What do you mean by "seven or eight points" in rural areas?

Seven things don't go out-do seven things before going out. These seven things are: firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, which are the seven things we usually say to open the door. People who used to go out were often the head of the family and the backbone of the family, so you must arrange your life at home before going out.

Eight don't go back-it means that after going out, don't go home without doing eight things well. These eight things are: filial piety, loyalty, faithfulness, courtesy, righteousness, honesty and shame. These are the eight basic moral principles of the ancients. Violating any of them is a shame to our ancestors and a shame to face our family.

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"Seven don't go out" emphasizes men's family responsibility, and "eight don't go home" is a requirement for men's social responsibility. It means that after going out, I didn't do eight things well, didn't go home, couldn't go home, and didn't dare to go home.

These eight things are all the essence of the moral education content of Confucius and his old people, and they are also the eight virtues of life that our traditional society emphasizes most:

Therefore, "eight reasons for not returning" means that a person violates any of the eight social virtues of "courtesy, righteousness, shame, loyalty, filial piety and faithfulness" outside, that is, he is sorry for his ancestors and has no face to go home to face his family.

Therefore, "eight no return" is a psychological warning to outsiders, and people are always restrained from doing bad things.

In a word, the civilization we have accumulated for 5,000 years is profound and profound, and the legacy left by many ancestors has its profound meaning. We can't just look at its superficial meaning to understand it, nor can we think it is a feudal superstition, but we should learn its true meaning and deeply understand and practice it through learning.

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