The old man said, "Men don't touch their heads and women don't touch their feet." Why can't they touch them?

Let's talk about the meaning of the sentence "Men don't touch their heads, women don't touch their feet"!

"Men don't touch their heads."

When I first heard this proverb, I was actually puzzled, because it was inevitable that everyone touched their heads when they were young. Later, after listening to the explanation of the old people in the village, we found that it was not what we expected.

This sentence was very practical in ancient times, because men had special dignity at that time. When they get home, they can't do anything, let alone help their wives with housework. At that time, men had a strong self-esteem and could not touch their heads casually. If you touch a man's head, it is disrespectful to that man. If a woman accidentally touches a man's head, the old man will think that this man is unlucky, so most men will not let people touch his head.

A man should protect his head. In rural areas, most families are headed by men and women. Men are the pillar of a family and the most important person in a family.

Men often go out to work or work in the fields. If there is something wrong with your head, there will be something wrong with your whole body, so you can't make money and there will be no source of income at home.

"Women don't touch their feet."

The second half of this proverb is the easiest to understand and the least inspiring. The former is to understand that a woman's feet were innocent in ancient times and should not be given to anyone except her father, brother and husband. The latter laments the low status of women.

In ancient times, women's feet were regarded as private parts, especially in feudal society, women were regarded as private property. In order to satisfy his hobby of loving feet, men ask women to wrap their feet into so-called "three-inch golden lotus". This aesthetic is mixed with a strong sense of sex, because women start to walk by binding their feet, and strength will be applied to their hips and waist, and they will start to walk gracefully. Therefore, in ancient times, feet were related to women's chastity, not the most intimate relationship, and women's feet were not allowed to touch.

As can be seen from the above, this proverb is not just talk, but its meaning is mixed with etiquette taboos. Because men's dignity is inviolable, women's chastity is more important.