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[1] Meng Haoran's Poetry of "Autumn Night and Moonlight"
? The bright moon hangs in the autumn sky, moistened with dew;
?The magpie is still in the air, and the fireflies roll in.
The locust trees in the court are cold and the shadows are sparse, and the noise of the neighboring pestle is anxious at night;
? How long is the holiday, just stand looking at the sky.
The sad crescent moon shines on the ground; the shadow of the slender locust tree fills the window.
Zhang Jin got up and came to the window, pushing away the window full of amorous feelings. The moonlight reflected on the dew, more crystal clear.
Under such a beautiful moonlight, Zhang Jin is full of associations: This is more like me and myna, I am the crystal clear dew, myna is the faint moonlight, he warms me with his care as light as water Just now Where did the chirping magpie go? And the fireflies didn't dare to compete with the moonlight for a little light, and flew into the bedroom with Zhang Jin's rolled up curtains. The sound of the pestle from the distant village was so clear and impetuous in the silent night.
How great would it be if I could bring my starling home? !
Zhang Jin looked at the half moon melancholy, he couldn't say anything, he couldn't do anything, he just stood there stupidly, weeping silently.
Ji Xu also had nothing to say, he didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only keep drinking, as if only getting drunk could temporarily relieve the worries in his heart: Yes! Tonight, I can still see him with my own eyes; but tomorrow, his appearance can only be kept in my heart; what about the day after tomorrow? I can only frown endlessly.
Suddenly, Zhang Jin said: "Brother, why don't I leave tomorrow?"
Ji Xu asked: "And why?"
"Li Ji said that there is a saying in their hometown, which is 'If you don't go out seven times, you don't go home'[1]."
Ji Xu suppressed his sadness, laughed and cried, "But today is the ninth day of the lunar new year, and tomorrow is the tenth day of the first day. This has nothing to do with 'If you don't go out on the seventh day, you won't go home on the eighth day'!"
"He said that it would be even worse to leave on the tenth day of the lunar new year."
"What's wrong with this?"
"'Ten' represents 'lose' and 'passing', and is a sign of 'loss, past, death'. Therefore, it is unlucky to walk on the tenth day of the lunar month."
"You little brats, who love to play with words like this, can take the meaning of homonyms as the intention of action?"
"What's the matter?"
Ji Xu said: "Li Ji is a barbarian [referring to the Tujia nationality], and he has too many taboos about numbers, especially the saying 'don't go out on the seventh day, and don't go home on the eighth day'."
"How did you know?"
"Because we are fellow villagers!"
"You are a fellow who climbs everywhere, and Li Ji is from Huguang, and it is far away from Sichuan!"
"You don't know this, the barbarians are descendants of the Ba people [Chongqing people]. That is to say, they migrated from Bashu to Huguang. The barbarians have too many taboos. In February, I don¡¯t see dogs connecting crotch, in March, I don¡¯t see snake intercourse, and in April, I don¡¯t see couples¡¡±
Zhang Jin was finally amused, and said with a chuckle: "Why is my starling also talking foul language, such as 'goulian', 'jiao~'Mynah, what does this 'April no one makes a couple' mean?"
"It refers to the matter of 'love love' between men and women."
"Mynah."
"snort?"
"Have you ever done 'love love'?"
"I'm not married yet, where's the 'love' thing" Ji Xu quickly changed the subject, he didn't want to talk to the children about things that didn't match their age, "Actually, the most taboo number among the barbarians is 36. In their minds, the number 36 is a "doom", and even numbers such as 3 catties, 6 taels, and 3 feet and 6 inches are taboo. If you record the serial number, when you get to 35, you will start from the first Remember. In my life, I am most afraid of the 36th birthday. At that time, I will wear a red belt. It is said that this can relieve the evil spirit brought by the 36th. , to sell the house without filing a lawsuit'"
"But you Han people seem to respect the three numbers '369' very much."
"Yes, this is called 'the wind is different for a hundred miles, and the customs are different for a thousand miles'. Although we Han people also have the saying 'seven out, eight out of return'. But its meaning is different."
"What do you Han people mean?"
"'Seven do not go out', we Han people do not think that the word 'seven' is unlucky, but that if you want to go out, you must do seven things first, otherwise you should not go out."
"Which seven things?"
"It's the seven mundane things Tang Bohu ignores when he goes out¡ªfood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea."
"Why do you need to do these seven things well?"
 Dreaming about quarrels between chickens, birds, and small fishes. Dreaming about jumping over a ridge will cause illness. Dreaming about going uphill will bring good things.
