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Taishang Ganying Pian 17: Old prohibitions about body, home and calendar
English rendering of the Japanese reader’s section 17. The 24 divisions are this site’s editorial divisions, not original chapters.
English rendering
Stepping over wells and hearths, and jumping over food or people. Harming children and ending pregnancies. Many concealed and improper acts. Singing and dancing at month’s end or year-end observances, and shouting angrily on the first morning of the month.
Reading note from this site
These are historical prohibitions, including attitudes about pregnancy. They are not used here to judge medical decisions or personal circumstances. The calendar references follow the traditional calendar.
Chinese source passage
越井越竈，跳食跳人；損子墮胎，行多隱僻；晦臘歌舞，朔旦號怒；
Based on the classical text and this site’s independently prepared Japanese rendering. Classical source edition