Why don't you go away from poverty?

 

Why don't you go away from poverty?

 

Although the days for sending farewell to the poor vary, there is one thing in common, that is, they are all arranged to take place during the first lunar month and the New Year. The specific ritual of sending farewell to the poor is recorded in "Miscellaneous Notes of the Year": "People sweep the dung broom the day before, and when they are not leaving, they cover it with seven pancakes and leave it in the thoroughfare to send off the poor." Han Yu's "Sending to the Poor" In the "Poor Articles", it is mentioned that for the poor ghosts, it is necessary to "build willows to build a cart and guide the sails to the wall." This means that when sending the poor ghosts, they must not only prepare symbolic cars and boats for the "poor ghosts", but also give them to the "poor ghosts". Bring dry food. In some places, there is also the practice of "send banana boats to the poor". It seems that each place has its own way of dealing with poverty. The widely circulated folk custom of sending the poor away reflects the traditional psychology of the Chinese people who generally hope to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, bid farewell to the old poverty and hardship, and welcome a better life in the new year.

When is the poor day? For the poor, if ghosts and gods really have spirits, then it would be best to celebrate poverty every day.

Li Yong, a writer of the Tang Dynasty, said in "Jinguyuan Ji": "The son of the Gaoyang family was thin and thin, and his good clothes were ruined by food. When people made new clothes for them, they tore, and they burned them with fire. The palace nickname was Qiongzi. The first month of the first month is dark and the sun is alley. Death. Nowadays, people make rice and throw away rags. They offer sacrifices to poor ghosts in the alleys." According to "Wen Zong Bei Wen" quoted from "Sui Sui Guang Ji" by Chen Yuanliang of the Song Dynasty, "When Zhuan Xu was in Gaoxin, a child was born in the palace. The son, who was not fully clothed, was known as the poor son in the palace. Later, he died in the dark of the first month and was buried in the palace. He said to each other, 'Today I send the poor son to you.'"

According to folk legend, the poor ghost is the son of the ancient emperor Zhuanxu. He is weak and short in stature, and likes to wear rags and drink porridge. Even if he was given new clothes, he would tear them or burn holes with fire before wearing them. Therefore, everyone called him "the poor man". On the dark day of the first lunar month, the poor man died, and the palace officials buried him and said, "Today is the day to send the poor man off." From then on, the poor man became a poor ghost that everyone was afraid of.

According to Mr. Qian Zhongshu's "Guan Zhui Bian", it was popular among people in the Tang Dynasty to send "poor ghosts" as gifts, but they were only called "ghosts" and not "gods". After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the "poor ghost" was revered as the "poor god".

 

Perhaps because everyone is afraid of poverty and seeks wealth, the culture of giving to the poor has become popular.

Folk custom says:

◆Making rice cakes, discarding rags, and offering sacrifices in alleys. That is to clean up all the filth and rags and rags and burn them outside for sacrifice.

◆Offer pancakes, banana boats, and light candles to send the poor on their way.

◆The toilet god is coming to check the hygiene, so the toilet must be cleaned.

◆369, go out.

 

In the old days, there was a couplet circulating in northern Shanxi to send people away from poverty:

The first couplet is:

Three firecrackers went off, and a group of poor people popped out. Pooh! Those who are thieves will cause me to live and die;

The second line is:

Burning nine sticks of incense welcomes the five gods of wealth. ah! Good old man, bless the little man with all the happiness in the world.

It vividly depicts people's mentality of "giving away poverty" in the old days, and also reflects people's fear and hatred of poor life in history, as well as their yearning and pursuit of a better life.

The culture of giving away money to the poor also left behind some famous poems and essays:

 

Tang Dynasty/Yao He "Three Poems on Farewell to the Poor"

 

Every year on this day, I drink wine and worship in the street.

Thousands of households and thousands of doors look at it, and no one is left poor.

 

If you don't want to go away from poverty, what do you want to do?

How long will the official residence be flooded today?

 

The ancients all hated farewell, but this farewell hates to disappear.

It's just a gift in vain, and I don't go out every year.

 

Song/Batam "Send the Poor Ghost"

 

At the end of the first lunar month,

A banana boat,

The two lamps are bright and shining,

There is a banquet inside.

I would like to advise you, my dear husband,

It’s time to send the poor ghosts away,

It's time to send the poor guy away. "

 

Qing Dynasty/Lin Zutao "Miscellaneous Odes of the Years in Central Fujian"

 

According to legend, during the ninth festival, people cooked glutinous rice with dates and hazelnuts.

Sweep away the dust and throw away all the filth, and send him to the poor ghost and the money god.

