Rural people often say that 36 years old is a hurdle. Is it true?/You don't say.

Rural people often say that 36 years old is a hurdle. Is it true?/You don't say. Whether superstitious or not, there is generally a saying that people are over 36 years old. It means about 36 years old, and there will be some bumps. If something happens in the prime of life, or a catastrophe happens, people will pretend that it is not smooth to get over the hurdle at the age of 36.

There is an unwritten saying in the countryside that 36 is a hurdle. With luck, a year has passed so smoothly. If you are unlucky, there may be disaster or property damage. When I was a child, I often heard my parents' generation discuss this question about 36 years old. So the 36-year-old wears red trousers to exorcise evil spirits; Men began to enter the "hurdle" at the age of 35.

In traditional customs, the Year of the Animal is usually considered as an unlucky year. The folk song "Tai sui commits the year of birth, Tai sui takes the lead." Without happiness, there will be disaster "is the best portrayal of the unlucky year of birth." Therefore, people usually refer to the "year of birth" as the "year of threshold", that is, spending the year of birth is like stepping into a threshold. Every animal year, children from all parts of the northern part of the Han nationality wear red vests and red underpants, regardless of whether adults wear small belts or not, which is also commonly known as "tying red". It is believed that only in this way can we avoid disasters.

People also have the custom of offering sacrifices to the "god of life" in the year of the zodiac in order to prolong life. The god's view of the core monument of life comes from Taoism. Taoism has absorbed the popular saying of "the stone tablet of life" and put forward the theories of "the stone tablet of life", "the year of birth" and "the year of birth". Anyone born at the age of 60 is called the core monument of life. Chen Yuan, also known as the animal year. As a local religion in China, Taoism has a natural kinship with heavenly stems and earthly branches and the Chinese Zodiac. As for the core monuments of the God of Life, some places are called "Ming Shou Xing Jun" and some places are called "Chen Yuan", which are collectively referred to as the God of Sixty Children. Taking the year of Jiazi as the beginning of the animal year, people born in different years within 60 years can find the core monument of their lives.

Before the age of 36, many rural friends will look for a local fortune teller to see how lucky they are when they are 36, and draw a sign to reassure themselves. In my hometown and countryside, every time my relatives and friends celebrate their 36th birthdays, everyone will buy some firecrackers for their relatives. However, the louder the gunfire at the door, the more red paper on the ground, and the more guests the better. Of course, the host will also sit on a table of good dishes enthusiastically, and thank you for your celebration.

Of course, if someone dies at the age of 36, then everyone will think that this person is unlucky and has not escaped 36. If something happens at the age of 36, they will also think that 36 is a hurdle. If they are lucky and make a fortune, they will think 36 is lucky. Even if it is small enough to lose money, some farmers will think of it as 36 years old and think it is to eliminate disasters and lose money.