everyone stands up, waves chopsticks, and scoops the fish. They also constantly shout, "fishing! Fishing! Hair! Hair!", and they must get higher and higher to show their progress.
Eat dumplings
Most places still have the custom of eating dumplings on this day,It means to wrap the legs of years with dumplings, meaning longevity。In addition, the 17th and 27th days of the first month are also regarded as "human days".Especially in the northeast, the seventh, seventeenth and twenty seventh days of the first lunar month are the "days" of children, adults and the elderly, also known as "governing children", "governing adults" and "governing the elderly". Here, "governing" is "governing enough", that is, in these three days, whoever is "governing" can eat dumplings.
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Chinese people have the custom of begging for tricks on the Double Seventh Festival.It's said to be morning glorywoman weaverParty night.《Southeast Fly the Peacocks》: "The seventh day of the lunar calendarLower NineNever forget when you play. "
