Our traditional culture is profound and profound, and contains the survival wisdom of many ancestors, such as etiquette, integrity and shame, Taoism nature, etc. The survival wisdom of these ancestors still affects our lives!
We naturally need to inherit and carry forward traditional culture, but we cannot fully accept it. We must use the wisdom and experience of contemporary people to eliminate backward scum and promote the essence of traditional culture!
Folk customs are also part of traditional culture, and folk culture also contains the survival wisdom of many ancestors. These folk wisdoms are often expressed in the form of common sayings.
Although the wisdom and experience of ancient ancestors are very important, with the development of the times and changes in society, many folk customs and cultures no longer meet the contemporary development requirements.
For example, there was a saying in ancient times that "the house is empty in the east, and wealth is not empty." It contains the survival wisdom of ancestors, but few people will deliberately notice these concerns.
So, what does "the house is empty in the east, but wealth is not empty" mean?
In the eyes of our ancestors, building our own house was a very exquisite thing. There are many statements about the direction, location, shape, and even the placement of doors and windows of the house.
This means that if the east side of the house is empty, it is a good place. It even has the beautiful meaning of gathering wealth and blessings, and it also has the good wishes to ensure the prosperity of the family!
In fact, this sentence has not been recognized in today's era. Because now most people live in residential buildings. In residential buildings, people's lives will be very convenient and save a lot of trouble.
Nowadays people live around houses, most people still live in houses. But people still live a good life. Wealth, children will not be empty because of similar statements and not loose wealth.
But if you put it in some places in ancient or rural areas, this sentence makes sense. Where we live, the house only faces north and south, and there will be plenty of light during the day. Therefore, most ancestors would choose a architectural style that faces north and south. In addition, such a house will have a warm southeastern wind blowing in in summer, which will be smooth in ventilation; in winter, it can also block the cold northwest wind and keep it in good heat.
But if there are other buildings or tall trees on the east side, it will affect the ventilation and lighting of the house. Naturally, life won't be very comfortable.
Of course, this is just one side of the author. The ancients also said that the blue dragon suppressed the white tiger from generation to generation, saying that the east is higher than the west is a good living environment.
Folk ancestors said, "Ten miles of different winds, hundreds of miles of customs." Judging from the above two sentences, this is indeed the case.
Nowadays, people rarely mention this statement and pay little attention to this custom. This also shows that the ancestral experience behind these proverbs is subjective and lacks support from scientific theories.
Traditional culture is like a thriving tree, with dead branches and leaves. Therefore, when inheriting traditional culture, we must treat it differently and cannot generalize it!
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