Why did the ancients often say "Good man 258, good woman 369"? What is the reason behind it?

China is the oldest country in the world, and our ancestors have left us many cultural heritages throughout history. For example, we are familiar with the four major inventions, the Forbidden City, Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes and other historical buildings.

In addition to these tangible cultural heritages, our ancestors also left many intangible cultural heritages, such as Tang poetry, Song ci, Yuanqu, and catchy proverbs circulating among the people. Proverbs are popular, but they have their philosophies, which are passed down from generation to generation through word of mouth.

There is a saying in many places in China that a good man is 258 and a good woman is 369. What does ancestor mean? Let's have a look.

In some ways, this proverb has a certain color of feudal superstition, because it is used to judge the fortune of men and women. As the saying goes, "258" and "369" both represent months, but unlike us now, the time here refers to the lunar calendar.

Therefore, this proverb means that men born in February, May and August and women born in March, June and September have a better life and are basically rich and carefree all their lives. But in fact, this is also the beautiful sustenance of the elders to the younger generation.

So where did this statement come from? According to heavenly stems and earthly branches, the ancients divided a year into twelve months and twenty-four solar terms. The months of 2583 correspond to Uzuki, noon and Unitary Yuan respectively, which belong to "April of the first month" and have the characteristics of masculinity.

For men, masculinity is naturally a good thing, so people at that time thought that men born in recent months were "born" and would certainly make great achievements in the future.

In the same way, we can see that March, June and September correspond to the morning, the end and the full moon, which belong to the "four banks of the moon" with earth attributes. Earth represents the earth, and the earth is the mother of all things, so people think that women born in these months are usually gentle and will find a suitable husband in marriage.

Then why is the remaining "1470" not loved by our ancestors? In fact, in some ways, it also reflects the hardships of the ancient working people. These four months coincide with the seasons. Generally, when the seasons alternate, the weather is changeable.

Newborns have poor resistance and backward conditions in ancient times. It is very likely that children will get sick or even die because of the changeable weather. In addition, in ancient times, it was a farming society. In recent months, farmers have been busy, and all the adults in the family have to go out to do farm work. If children are born at this time, they can't get careful care, and accidents may happen. So there is a reason why old people don't like children being born in these months.

But proverbs are just for reference, not all of them are correct. For example, looking at the fortune through the date of birth, modern medicine is developed, and it is entirely possible to choose the birth time of a child through caesarean section. In my opinion, this proverb is also a good wish of our ancestors to the younger generation. After all, elders want their children to have a bright future, but a person's fate is ultimately in their own hands.