36 don't mention, 73 don't say, 84 don't say, 100 is there a scientific basis?
First of all, tell me what this sentence means:
"Don't mention 36", in our traditional culture, people pay attention to "dark nine", which means "18, 27, 36" birthdays should not be extravagant, because in ancient times, nine represents the emperor and only the emperor can use it. When people describe the emperor, they often use "the ninth five-year plan supreme" to describe it. For ordinary people, it is naturally difficult to bear the luck of an emperor.
In rural areas, there is another saying that wasting time at the age of 36 is called the first hurdle in life. The more talented people are, the more careful they should be, otherwise it is easy to cross this hurdle. So at the age of 36, we try not to mention how old we are, which is really inevitable, so we just muddle along at 35 1.
As for why "36 don't mention it", it is taboo. Bian Xiao's analysis should be related to the favorite figures in the rural areas of the Three Kingdoms. Zhou Yu, a black silk scarf with a feather fan, died at the age of 36. Pang Tong, the "Feng Chu" with the same fame as Mr Zhuge Liang in Wolong, died at the age of 36. Because the countryside has always been taboo about multiples of 9 and 9, coupled with the star effect, 36-year-old is naturally regarded as a taboo.
"73 don't talk, 84 don't talk" has something to do with what we often say, "73, 84, the ghost king doesn't invite you, you go by yourself", which means that these two ages are a hurdle in life. It is said that because Confucius and Mencius have never lived in these two ages, there is such a saying among the people, so many people will falsely report their ages at these two ages;
"Hide at 100" In reality, there are very few elderly people who can live to 100! Old people over 90 years old built in rural areas are actually reluctant to mention their age! Some old people think that it is not good for future generations if people can live to 100 years old. This is called "uncovering the lid"! Because they think that the life span of normal people is not that long, and a person living too long will affect the happiness and life span of future generations! So there really is an old man who lived to 100, and he never mentioned that he was 100!
This is called hiding! Hiding is hiding your actual age! In our country, people over 90 say they are almost 90! Cute!
Times have changed, and people's average life expectancy has increased with the improvement of living standards. Many people still keep this habit when they reach the corresponding age. Do you think this is superstition or wisdom?