This is the birthday of the elderly, and there is indeed a lot of concern and discussion, involving all aspects. Today, due to the lack of space, Teacher cutie will pay attention to the birthday time of the elderly and have a chat with you.
First, attention varies greatly from place to place.
Regarding the time to celebrate the birthday of the elderly, some places pay attention to celebrating the birthday of the elderly from the age of 50, and some places start from the age of 60;
Some places pay attention to the birthday of the elderly, so we must remember to celebrate it every year, and there can be no disconnection in the middle; Some places attach importance to it, and some years can't give birthdays to the elderly;
Some places pay special attention to celebrating integer birthdays for the elderly, such as seventieth and eightieth birthdays, and some places pay special attention to celebrating integer birthdays.
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Among them, especially the three ways have great influence.
Second, after nine, you can't pass ten.
In some places, it is important to celebrate the birthday of the elderly, that is to say, when people reach the age of ten, they often celebrate their birthdays at nine instead of this year. For example, 60th and 70th birthdays, and 59th and 69th birthdays should be celebrated in advance.
According to legend, the reason why you are over nine and not over ten is related to homophonic: "nine" and "long" are homophonic, which means "long life" and is a symbol of longevity; And "ten" and "death" are homophonic, so it is taboo for people; Moreover, the whole life is held one year in advance, and there is a saying that "89 is close to 10", which is also a homonym of "immortality". On the other hand, "ten" is the most single digit, and it is well known that "extremes meet" and "full moon leads to losses", so people prefer the number "nine".
3. "Men don't celebrate nine and women don't celebrate ten" or "Men don't celebrate ten and women don't celebrate nine"?
In some places, when giving birthdays to the elderly, attention will also be paid to gender differences. Moreover, there are two diametrically opposite kinds. One is "men are over nine and women are over ten", and the other is "men are not over nine and women are not over ten".
On the one hand, it is because "men praise truth and women praise emptiness". Every integer age of ten, they are actually only nine years old. It is true that men celebrate, so men should celebrate their tenth birthday, while women can celebrate every ninth birthday.
On the other hand, numbers also have yin and yang attributes. Nine is the largest positive number, and men have to celebrate their ninth birthday. When you 10 years old, it was a celebration for women.
Fourth, every nine birthdays should be greater than.
In many local customs, it is considered that when the nominal age reaches a multiple of 9 every year, such as 9 years old, 18 years old, 27 years old, 36 years old, 45 years old, 54 years old, 63 years old, 72 years old, ... Or when you are 9 years old every year, that is, 9 years old, 19 years old, 29 years old and so on. If this year's fortune is good, the next eight years will be good; On the other hand, if this year is not good, the fortune of the next eight years will not be good.
In other places, there is a saying that every nine years is bad luck. It is said that the year of September is full of disasters, and it is easy to encounter bumps, poor health, illness, financial ruin, and so on.
Therefore, having a birthday for the elderly every nine years and focusing a lot of blessings on the elderly will be helpful to the fortune of the elderly this year and beyond.
A lot of attention in folk customs cannot be simply evaluated by good and bad, right and wrong. Older people are nostalgic. When celebrating their birthdays, they may wish to give priority to their opinions and respect their choices.