On the night of the New Year’s Eve, some disaster stars came out to inspect the people in Zhan Zhao’s birth year. He discovered that some unlucky things would happen during this year. To hide from the stars was to let him If I can't find you, you will have everything going smoothly this year. There is nothing taboo about hiding from stars during the day. Close the curtains early in the evening and go to bed. Don't see the moon and stars.
Just sleep until dawn the next day.
The person who hides the star can destroy the sacrificial star that year. (Tie a red rope or strip of cloth around the waist)
The so-called "zodiac year" is the twelve years - the year in which the zodiac sign of the lunar calendar is located, commonly known as the zodiac year. For example, for people born in the Year of the Monkey, 2004 is their natal year. In traditional customs, animal year is often considered an unlucky year. The folk song "If you are guilty of Tai Sui in your zodiac year, and Tai Sui is at your head, there will be misfortune if you are not happy" is the best portrayal of the unlucky zodiac year. Therefore, people usually call the "birth year" also the "threshold year", that is, passing the birth year is like stepping into a threshold. Every year when the year of birth comes, Han people from all over the north buy a red belt and wear it, commonly known as "red tie". Children also wear red vests and red pants, believing that this can help them avoid disasters and avoid disasters. This custom is still popular in various places today. During the Spring Festival, red and yellow silk ribbons with "auspicious belts" and "auspicious knots" are sold everywhere in the market. People in the year of their birth will tie them around their waists and wrists, so that they can eliminate Disasters can be turned into good fortune.
According to research, the term "birth year" has been around as early as the Western Han Dynasty, originating from the Chinese zodiac and the psychology of "advocating red". In ancient China, people used combinations of heavenly stems and earthly branches such as A, B, Bing, Ding, Zichou, Yinmao, etc. to remember the year they were born. In order to facilitate memory and calculation, people used twelve animals such as rats and cows to correspond to the twelve earthly branches. The method is to use one of the animals as the zodiac sign of the year every year. The birth year of the Han people is derived from the cycle of the twelve zodiac signs, and it is closely connected with the twelve zodiac signs. In which year of the lunar calendar a person was born, then each zodiac year in the future will be the person's birth year. Due to the cycle of the twelve zodiac signs, people will meet their own birth year every two years. In this way Introduced in sequence, the birth year of life is measured as 2 years old, 24 years old, 36 years old, 48 years old, 60 years old... Many ethnic groups in our country have the custom of attaching importance to the 60th birthday of the elderly, commonly known as "the sixtieth birthday". The sixtieth birthday is the sixth zodiac year in life, and it is also a cycle of zodiac signs. It must be celebrated well to express people's wishes for longevity, health and good luck. desire.
The taboo of "birth" has a wide influence among the people. In the folk customs of the north and south, there is a tradition of hanging red in the year of birth to avoid evil and avoid disaster. Therefore, people are particularly fond of red during their zodiac year. The emphasis on red in animal year should be derived from the worship of red in the traditional culture of the Han nationality in China. Red wards off evil spirits and is auspicious. This concept has existed since primitive society. Red is the color of the sun, the color of blood, and the color of fire. With the changes of the times, this idea of ??advocating red has not changed. Red couplets are posted on the New Year, red wedding dresses, red hijabs, red candles, new red lists, etc. are used in old-style Han weddings. No matter when and where, people All use red to add joy. The Han people regard red as a symbol of joy, success, loyalty, courage and justice. They especially believe that red can ward off evil spirits and protect themselves. Therefore, on New Year's Eve, people put on red underwear or red belts early, and some accessories are also hung with red silk ropes to welcome their own year. It is believed that only in this way can we seek good luck and avoid bad luck, and eliminate disasters. These red objects used to ward off evil spirits in the year of birth are what is often called "birth red".
It is also customary for people to worship the "natal god" during their zodiac year in order to extend their life. The idea of ??natal God comes from Taoism. Taoism absorbs popular folk sayings about "birth" and puts forward the theories of "birth star", "birth year" and "birth day". If the person's birth year is in the year of the sixty-sixth year of the zodiac, it is called the natal year. Yuan Chen is also called the year of birth. As a religion native to China, Taoism naturally has a natural affinity with the heavenly stems, earthly branches, and twelve zodiac animals. As for the natal god, some places call it "Benming Shouming Xingjun", and some people call it "Benming Yuanchen", collectively known as the Sixty Years God. Starting with the Year of Jiazi, people born in different years within sixty years can find their own natal god. For example, the national hero Yue Fei was born in 1103 AD, the year of Guiwei in the Xia calendar, and his natal star king was "General Wei Ren, Tai Sui of Guiwei". According to Taoism, cultivating one's nature and refining one's nature must devote oneself to one's natal Yuan Chen. Worshiping one's natal Yuan Chen in one's zodiac year or in ordinary years will eliminate disasters and bring blessings. This has become a custom that has been passed down to this day.
