What are the customs of People's Day?

Men's Day is also called "Human Conquest Day", and "Human Celebration" is on the seventh day of the first month of each year. According to the folklore of the Han nationality, Nu Wa made human beings, six days ago, she made chickens, dogs, sheep, pigs, cows and horses, and on the seventh day. Therefore, the Han people think that the seventh day of the first month is a person's birthday.

The main customs of People's Day are:

Dai rensheng

On this day, Han women make human figures out of colored paper, silk and soft gold and silver and wear them on their heads. Still posted on the screen, etc.

Send flowers to win

On that day, people make all kinds of flowers to give to each other.

Eat qibao soup

On People's Day, people make soup with seven kinds of fresh seasonal vegetables and rice noodles, which is called "Qibao soup".

Travel to high places

People's Day is also a day for ladies to travel and literati to climb mountains and write poems. The Tang poem "People send the day to pick up the remains" says: "People send the day of poetry to the thatched cottage, pity the old friends and miss their hometown. Wicker can't bear to see, plum blossoms are full of branches and heartbroken. Being in the south, I have no experience, and my heart is full of worries. In this year, people will remember each other, and in the next year, where will people meet? "

consider

In some places, people, men, women, old and young, have to weigh themselves with pounds. As for people's birthdays, it is natural to care about their physical condition.

Catch raw fish

In some areas in the south, people have the custom of "fishing for raw fish" on the People's Month Festival. When fishing for raw fish, many people often gather around a big plate and pour fish, ingredients and sauces into it. Everyone stood up, waved chopsticks, grabbed the fish and kept shouting, "Fishing! Fishing! Send it! Send it! " , but also higher and higher, in order to show it step by step.