Is birthday party our tradition?

What are the origins of birthdays? First of all, birthdays are created by China people. As we all know, one's birth is actually a mother's good Friday, so it is considered that mourning the kindness of parents is incompatible with the festive atmosphere of celebrating birthdays. In the old society, birthdays were only given to some elderly people who reached the age, and the whole family got together, and their children and grandchildren were full, enjoying family happiness. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, China has been following China's custom of offering sacrifices to the birthday girl, and will not give people birthdays. However, since the Ming government announced the abolition of this rule, the custom of celebrating the birthday of the elderly has gradually become popular.

In the prosperous time of Kanggan, several grand ceremonies with unprecedented scale made the folk custom of birthday strong. The most extravagant birthday party in history is a thousand banquets hosted by Emperor Qianlong. This year, Emperor Qianlong was 74 years old. He was pleased with the Great-great-grandson of the Five Dynasties, calling himself an ancient and rare son of heaven and a perfect old man. He sent a letter inviting more than 6000 representatives of the elderly over 60 to the Forbidden City to celebrate their birthday. Therefore, it can be seen that birthday celebration originated from the worship of the old birthday girl, the Antarctic fairy Weng.

Are birthdays also celebrated according to the solar calendar or the lunar calendar? I'm used to this question. There is no clear definition. But there can also be another factor, that is, your close friends are more accustomed to remembering birthdays, so you can remember when your birthday is. Convenient friends celebrate your birthday. The older generation used to use the lunar calendar to calculate the date, so the birthday is naturally based on the lunar calendar. People in rural areas also use the lunar calendar.

Nowadays, young people, mostly in big cities, are more accustomed to keeping birthdays in the solar calendar. Convenient! Connect with the world! The twelve constellations came from the west, so naturally they are calculated according to the solar calendar! If your parents use the lunar calendar to record your birthday, but you want to know your own lunar calendar, you can look up the perpetual calendar.