In ancient imperial examinations, you can't take the exam just by wanting it. If your name conflicts with the emperor, then you will never want to pass the imperial examinations to make a name for yourself in your life. In history, there are really such unlucky guys, such as Tang Dynasty poet Li He .
Since the name conflicts with the emperor, how can we avoid it? This has to talk about the cultural phenomenon unique to ancient Chinese history - taboo.
Avoid taboo, avoiding taboo is naturally to avoid the emperor's name.
In ancient times, the scope of taboo avoidance was wide. From emperors to parents, from saints to life, there were places to avoid taboos everywhere. Even today, the custom of taboo avoidance is still circulating.
Of course, modern taboo avoidance is just a simple taboo, not in ancient times. If you don’t avoid taboo, you will have life worries.
The reason why taboo avoidance was important in ancient times was that "tagging" was quite sacred. If it was used casually, it would be blasphemy and offending .
At the beginning, people avoided it because they believed that names have some magical magic, which is often linked to human soul or life. If others know their name, their own destiny will be difficult to protect. Even in " Guanzi " and " Baopuzi ".
There is also a saying among the people that they do not easily call their own name or agree to call their own name at night. This shows that the name represents the profound influence of the soul.
In order to ensure that your name is not leaked and not hurt, you must take strict protective measures for your name, and avoidance comes into being.
Like the name, it is strictly guarded by others to prevent outsiders from knowing the birth date (date of birth). The ancients believed that the birth date and horoscope were like names, and were bound to the soul. If it was known, it would definitely be corrupted by witchcraft.
This is why the witchcraft in ancient history cannot be separated from the birth date and the name of a person.
The method to avoid is also very simple.
Lin Daiyu In order to avoid his mother's name, when he encounters the word "min", he always reads the word "mi". When writing the word "min", he must reduce one or two strokes. This is the word "short" or the word "change".
Of course, there are other methods, such as empty words, draw a box where you should avoid taboos, and then write less strokes on the taboos, and write the world as "偗" (shì is the same as "偗").
Because of taboo, the ancients also made a lot of jokes.
"Only state officials are allowed to set fires, and the people are not allowed to light the lights." It was an ancient prefect named Tian Deng . In order to avoid taboos, the lights were changed to set fires, which became a joke that has been passed down for thousands of years.
avoids the patriarchal ethics of "respecting ancestors and respecting ancestors" in order to highlight their status, from witchcraft worship and fear to maintaining strict hierarchy system .