Six bogeys: animals
1. Avoid crows calling. When crows sing on the ridge in the morning, or fly in front of people, hovering above people¡¯s heads, and after you drive away, they fly back again, people think it is an unlucky omen at the beginning of a disaster. Whenever people encounter this matter, they immediately stamp their feet and scold: "Your life is short!" Then they spit or spit, so as to eliminate the evil disaster and turn the evil into good fortune.
2. Avoid hearing the chirping of cuckoos. Every spring, the male sparrows are singing. If you hear the male sparrows chirping for the first time when going to the toilet, it is considered unlucky and must be relieved. The way to understand it is that the listener (if young, the mother must interpret it on his behalf) dresses up as a beggar and goes out to beg for food for 1-3 days. If he asks for rice, he must cook it in the wild where the sound of chickens and dogs is not heard. Only then can the disaster be eliminated. Tujia people also have the custom of divining their own luck for a year by the sound of cuckoo crowing. If you hear the cuckoo for the first time while sleeping on the bed, it is auspicious. If you hear it when you are walking or giving birth, it means that you will work around for a year.
3. Avoid hearing owls. In the eyes of Tujia people, owls are ominous birds. They are especially taboo to hear their calls. According to legend, people will die when they hear owls call.
4. Avoid seeing snakes entangled with each other. The so-called snakes entangled means that snakes mate. According to legend, if people see it, they will suffer disaster. There are two ways to solve it: one is to quickly take off a pair of trousers outside of oneself, and cover it on one's head or around the snake's wound. The second is to blame others, and if there is a companion, immediately call the name of the companion, and if the other party agrees, disaster will befall the responder. However, the general situation is that the seer kills the two snakes with stones or wooden sticks, and the disaster can be eliminated. There are also words that do not fight but use language to resolve words: "I wish you to become an immortal and go to heaven, and I wish you to twist a rope to wear copper coins"; .
5. Livestock enter the house on New Year's Eve, a sign that "pigs come poor, dogs come rich, cats come and wear mourning clothes"; wild raccoons enter the house, chickens climb trees, dogs climb houses, there will be disasters if there is no disaster, and there will be disasters if you don't die. If you go out to do business or talk about marriage, and hear crows calling, it is unlucky and you must return.
Seven taboos: agricultural production
For example, it is strictly forbidden to use farming cattle during Qingming, Lixia, and April 8, and the cattle should be allowed to rest, otherwise the cattle will get sick and affect agricultural production. At the same time, there are many taboos to pay attention to when planting arable land. Such as "yang rooster" does not cultivate. Do not go to the ground when you meet "Îå", because "Îå" is the same as "ÂÒ", that is to say, working on "Îå" is suspected of hindering the growth of crops. When feeding livestock, Tujia people also pay attention to many taboos. When raising livestock such as pigs and cows, Tujia people should look at their physical appearance. If the pig has inverted spin and five claws, it is forbidden to raise it. Female buffaloes with five milks also belong to the category of avoidance. Because of the proverb "If you don't die, you will lose your family" because of the proverb, people have to keep a respectful distance from it.
Eight bogeys: Feng Shui
In the Tujia area, people attach great importance to feng shui, and they pay much attention to it when building a house and choosing a house. When choosing a house site, the Tujia people should avoid having a trough in front of the house, and no "mountain back" behind the house. Because there is such a proverb in the Tujia area: If there is a trough in front of the house, you will go to jail if you don¡¯t file a lawsuit.
Nine bogeys: month
In the first month, there are no eagles and birds, in February, there are no dogs with crotch, in March, there is no intercourse with snakes, in April, there are no couples, in May, there are no river fish, and in June, there are no undershirts. At the same time, there is also the theory of seven bees, eight monsters and nine plagues, that is, fear of bees coming home in August and September.
In the Tujia area, people call July the day of the dead (the deceased). Therefore, there are taboos not to sit on the threshold in July and children not to shave their heads. It is said that sitting on the threshold will block the way for the souls of the "dead" to return home, and it is said that children who have their heads shaved will get sores. For women: pregnant women (called "four-eyed people" in Tujia) can't see some new things, because "four-eyed people" have the most powerful eyes, and they will suffer from one or the other after seeing them. Mother and child are not allowed to go to other people's homes before the full moon. It is said that people who come to the house on an "empty stomach" are not lucky. Women can't straddle a man's shoulder pole, if they straddle a man's pole, it will be bad luck.
Other aspects include: children don't point to the moon, they say they mean it, and the moon will come down and cut your ears when you are fast asleep.
The taboos in the production and life of the Tujia people are produced in the production practice and life practice. With the advancement of science and technology and the development of society, it will gradually die out. But in order to fully and thoroughly understand Tujia culture, we should pay attention to and research it. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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