The saying about "Ben Ming Nian" is not unique to the Han people. In fact, there are similar sayings among some ethnic minorities in our country. According to the old Tibetan saying, everyone has an unlucky day and an auspicious day, which are calculated based on their birth date. People think that at the end of each earthly branch in the Tibetan calendar, the second earthly branch at the beginning is a "Duo" (meaning a hurdle, that is, an unlucky year), so everyone is 13 years old, 25 years old, 37 years old (and so on) It is taboo to go out and interact with others that year. It is advisable to recite sutras and give alms more to avoid disasters. For the Khitan minority in our country, the custom of celebrating the "Ben Ming Nian" was originally a custom of the Khitan people to celebrate their birth.
In the Liao Dynasty, celebrating the "birth year" was also called the Rebirth Ceremony or the Birthday Ceremony. Because in the Liao Dynasty, 12 zodiac signs were used to record the year, and the zodiac animals reincarnated once every 12 years. When the year belongs to the zodiac sign of each person's birth, a ceremony must be held to commemorate oneself. I was born to repay my mother for her kindness in raising me. The method of worshiping Jiu Yao Xingjun during the new year (commonly known as hiding stars among the people)
The way of heaven is moving, and the stars of the Seven Governments shine in the sky. The way of heaven circulates and the stars rotate. This is the way of heaven. The earth's day and night, cold and heat, years, months, days and hours, winds and solar terms are all caused by the way of heaven. "Yao Dian" says: "The calendar resembles the sun, moon and stars, and I respectfully teach people the time." The four remaining parts are Ziqi, Yuebo, Luohou, and Jidu. These four are the remnants of wood, water, fire, and Saturn, commonly known as satellites. The heavenly star is the North Pole Ziweiyuan, surrounded by stars. The seven political officials are civil servants, and the remaining four are military generals.
As the saying goes, Jiu Yao refers to the seven political affairs of the sun, taiyin, metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, together with the four remaining Luohou capitals. This was originally an astronomical calendar statement from ancient India and was introduced to my country in the Tang Dynasty.
The sun is the golden crow, the king of heaven, the head of all auspicious things, and its body is extremely healthy and strong! Grace shines! All the stars shine through its light. Taiyin is the queen of heaven and has signs of profit and loss. Its body is extremely soft and supple, and it is responsible for the development of wealth. The brilliance is overwhelming! Jupiter is the star of the year, gentle in nature, the star of benevolence and longevity. If it is auspicious, the Wen star will be noble and misfortune, causing misfortune and stinginess. The 12-year revolution period is the twelve weeks of the zodiac, so it is called the Sui star. It meets Saturn once every 20 years. In the three years of Gengchen, Gengshen and Gengzi, we call it a fortune. Three times of convergence are three fortunes and sixty years are one flower and sixty years. It is commonly known as "Tai Sui". The nature of Mars is extremely hot and dry, causing confusion. The main diseases are fire and death. Should be the position of Suzaku. Saturn is the town star and is slightly cold in nature. If it is auspicious, business will be prosperous; if it is unfavorable, it will cause diseases. The position of Chen should be hooked. Venus is Taibai, also known as Chang Geng, and is the main evil star. It can be seen in the west where the sun sets in the evening and in the east where the sun rises in the morning. Dawn is "Qiming", dusk is "Chang Geng" and its position is the white tiger. Mercury is a star with an indefinite nature and is auspicious. Main subject A. Its nature is black, its color and wisdom are in the position of Xuanwu. Luohou is the head of heaven, also known as dragon head. It is the residual energy of fire, and many evils will bring disaster. Jidu is a leopard's tail, which is the remaining energy of the earth, and the master is lonely and widowed. Both Tongluohou and Luohou are virtual stars, but they are actually the intersection point where the moon's orbit enters the ecliptic equator. Since the Qing Dynasty, Luohou and Jidu have been interchanged, so today's Luohou is the ancient Jidu, and today's Jidu is the ancient Luohou. Scholars must not know this.
The nine-year cycle of Jiu Yao was regarded by the ancients as good and bad luck in human life, believing that it would affect the fortune and misfortune of life. Since the Song Dynasty, the method of offering lamps to people has gradually evolved and spread among the people. This method is included in "Xu Zhenjun's Supplementary Jade Box Record". As follows:
The male and female year-end star zodiac sign is Mi (based on one year of age)
Eleven years old: Saturn for men and Mars for women. Twelve years old: Male Mercury, female Jupiter.
Thirteen years old; male Venus, female Taiyin. Fourteen years old: male Sun, female Saturn.
Fifteen years old: male Mars, female Rahu. Sixteen years old: The male is planning the capital, the female is the sun.
Seventeen years old: male Taiyin, female Venus. Eighteen years old: Jupiter for men, Mercury for women.
Nineteen years old: The male is Luo Hu and the female is Ji Du. Twenty years old: male Saturn, female Mars.
Twenty-one years old; male is Mercury, female is Jupiter. Twenty-two years old: male Venus, female Taiyin.
Twenty-three years old: male Sun, female Saturn. Twenty-four years old: male Mars, female Rahu.
