The origin of the custom of bumping into seven people

The origin of the custom of bumping into seven people;

Playing seven is a kind of nostalgia for the dead. Among them, the algorithm is a rotation calculation every seven days from the date of the death of the deceased in the lunar calendar. If you meet the seventh day in the rotation calculation, say you hit seven. For example, if a person dies on the first day of the third lunar month, then the seven days from the first day of March coincide with the seventh day of March. And it was hit in the first round of calculation, which is called "hit 17". If a person dies on March 27, seven days will be counted from the first day of the sixth round, and the third day of April will be counted in the first round, without striking seven. The second round of calculation is on April 10, and then the fourth round. On April 17th, it was called "bumping into April 7th".

Folk proverbs related to seven collisions

"If the dead don't hit seven, they won't eat alive." There is also a proverb: "Men are afraid of bumping their heads, while women are afraid of bumping their feet." Folk believe that men play the first seven, women play the seventh, and the ghost of the deceased will suffer greatly in the nether world. There is another saying: "The first seven hit seven, the deceased was killed, the last seven hit seven, the coffin bed was provided next door, the last seven hit seven, the family was ruined, the first seven hit seven, the wall collapsed, the last seven hit seven, the children and grandchildren ate, the last seven hit seven, the children and grandchildren flourished, and the last seven hit seven, with protruding eyes." The people also think that it is unlucky for the dead to have seven pimples, so they should ask Taoist priests to carry them. In addition, folklore is also related to meeting the prince, "fighting May 7th" and fighting the prince in the five halls. This is because Yan has ten halls.

The custom of "bumping into seven" is popular in Hunan and Hubei. Sacrifices to the deceased, such as "three days of land cover", "full moon sacrifice", "seven days sacrifice" and "full hundred days sacrifice", have become a series of special sacrifices after the death of the deceased. For playing seven, it is generally believed that playing seven is good. If you don't hit seven, you have to lift it. Some places invite Taoist priests. For example, in Yueyang, Hunan, it is enough to eat without hitting seven.