      

"Essay on Sending the Poor" written by the famous Chinese writer Han Yu is the most famous article on "Sending the Poor" in Chinese history. In this wonderful article, Han Yu believed that he was being haunted by five poor ghosts. These five poor ghosts were poor in intelligence, poor in learning, poor in literature, poor in life, and poor in communication. The five poor ghosts followed him. , making him trapped in life. Therefore, the protagonist is determined to send these five poor ghosts away. Unexpectedly, the poor ghost's answer is humorous and interesting. He tells the protagonist that these five poor ghosts follow him loyally. Although they make you uncomfortable in the world, they can help you achieve success. A famous name that lasts for generations.

Han Yu wrote "sending the poor", but in fact he meant "retaining the poor". Han Yu expressed his depression and indignation in a humorous way, leaving behind this eternal fantasy article. Please read the article and think about it.

 

Tang Dynasty/Han Yu's "Send to the Poor"

 

In the first month of the sixth year of Yuanhe, in the dark day of Yi Chou, the master ordered his slave Xing to tie willows to make a cart, tie grass into a boat, carry rice and glutinous rice, tie the oxen to the yoke, and guide the sail to the pole. Sanyi bowed his head to the poor ghost and told him: "I heard that I have been traveling for some time. I don't dare to ask about the way. I stole a boat and a cart and prepared glutinous rice cakes. If the day is auspicious and the time is good, I can travel in all directions. I will have a cup of rice and a glass of wine." , bring friends and friends, leave old things and make new ones, ride on the dust (Gong Guang) wind, compete with electricity, and you are endlessly stagnant. I have the talent to send you my kindness. Do you want to do it?"

Hold your breath and listen carefully, as if you hear sounds, whistling or crying, crackling, hair standing on end, shoulders and neck shrinking, doubtful whether it is there or not, it will be clear after a while, if there is someone who says: "I am living with you. , for more than forty years, when I was a child, I did not want to be stupid. I studied farming and sought official positions and fame, but I obeyed and remained unchanged from the beginning. The spirit of the gate of God, I scolded me, I was shy and cunning, and my ambition was not in others. . My son moved to the southern wilderness, where it was hot and humid. I was not his hometown, and hundreds of ghosts bullied the mausoleum. In the fourth year of Taixue, in the morning and evening, I was the only one who protected you, and everyone disliked you. From the beginning to the end, I never turned my back on you. I have no ulterior motives in my heart and my words are absolute. How can I hear that I should go? I must believe the slander, and I have a chance to do it. I am a ghost and not a human being. When you are alone, who is your friend? How many of you can count if you know how to make friends? You can express yourself with all your heart, which can be said to be sage wisdom. Once your feelings are revealed, you dare not avoid them."

The master responded and said, "I don't know if I am the real one! I have friends who are either six or four. They range from ten to five, and when the full seven is divided by two, they all have their own opinions. They have their own names. They cover the soup with their hands and touch it with their throats." Taboo, everything that makes my face hateful and my words tasteless is the ambition of my son. - Its name is Zhiqian: over-exerting and over-exerting, hating the garden, being ashamed of being a bully, and not being able to bear harm; the second name is learning. Qiong: proud of numbers and names, picking out the smallest details, speaking highly of others, grasping the opportunity of God; the second one is Wenqiong: not single-minded, weird and strange, unable to perform at the right time, only playing with oneself; and the second one is fate. Qiong: The shadow and behavior are different, the face is ugly and the heart is beautiful, the advantage is behind others, and the responsibility comes first; and the second is Jiaoqiong: grinding the muscles and bones, spitting out the heart and liver, waiting for you enough, and setting my hatred. All these five ghosts are for I have five troubles: hunger, cold, excitement, confusion, and gossip, which can make me confused. No one can escape me. I regret my actions in the morning, but they have returned in the evening. I have been driven away by flies and dogs."

Before they finished speaking, the five ghosts opened their eyes and stuck out their tongues, jumped up and down, stamped their hands and feet, and looked at each other with laughter. Xu addressed his master and said, "You know my name. Whatever I do, I will drive me away. I am a little cunning and a big idiot. How long will it last in my life? I have established my son's name and will not wear it out for a hundred generations. A villain's heart is different from that of a gentleman. Being obedient to the times is connected with heaven. Holding the Wanyan, changing a sheep's skin, grating it with fat and sweetness, and admiring the chaff. Who knows the best in the world? Although I am repelled, I can't bear to be sparse. I say that I don't believe it. Please ask for a poem. Book." The master was dejected, thanked him with his hands, burned the car and boat, and went to his seat.