Twenty-five years old: The male is planning the capital, and the female is the sun. Twenty-six years old: male Taiyin, female Venus.
Twenty-seven years old: Jupiter for men, Mercury for women. Twenty-eight years old: The male is Luohu and the female is Jidu.
Twenty-nine years old: male star, female Mars. Thirty years old: Male Mercury, female Jupiter.
Thirty-one years old: male Venus, female Taiyin. Thirty-two years old: male Sun, female Star.
Thirty-three years old: male Mars, female Rahu. Thirty-four years old: The male is planning the capital, and the female is the sun.
Thirty-five years old: male Taiyin, female Venus. Thirty-six years old: Jupiter for men, Mercury for women.
Thirty-seven years old: The male is Luo Hu and the female is Ji Du. Thirty-eight years old: male star, female Mars.
Thirty-nine years old: Male Mercury, female Jupiter. Forty years old: male Venus, step Taiyin.
Forty-one years old: male Sun, female Saturn. Forty-two years old: male Mars, female Rahu.
Forty-three years old: The man is planning the capital, and the woman is the sun. Forty-four years old: male Taiyin, female Venus.
Forty-five years old: Jupiter for men, Mercury for women. Forty-six years old: The male is Luohu and the female is Jidu.
Forty-seven years old: male star, female Mars. Forty-eight years old: Male Mercury, female Jupiter.
Forty-nine years old: male Venus, female Sun. Fifty years old: male Sun, female Saturn.
Fifty-one years old: male Mars, female Rahu. Fifty-two years old: The male is planning the capital, and the female is the sun.
Fifty-three years old: male Taiyin, female Venus. Fifty-four years old: male Jupiter, female Mercury.
Fifty-five years old: The male is Luohu, the female is Jidu. Fifty-six years old: male star, female Mars.
Fifty-seven years old: Male Mercury, female Jupiter. Fifty-eight years old: male Venus, female Taiyin.
Fifty-nine years old: male Sun, female Saturn. Sixty years old: Male is Mars, female is Rahu.
Sixty-one years old: The male is planning the capital, and the female is the sun. Sixty-two years old: male Sun, female Venus.
Sixty-three years old: male Jupiter, female Mercury.
Sixty-four years old: The male is Luohu and the female is Jidu.
Sixty-five years old: male star, female Mars. Sixty-six years old: Male Mercury, female Jupiter.
Sixty-seven years old: male Venus, female Taiyin. Sixty-eight years old: male Sun, female Saturn.
Sixty-nine years old; the male is Mars and the female is Rahu. Seventy years old: The male is planning the capital, the female is the sun.
Seventy-one years old: male Taiyin, female Venus. Seventy-two years old: Jupiter for men, Mercury for women.
Seventy-three years old: male Luo Hou, the capital of literature and accounting. Seventy-four years old: male Saturn, female Mars.
Seventy-five years old: Male Mercury, female Jupiter. Seventy-six years old: male Venus, female Taiyin.
Seventy-seven years old: male Sun, female Saturn. Seventy-eight years old: Male is Mars, female is Rahu.
Seventy-nine years old: The male is planning the capital, and the female is the sun. Eighty years old: male Taiyin, female Venus.
Eighty-one years old: male Jupiter, female Mercury. Eighty-two years old: the male is Luohu and the female is Jidu.
Eighty-three years old: male Saturn, female Mars. Eighty-four years old: Male Mercury, female Jupiter.
Eighty-five years old: male Venus, female Taiyin. Eighty-six years old: male Sun, female Saturn.
Eighty-seven years old: male Mars, female Rahu. Eighty-eight years old: The male is the capital, the female is the sun.
Eighty-nine years old: male Taiyin, female Venus. Ninety years old: Jupiter for men, Mercury for women.
Ninety-one years old: male Luo Hou, the capital of literature and accounting. Ninety-two years old: male star, female Mars.
Ninety-three years old: Male Mercury, female Jupiter. Ninety-four years old: male Venus, female Taiyin.
Ninety-five years old: male Sun, female Saturn. Ninety-six years old: male Mars, female Rahu.
Ninety-seven years old: The man is planning the capital, and the woman is the sun. Ninety-eight years old: male Taiyin, female Venus.
Ninety-nine years old: male Jupiter, female Mercury.
The poem says:
The life of this star is to light the lamp, to ensure your peace, happiness and longevity. Men and women should make sacrifices when they are in the new year, and they should be pious when the nine stars descend.
In the year of a mortal's life, it coincides with a certain star king. According to the date in the lower world, if you fast devoutly and light lamps to worship him, the scholars will be promoted to official positions and salary, and the profits of merchants will increase a hundred times. When a woman encounters an auspicious star, she sacrifices to it to pray for a child; when she encounters an unlucky star, she sacrifices to it to avoid disaster. According to this method, the ancients believed that the magnetic field of celestial bodies would affect the magnetic field of the human body, causing good or bad luck. However, later on, some superstitious views were added, and we should view it dialectically.