The real meaning of "seven don't go out, eight don't go home" is: before going out, you'd better not go out, and after going out, you don't go home until you have done eight things. "Seven don't go out, eight don't go home" is a folk saying, "seven don't go out, eight don't go home". The so-called "not going out for seven days" does not mean not going out every seven days, but refers to the seven things of "daily necessities, soy sauce, vinegar and tea". "Eight don't go home" refers to eight things: filial piety, faithfulness, courtesy, honesty and shame, which are now commonly used as words: filial piety, faithfulness, courtesy and shame.

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The proverb "seven don't go out, eight don't go home" comes from Tujia proverb. Tujia nationality is a nation with a long history in China, living in Wuling Mountain area adjacent to Hunan, Hubei, Chongqing and Guizhou. According to the sixth national census in 20 10, the population of Tujia is about 83539 12, ranking seventh among the 55 ethnic minorities in China, next only to Zhuang, Hui, Man, Uygur, Miao and Yi.

Historically, Tujia ancestors were called "barbarians" or "barbarians". Before the Song Dynasty, Tujia people living in Wuling area, together with other ethnic minorities, were called "Wu Lingren" or "Wuxi people". After the Song Dynasty, Tujia people were called "Tu Ding", "Tu Ren", "Tu Min" or "Tu Man" separately. After the reform, with the increase of Han immigrants, "Tu", "Ke" and "Miao" are often opposed in Wuling area to distinguish Tujia, Han and Miao.

The cultural significance of "seven don't go out and eight don't go home" still has strong vitality today. Unfortunately, more people know this sentence in a superstitious way. In recent years, more and more proverbs that originally carried rich history and culture have been superstitious and demonized. In the final analysis, the popularity of history and culture is not high, and the dissemination is not enough. But the charm and wisdom of China's traditional culture can be found more deeply behind these proverbs.