why is eating delicious food called "toothache"?
why do you say "toothache"?
Nowadays, when people get together or celebrate happy events, they often celebrate by eating and drinking, which is called "toothache". Where did this statement come from? Indeed, you can't eat or drink without "teeth". In fact, the saying of "toothache" has a long history and is related to "tooth making".
"make teeth" and "make teeth" to worship the earth god.
There is a custom of "making teeth" in the southeast coast of Chinese mainland and Taiwan Province Province. It is called "making teeth" and worships the land owner Fu Deshen on the second and sixteenth days of the lunar month. February 2nd is God Ford's birthday every year. From this day on, the first worship in the middle of the year is called "the first tooth". The last tooth was made on the 16th of the twelfth lunar month, and it was called "tail tooth", which was also the most concerned in the middle of the year.
Explain "Zuoya" and say: "The land Lord is also the god of wealth worshipped by businessmen. For example, on the second day of the first month of the lunar calendar, businessmen offer sacrifices to the land gods, saying that they did it and that they were blessed, that is, they welcomed good luck. " He also said: "on February 2, the ceremony was called the first ceremony;" On December 16th, this ceremony was called "Tail Autumn", which means satisfaction. The Taiwan Province Provincial Annals explained: "Autumn means satisfaction. "Now people call' tooth making'' tooth making'.
"Tooth-making" worships the earth god and welcomes the "God of Wealth"?
Legend of worshipping the land god
There is another legend: Zhang Fude, an official of the Zhou Dynasty, was born in Zhou Wuwang on February 2nd, 22. He was smart since he was a child, loving his family and being filial. At the age of 36, he was awarded the honor of Zhou Chengwang's chief tax collector. He was an honest official, diligent and loving the people, and died at the age of 12. Three days after his death, he looked the same, just like a living person. Everyone went to see it, and everyone was amazed.
after Ford's death, Wei Chao succeeded as president. Wei is treacherous, capricious and loves money like life. Because of his power, he is overbearing. The world remembers Zhang Fude's integrity as an honest official before his death and feels his kindness. There is such a poor family, which is enshrined in a stone house surrounded by four big stones. Soon, it became rich from poverty. People believe that this is God's blessing, so they build temples, carve gods and worship them, and name them "Fuzheng God", so businessmen often worship them to develop their business.
Worship of the line numbers of "extravagant food" merchants
Merchants worship the god of wealth as teeth, which is also called "abundant food". Generally speaking, the company holds "rich food" twice a month, prepares rich food, worships the god of wealth, and prays for prosperous business and abundant financial resources. After the "sumptuous food", they invited the "dentist" to have a meal and distributed it to the employees, commonly known as "toothache".
There is a passage in the 18th volume of the Qing Dynasty "Er Ya Shi" and "Customs Tong" that the scribe Superman was sent to the Korean Building, and the shopkeeper asked him to approve the books with emotional intelligence, intending to print and publish them as soon as possible. Talking about remuneration conditions. There is a reward for "extravagant meat eating", which reads: "Have a small meal every day, and eat extravagant meat at the store on the second and sixteenth days of the second lunar month.
Wei's sumptuous food
In a year, the first tooth on February 2 and the last tooth on the sixteenth of the twelfth lunar month are the most important. The day of the first tooth is said to be the day when the land Lord was born, and it was also the first time to "make teeth" years later. "Tail tooth" is the last return to worship the earth god before New Year's Eve. There is a folk custom that before this day, merchants have to collect arrears. After this day, people can't celebrate the New Year until next year.
boiled chicken, the main course of the tooth banquet.
On the Day of Tail Teeth, businessmen and business leaders
Nowadays, bosses usually point their heads at themselves, so that employees can enjoy delicious food and live a stable year after returning home. Whether to fire them is another matter. In fact, today's tail tooth feast is not just "white-cut chicken", but various tail tooth banquets and activities, such as lottery and so on. While enjoying a grand "tooth-beating festival", we should not forget to return to our original position and faithfully perform our duties. We should also cherish and cherish the earth's thick soil for people to enjoy and benefit ourselves forever.