China's traditional culture breaks the willow to bid farewell.

We all know that the ancients had a special custom when they left. The person who saw them off will give them a gift, although it is only a handy thing, but it is a light gift with profound meaning. It is a very common farewell custom in ancient times to fold willows and give them away to others. Chatting has a very special significance in the traditional culture of China. A poem once written? Willow branches are broken and flowers are flying. Will pedestrians come back? So we can often see it in poetry, drama, novels and other literary works. Folding willows to bid farewell is a very stylish custom in ancient society. How did this custom come into being? Why did the ancients break the willow and send it away?

The custom of breaking willows to bid farewell has a lot to do with willows themselves. Willow can be said to be an ancient tree species in China. Its vitality is very tenacious, and it can survive in the soil, which can be seen on both sides of the river. The appearance of willows fluttering in the wind gives people a very comfortable feeling. When the ancients bid farewell to relatives and friends, they picked vibrant wicker from the roadside and gave it to those who left, hoping that those who left would feel comfortable and happy like willow trees.

Another reason is homophonic. People in China like this kind of homophonic and beautiful thing, willow's? Liu? , is there? Stay? The homonym of willow branches is given to the parting person, which means as a souvenir. It not only expresses a feeling of being reluctant to leave, but also reveals an unforgettable meaning.

There is also the reason of China culture. Written in the Book of Songs? Yesterday, I left, and the willows were reluctant; Today I think, is it raining? This is a work in the pre-Qin period, and it is a poem that everyone is familiar with. Moreover, this poem also expresses the parting mood of soldiers who miss their homeland before going out to war. The Book of Songs has a high popularity, so it has a high position in people's hearts. This cultural concept invisibly affects people.