How to describe the birthday banquet of Empress Dowager Cixi in ancient times?
Date of birth refers to the date when a person was born; Year, month and day have four pillars and branches, each with two words, a total of eight words, so it is called. Birthday plays an important role in Han folk beliefs, and ancient Han astrologers calculate people's fate accordingly.
Eight-character prediction is developing continuously in practice. From Li's tripartite confrontation to Li's tripartite confrontation, and then to the four pillars of the sun, the moon and the moon, every step of progress contains the hard work of scholars and social practice activists in past dynasties. In order to get the correct birth time, the ancient Han people thought that the sundial instrument was the most accurate measurement during the day. When the clock time is the artificial average time and the regional standard, it is necessary to calculate the "apparent solar time difference" according to the solar terms (ecliptic) and the "local longitude time difference" according to the place of birth, so as to get the real astronomical birth time.
Empress Dowager, the honorific title of imperial mother (including mother, biological mother and adoptive mother) in feudal society. Since Qin Xiang Wang, Han inherited the Qin system, which remains unchanged. According to the situation of sealing and not sealing, it can be divided into queen mother and queen mother. The Queen Mother refers to the mother of a vassal state. For example, Ma Shi, the Empress Dowager of Liang (the side room of Mrs. Zhang Jun), and Bo Shi, the Empress Dowager (the concubine of Han Taizu who later became the Empress Dowager). Empress Dowager refers to the mother of the emperor (including mother, biological mother, adoptive mother and common mother). For example, Empress Qian of Xiaozhuang Rui (Empress Ming Yingzong, the first mother of Ming Xianzong), Empress Zhou (Imperial concubine of Ming Yingzong, biological mother of Ming Xianzong), Empress Bolzigit of Xiaojing (Imperial concubine of Emperor Xuanzong of Qing Dynasty, adopted mother of Emperor Wenzong of Qing Dynasty) and Empress (concubine of Emperor Taizu of Qin Dynasty).