In ancient times, sixty-five years old was a long life, but now it is very common and can be called middle life. ?
China's historical and traditional culture is profound, and people can use and exert it to the extreme from ancient times to the present, whether it is language or writing, and reach the realm of perfection and mystery. In our country, the filial piety of respecting the elderly has always been a traditional virtue, and the cultural custom of birthday has been passed down to this day.
There are various names used to express birthday, such as 6-year-old Hua Jiashou, full birthday, next birthday, etc. 7 years old is called Gu Xishou, Gao Shou, etc. 8 years old is called Dashou and Zhongshou; 1 years old is called Shang Shoudeng.
Names of various birthdays:
"Happy Birthday" means 77 years old. Taking "Xishou" as the elegant name of 77 years old is because in traditional calligraphy, the cursive font of the word "Xi" looks very much like "seventy-seven" written vertically. Therefore, people use "Happy Birthday" to represent the age of 77.
"Umbrella Life" stands for 8 years old. Calling the 8th birthday "Umbrella Life" is also related to the shape of the word "Umbrella". Because the shape of the word "umbrella" is particularly like "eighty", it is called umbrella life.
"Mi Shou" means 88 years old. The reason why the 88-year-old is called "Mi Shou" is entirely because of the spelling. When we take the word "meter" apart, there are two eights at the top and bottom, and a ten in the middle, which makes it exactly eighty-eight.