Everyone knows some common sayings that are passed down from word to word, such as: " is false when you hear the ear, and the eyes are true"; "Grow melons and get melons, plant beans and so on.
These common sayings are mostly from the people, reflecting the life experiences of the people in the world, or their expectations for a better future.
There was an old man who said "Men are afraid of the zodiac chicken, women are afraid of the zodiac sheep" . What does this common saying mean? Does it make sense?
"Men are afraid of chickens, women are afraid of sheep" means that if a boy is born in the year of the chicken and a girl born in the year of the sheep, something bad will happen.
, and chickens and sheep belong to , one of the zodiac signs . This is a unique traditional culture in China. According to the year of birth, is divided into twelve animals , one by one.
Why are men afraid of chickens?
But why did ancestors think that boys born in the Year of the Rooster have a tragic fate? This view is closely related to ancient agricultural production and life.
In ancient times, it was mainly . It mainly erected farming and weaving for men and women, and it is self-sufficient. Food is the most important thing for people. Crops are the source of food and life for the ancients. People work at sunrise and rest at sunset every day.
In the era when there was no alarm clock , people relied on "chicken" as alarm clock . Every day when the day was dawn, the chicken would crow, wake up the sleeping people to get up and work.
This feeling is like our modern "social animals". When the alarm clock rings, you will know that you will get up and "moving bricks".
The same is true in ancient times. After getting up, they would start working for a day. In ancient times, there were no large-scale lighting tools, so farmers could only rely on the sky to work.
So people form the living habit of working at sunrise and resting at sunset . After all, we must strive to work every minute and every second with brightness so that the whole family can live a stable life.
So the ancients naturally linked "chicken" to labor . If is a man born with chicken , he will feel that he is born with hard work , and he will be destined to keep running around and be very tired in this life.
This has formed the common saying "men are afraid of chickens" and has been passed down to this day. So what's going on with "female fears sheep"?
Why is "female afraid of sheep"?
Because "Yang" is homophonic with "Yang" . In ancient times, all things were emphasized, and the balance of yin and yang was compared to men as "yang", while women were "yin".
Therefore, if a woman is born in the Year of the Sheep, then Yin and Yang are not compatible , which reduces the feminine charm of a woman and increases the masculinity unique to men.
In ancient society, the emphasis was on the male lead and the female lead the inner, and the woman was virtuous and kind, and thrifty and thrifty were virtues.
If you are generally masculine with a man, it will cause the saying that is in conflict with , resulting in discord between husband and wife and constant conflicts. There are even negative common sayings such as "Women are born in the sheep, stay in the empty room" . The statement
was widely circulated in the late Qing Dynasty because it led to Empress Dowager Cixi was born in the Sheep .
According to statistics, the average life expectancy of the Qing emperors was about 53 years old, but Cixi's husband Xianfeng Emperor lived only 31 years old.
So there are rumors among the people that because Cixi was born in the sheep, Cixi sucked away her husband's life, resulting in the early death of Emperor Xianfeng.
In addition, due to Cixi's extravagance, the treasury gradually became deficient, and the late Qing government was incompetent, which led to the Qing Dynasty's demise.
The folk people who were already superstitious in ancient times linked all this with the Sheep, believing that The women born in the Year of the Sheep will have bad effects on their partner and family .
"Men are afraid of Lone Chen , and women are afraid of Woman's sleep having noon."
There is another common saying similar to "Men are afraid of roosters, women are afraid of zodiac signs": "Men are afraid of zodiac signs, and women are afraid of zodiac signs. "Men are afraid of zodiac signs, and women are afraid of zodiac signs. "
This common saying means that men are most afraid of being born at the third morning, while women are afraid of being born at the noon.
The ancients believed that after midnight , that is, 23 to 1 a.m. , when the yin is strong and the yang is weak, the man born in this period will have weak yang energy.
If a man has weak yang energy, it will be detrimental to his physical health and career development.
If a woman was born at twelve o'clock in the afternoon, the sunlight was the strongest every day, the ancients believed that the yang energy was the most strong at this time, and for a woman, the yang was strong and the yin was weak.
is the same as a man's weak yang energy, and a woman's weak yin energy will also cause some troubles.
Common sayings also need to take the essence and remove the dregs
These common sayings are all about male being yang and female being yin. If it is caused by some reasons, the yin and yang imbalance will be caused, and these men and women will be harmed or affected.
But in fact, the human body will not be affected by the time node of birth.
Among the common sayings that have been passed down to this day by the ancients, some contains the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancients , showing their intelligence, but some belong to the dross culture produced by feudal society .
After all, the ancients had never seen a broader world, nor had they received higher education.
In ancient times, it was restricted by the conditions for the development of science and technology. It was very easy to understand for many modern people, but it was very difficult for the ancients.
is like the saying "Men are afraid of the zodiac chicken, women are afraid of the zodiac sheep". In our opinion today, this is nonsense. . Everyone knows such a thing as fate, no one can decide, and it is even more impossible to change due to the zodiac sign.
