Why did people in the old Northeast wear fur coats backwards in winter?

People in the Northeast in the old days in the winter when wearing a coat, why wear it backwards? Ladies and gentlemen, there are eight strange in the Northeast: one strange, window paper paste outside; two strange, the girl holding a dry tobacco bag; three strange, big jar small jar drowning sauerkraut; four strange, feed the child hanging up; five strange, the winter bag of beans to speak of the ghosts and monsters; six strange, turn over to wear a fur coat fur outward; seven strange, sod house fence cottage; eight strange, the dog skin hat worn on the head.

Guys, we mentioned in the title, in the winter wear fur coat in reverse, belong to this sixth strange. Why do people in the northeast form such a custom? The reason is actually very simple. It turns out that the winter in the northeast is usually about 30 degrees below zero, and the wind and snow are very heavy, wind and snow. Therefore, those who go out to catch the road, often by the white wind blowing up can not open their eyes. Therefore, those who go out of the house, such as the car owner and those who go up to the mountains to hunt, will wear the fur coat inside out. For one thing, with the fur on the inside, people would feel especially warm. Secondly, the leather layer is very slippery, and the snow will naturally slide off when it falls on the fur. Otherwise the fur on the fur coat would get wet from the snow.

Folks, in the beginning, this custom was just a product of the wisdom of the common people, something that was agreed upon. But slowly, this in the winter wear coat when the custom of wearing the opposite became a proverb, contains a very deep meaning, guiding our descendants how to do people do things. Let's tell a fable here. Said a farmer in ancient times, once went to the West to see the Buddha, asked the Buddha to enlighten him to become immortal. The Buddha told him to find a man who wore a coat and shoes backwards and take good care of him, and that this man could shelter him and listen to his words, and that would be enough. He searched everywhere, but could not find anyone dressed like this. In desperation, the man had no choice but to return home in disgrace. Because of the long journey, it was already dark outside when he arrived home. Disheartened, cold and hungry, the man knocked on his door. The light in the house immediately came on. It turned out to be the old father who heard his son return and rushed to open the door. As a result, when the door opened, the man was immediately stunned, and the person he had been searching for was right in front of him. Originally, the son left, the father has been hung up on. Hearing his son knocking on the door, in a hurry, he put on his coat and shuffled his shoes to open the door. The father's father, who had been in a hurry to get to the door, wore his jacket backwards and his shoes upside down.

This is the moment when the man became enlightened. Looking at his old father, who wore his coat and shoes backwards, he realized that the person who sheltered him most in the world was right in front of him, and that he should listen to him the most. From then on, he no longer go around seeking immortality, at home to take good care of his two old parents, and then finally cultivated the right fruit, realized the truth of the taste of mankind is pure happiness. See the article here, you on this rural proverb: "reverse coat reverse shoes", here the profound meaning understand? Some people go around burning incense and worshiping Buddha to seek shelter, not as good as have that time to accompany your parents, because the most willing to shelter you in the world, is your parents, you have to find the Buddha is your parents.