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What did the seventh day of the first month of the Lunar New Year become?

The seventh day of the first month, legend has it that this day is the birth of mankind, that is, the person's birthday, the folk had called this day, "Man Day" "Man Day Festival" or "Man Sheng Festival". Chinese people in this day to wear people win, eat seven treasures soup, eat noodles, climbing high poetry. Folklore experts say that the Day of Man reflects the ancient Chinese working people's desire to pray for good luck and peace and security, as well as their respect for "man" itself.

The Han Dynasty began the custom of the Day of Man, after the Wei and Jin dynasties began to pay attention. Ancient people day have to wear "people win" custom, people win is a kind of headdress, also known as color win, Huasheng, from the Jin Dynasty began to cut color for the flowers, cut color for the people, or openwork gold foil for people to paste the screen, but also to wear in the hair. In addition, there is also the custom of climbing high and writing poems. After the Tang Dynasty, more attention to this festival. Every day, the emperor gave the qunchen colorful wisps people win, and high feast qunchen. If the weather on the seventh day of the first month is clear, the main population of a year safe, smooth entry and exit. Commonly known as "people days".