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The saying that seven don't go out and eight don't go home comes from Tujia nationality:

Taboo culture has a long history in China. This kind of culture is different due to regional and ethnic differences, and taboos in the production and life of Tujia people who go deep inland are one of them.

Tujia people have given mysterious connotations to some incomprehensible natural and human phenomena in their long-term production activities. This mysterious connotation has become a taboo in Tujia production and life.

Agriculture has been in a dominant position in Tujia areas for a long time, and some taboos related to agricultural production have been formed. For example, during Qingming, Long Summer and April 8th, it is forbidden to use cows, so let them rest, otherwise they will get sick and affect agricultural production. At the same time, there are many taboos when planting cultivated land. For example, "cock" is not cultivated. Every "e" should work hard, because "e" and "error" are homonyms, that is to say, every "e" is suspected of hindering the growth of crops. Tujia people also have many taboos when feeding livestock. When raising pigs, cows and other livestock, Tujia people should look at their physical appearance. If pigs have inverted rotation and five claws, it is forbidden to raise them. Five lactating female buffaloes also belong to the taboo category. Because the proverb "five milkshakes, die or die" makes people have to stay away from it.

In Tujia areas, people attach great importance to geomantic omen, and they attach great importance to building houses and choosing houses. When choosing a house site, Tujia people avoid having a trough in front of the house and no "back hill" behind it. Because there is a proverb in Tujia areas: there is a ditch in front of the house, and you will go to jail if you don't go to court.

In daily life, Tujia people also have various taboos. By month, there are: no eagle shooting birds in the first month, no dog crotch in February, no snake mating in March, no right person in April, no river fish in May, and no sweat clothes in June. At the same time, there is also a saying that the bees are afraid to go home in August and September. In Tujia areas, people call July the Day of the Dead. Therefore, it is taboo not to sit on the threshold and not to shave children's heads in July. It is said that sitting on the threshold will block the soul of the "dead" from going home. If the child shaves his hair completely, he will get sores. For women, pregnant women (called four-eyed people by Tujia people) can't see anything new, because the eyes of "four-eyed people" are the most powerful, and they will be troubled after reading them. Mother and son can't go to other people's homes before the full moon, and it's unlucky for people who say "their stomachs are empty" to go home. Women can't cross a man's pole. Crossing a man's telephone pole will bring bad luck. There are a lot of sayings that laymen don't go out for seven days, don't return for eight days, and go out for nine years. Just don't go out every seven days, go home every eight days, and it's best to go out every nine days. Snake days in 1 month, April, July and1month, rooster days in winter, and ox days in March, June, September and1February are regarded as "red evil days" in Tujia areas. It is forbidden to travel long distances these days. Because there is a saying that "when you go out, you will never return." Other aspects are: children don't need to point to the moon, but they do. When you are asleep, the moon will fall and cut off your ears.

Taboos in Tujia production and life are produced in production practice and life practice. With the progress of science and technology and the development of society, it will gradually die out. But in order to fully understand Tujia culture, we should pay attention to it and study it.