rén

culture
traditional
noun

Meaning of 人日

人日 means the 7th day of the first lunar month; traditionally believed to be the birthday of human beings. Pronounced rén rì.

  • the 7th day of the first lunar month; traditionally believed to be the birthday of human beings

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Chū
shì
rén
 
jiā
dōu
yào
chī
bǎo
gēng
 

The seventh day is Human Day, and everyone eats seven-treasure soup.

Rén
zhè
tiān
 
dài
huì
jiǎn
cái
cǎi
zhǐ
wéi
rén
xíng
 
tiē
zài
píng
fēng
shang
 

On Human Day, ancient women would cut colored paper into human shapes and paste them on screens.

Àn
zhào
chuán
tǒng
 
rén
hái
zi
 

According to tradition, one should not scold or hit children on Human Day.

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