As the saying goes, "when a man reaches sixty-six, he will eat his daughter's flesh." What does that mean? What makes sense?

In our local countryside, no matter whether it is a primary school student or a big birthday, relatives should take gifts to celebrate their birthdays. In the past, everyone had financial difficulties, lack of materials and simple gifts. Basically, they all send some "local goods" to express their wishes. Now that living standards have improved, gifts are basically replaced by big red envelopes.

However, at a relative's birthday party the day before yesterday, I met something that puzzled me. His daughter brought a piece of pork wrapped in red paper for her birthday. At that time, I just froze for a long time, thinking about what age it was and still using this gift-giving method. Aren't you afraid of jokes? So I quietly asked the old man who went with me what was going on. As a result, the old man teased him that he didn't understand the etiquette of the local customs, and then told the custom that "when people reach sixty-six, they have to eat their daughters." What does that mean? What makes sense? Let's listen to the old man's explanation! In fact, when a person reaches 66, he will eat his daughter's flesh with a knife. As the name implies, at the age of 66, he needs to eat meat with the knife his daughter bought. The so-called "knife meat" is also very particular. According to our local explanation, that is to say, there must be 6 kg or 8 kg of pork across the board. In short, the weight of a knife is a very good number. So why is this? what is the purpose? There is an old saying that "people will not die until they are 66", which means that 66 years old is a hurdle in life. Many rural people believe that this is destined to be an extraordinary era, just like the "animal year" that people often say, and it may encounter many obstacles, which can be described as a disaster. Whether the later days are smooth and safe, and whether you can live a long life, the key lies in whether this year can pass this hurdle smoothly, so this year can be said to be full of difficulties.

Of course, there is another old saying that we have to mention, that is, "Yan Xi will eat meat when he is 66 years old", that is to say, when he is 66 years old and loess is buried on his shoulders, the old man will find trouble if he doesn't go to Yan, and eating the "meat" of the old man is to take their lives, so his children will buy a knife of pork to cheat Yan and hide disasters for the old man.

Speaking of which, someone will definitely ask curiously, then why does the daughter have to buy such a knife of meat, but the son can't? The old man didn't seem to explain this clearly. I think it may be because his daughter is married and rarely goes home once a year to accompany her parents and the elderly, so she gives them a chance to show filial piety! To sum up, it is not difficult for us to understand the meaning of the sentence "when people reach 66, they have to eat their daughter's knife". I also have to know the truth. Although the explanation is not comprehensive enough or even far-fetched, I don't think it will affect everyone's goodwill understanding of this proverb. Excluding some unscientific or even feudal explanations, I think this is also a good filial piety culture! What do you think of this? Welcome to leave a comment! Disclaimer: The image source network has nothing to do with the position of this article. If there is any infringement, please inform to delete it!