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After 19 years of exile, Zhong Er finally returned to China and became a monarch. He rewarded all those who fled with him in those years, except meson tui. Zhong Er was very sorry to think of Zhong Er and decided to let meson push him personally.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, someone tried to kill Zhong Er, the eldest son of the King of Jin. Zhong Er fled abroad with the help of meson tui and others.
They got lost in the barren hills and couldn't find anything to eat for days and nights. Zhong Er sat on the ground, sighed and said, "It's a small matter that I'm dead. Who cares about the people of Jin? " Hearing this, meson tui was deeply moved and thought that Zhong Er had not forgotten the suffering people. He gritted his teeth and secretly cut a piece of meat from his thigh, cooked it and handed it to Zhong Er to eat. When Zhong Er knew this, he was moved to tears and said, "How can I repay you for treating me like this?" Jiezi said, "I don't ask for anything in return. I only hope that you will be a good monarch in the future and take the people to heart. "
After 19 years of exile, Zhong Er finally returned to China and became a monarch. He rewarded all those who fled with him in those years, except meson tui. Zhong Er was very sorry to think of Zhong Er and decided to let meson push him personally. Who knows, Jiezitui has already taken her old mother to hide in Mianshan.
Zhong Er took people to search the mountain, but found no meson pushing mother and son. Someone suggested, "release Yamakaji from three sides and force them to escape from the side without fire." Zhong Er thought it was a good idea, so he ordered the mountain to be burned, but he never saw meson push Mianshan. After the fire was put out, Zhong Er found that the person he wanted to repay had been burned to death under an old willow tree.
Zhong Er regretted it very much. He buried his mother and son under the willow tree. In order to avoid smoking, he ordered the people of the whole country not to make a fire to cook on this day every year, which was designated as the Cold Food Festival.
In the second year, Zhong Er led ministers to Mianshan to pay homage, having a cold meal at the foot of the mountain for one day, and climbing the mountain in plain clothes the next day. Zhong Er came to the cemetery and found the willow tree resurrected. Zhong Er looked at the willow tree and seemed to see the meson push. He respectfully broke off a wicker, braided it into a circle and put it on his head. He also named the resurrected old willow "Qingming Willow" and named this day "Tomb-Sweeping Day".
Since then, Zhong Er has always missed meson push. He is diligent and honest, runs the country well and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Therefore, the Cold Food Festival and Tomb-Sweeping Day have become grand festivals for people all over the country. On holidays, people like to tie wicker in a circle on their heads and insert wicker branches in the soil in front of the door and beside the ditch. I didn't know that this Qingming willow took root when it met the soil, and lived where it was planted. After several years, Liu Yin was everywhere.
Until now, the custom of arranging flowers in Tomb-Sweeping Day is still popular among the people in China.
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There are many myths about the origin of mankind in the early days of mankind.
For example, "Nu Wa Made Man" is a myth of China, and "In the Garden of Eden" is a myth of the West. Although these two fairy tales were born in different places, we can see the differences between eastern and western cultures, but they also have many similarities. First of all, both myths believe that human beings do not exist at all. Regardless of the east and the west, the ancients had long thought about the origin of human beings. Second, both myths believe that human beings are created and have gods who created human beings, but one hypothesis is that Nu Wa and the other hypothesis is that he is a god. Third, the materials that make people are all conceived as soil, and the earth is the mother of human beings. Fourth, people's images are designed according to the creator's own image. Fifth, both myths talk about why there are differences between men and women.
It is very interesting that in a state of complete isolation, there are so many similarities between the imagination of the East and the West. It was the childhood of human beings, and that kind of understanding was really naive, but the ancients were very imaginative. If myth is regarded as science, like Samuel, Bishop of Oxford? Wilberforce, that will be a stumbling block on the road of scientific development. If myth is regarded as art and primitive literature and art, then the imagination of the ancients will have permanent charm.
About the origin of human beings, it was not until the19th century that we embarked on the scientific road. Darwin's theory of evolution is one of the three great scientific discoveries in19th century. However, scientific exploration has not stopped. With the development of human archaeology, many ancient human fossils have been discovered, and many painstaking theories about the origin of human beings have emerged. For example, paleoanthropologists believe that the evolution from apes to humans can be divided into four stages: Australopithecus, homo habilis, Homo erectus and Homo sapiens. These four ancient human fossils in different periods have obvious differences in physical characteristics and cultural relics, which fully reflect the four stages of human evolution. There are also: sea apes, land and sea ancestors, aliens and so on. These theories all discuss the origin of human beings from different angles.
No matter "sea ape theory", "combination of land and sea ancestors" or "alien theory", they are all strongly challenging the traditional theory of evolution from apes to humans, but there is still not enough evidence to form a recognized scientific conclusion. With the development of science and the deepening of research, human beings will use their wisdom to solve their own mysteries.
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According to legend, there was a monster named Nian in ancient China, with long tentacles and a ferocious face. Nian lived on the seabed for many years, and climbed ashore every New Year's Eve, devouring livestock and killing people.
Therefore, every New Year's Eve, people in the village fled to the deep mountains to avoid the harm of the "Nian" beast.
On New Year's Eve this year, people in Taohua Village are taking refuge in the mountains. An old beggar came from outside the village and saw him with a cane in his hand, a bag on his arm, a flowing silver beard and his eyes fixed on Ma Xiuxing.
Some villagers sealed windows and locked doors, some packed their bags, some herded cattle and drove sheep, and people shouted boo everywhere, which was a scene of panic. At this time, who still has the mind to take care of this begging old man?
Only an old woman in the east of the village gave the old man some food and suggested that he go up the mountain quickly to avoid Nian beast. The old man smiled and said, "If my mother-in-law lets me stay at home for one night, I will definitely drive Nian beast away.
The old woman looked at him carefully in surprise and found that he was handsome, energetic and different. But she continued to persuade and begged the old man to laugh without saying a word. My mother-in-law had no choice but to leave home and take refuge in the mountains.
At midnight, Nian beast broke into the village. It found that the atmosphere in the village was different from previous years: the old woman's house at the east end of the village had red paper on the door and a fire lit in the house. The beast Nian trembled and let out a long whistle.
Nian stared at her mother-in-law's house for a while, then screamed and rushed over. When we were near the door, there was a sudden explosion in the yard, and Nian trembled and dared not go any further. It turns out that Nian was most afraid of red, fire and explosion. At this time, my mother-in-law's door was wide open, and I saw an old man in a red robe laughing in the hospital. "Nian" was frightened to disgrace and fled in confusion.
The next day was the first day of the first month, and the people who came back from refuge were very surprised to see that the village was safe and sound. At this time, the old woman suddenly realized and quickly told the villagers the promise of begging for the elderly.
Villagers flocked to the old woman's house, only to find red paper on her mother-in-law's door, a pile of unburned bamboo still exploding in the yard, and several red candles still glowing in the house. ...
In order to celebrate the arrival of Youxiang, ecstatic villagers put on new clothes and hats one after another and went to their relatives and friends' homes to congratulate and say hello. The story soon spread in the surrounding villages, and people all knew the way to drive away the "Nian" beast.
Since then, every year on New Year's Eve, every family has posted red couplets and set off firecrackers. Every household has a bright candlelight, so it is better to wait for the New Year. In the early morning of the first day, I want to say hello to my relatives and friends.
This custom has spread more and more widely, and has become the most solemn traditional festival among the people in China.