What does "seven don't go out and eight don't go home" mean?

This is a rural proverb, which means as follows:

1, seven don't go out: its original intention is that men should go out to work hard, first of all, they should stabilize the rear, and seven kinds of "rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea" at home must be ready before going out, which means telling everyone to settle down the elderly and children at home before going out. Nowadays, many people think that they don't go out for seven days, such as July 17, which refers to the lunar calendar. They think it is unlucky to go out these days.

2, eight don't go home: that is, if you don't go home every eight days, you think that going home is not smooth. Of course, this is a misunderstanding of the meaning of old friends. The original intention of this sentence is to let people know the eight virtues of "filial piety, filial piety, loyalty, courtesy, righteousness and shame" and strictly abide by them. As long as one can't do it, don't go home. This is the rule of telling people to be human.

There is some truth in the common saying circulating in rural areas.

Proverbs are created by working people according to their own life practice, which reflects people's life experience and various wishes. As "Caigen Tan" said: "The real taste is only faint, even for people, it is just ordinary." Proverbs seem dull, but they often contain the great wisdom of their ancestors. The more they chew, the more interesting they become.

These three rural proverbs summarized by our ancestors are practical and reveal human nature. If we can learn these three rural proverbs, read them and chew them, we will understand the world, society and human nature. Every old saying handed down in China's 5,000-year history of civilization has profound meaning. Don't associate these traditional etiquette with feudal superstition, but correctly understand the instructions of our ancestors.