The old folk saying: 'Women are afraid of giving birth at noon, men are afraid of midnight.' What does it mean? Let's find out
We have a long history and profound cultural heritage. In the history and civilization that has been passed down for thousands of years, we have given birth to gorgeous Tang poems, gentle Song lyrics, melodic ditties, and sonorous battle songs. These are all unavailable parts of our traditional culture. Traditional culture has forged our national soul. That's why we can stand in the world for thousands of years and inherit for thousands of years.
In traditional culture, the most easily overlooked are folk proverbs. These proverbs are often some experiences summed up by the working people in their daily production and life! These experiences, although there are only a few figures, have indeed gone through hundreds, even thousands of years! In fact, they are all the most brilliant stars in Chinese civilization!
As the saying goes, there is a saying that women are afraid of birth at noon and men are afraid of night. So what exactly does this sentence mean?
Women are afraid of noon, men are afraid of night
In fact, the meaning of this sentence that women are afraid of noon and men are afraid of night is actually very simple, that is, girls born in the afternoon and boys born in children are not good.
The ancestors believed in Yin and Yang very much, and believed that everything can be distinguished by Yin and Yang. The ancestors believed that men are yang and women are yin; at the same time, a day is divided into 12 hours, with yin and yang alternating, with yang at noon and yin at midnight.
Therefore, our ancestors would think that when a man’s yang energy is strong, a woman’s yin energy is strong, and a woman’s yang energy is strong, in this case, yin and yang are restrained, which will have a bad effect on children!
In ancient times, there were many similar sayings. For example, in ancient times, they always chose three quarters in the afternoon. Three o'clock in the afternoon is now about 11:44. At this time, the sun is at its highest. The ancients believed that at this time, the yang energy. The ancestors believed that man has a soul. When the dead have a grudge, they become ghosts. In order to prevent these sinners from turning into ghosts to entangle court officials, they will choose to execute their sentences when the yang energy is at its peak.
ancient concept of yin and yang
Whether it is the common saying that women are afraid of birth at noon and men are afraid of night, or the rules of execution at three o'clock in the afternoon, they are all influenced by the ancient concept of yin and yang!
The ancient concept of yin and yang is one of people's perceptions of the world! The theory of yin and yang was put forward from "Yi", which mentioned the way of one yin and one yang. Over time, the concept of yin and yang is gradually applied to life!
In "Yi", it is yang, and kun is yin. People base heaven and earth, men and women, high and low, etc. on yin and yang. Yin and Yang are people's observations of nature. Even ancient rulers used it to support their rule as ancestors applied the concept of yin and yang to medicine, astronomy, mathematics, philosophy, and more!
Under the influence of the concept of yin and yang, all aspects of traditional culture will have the shadow of yin and yang theory, especially many influences in traditional proverbs.
Yin-yang culture is a unique landscape of our ancient philosophy, and it is also the most distinctive kind of our traditional culture!
Under the influence of the ancient Yin-Yang culture, people born in different periods have different sayings. So.
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