What day is the seventeenth lunar month?

The seventeenth day of the lunar calendar is the seventeenth day of the first month, also known as "Putian", and it is also the festival of "turning off the lights", "opening the white tiger's teeth", "flying dragonflies and scorpions", "Mango Festival" and "Goddess of Pearl Worship" in Fenggang.

The seventeenth day of the first month is the second day after the Lantern Festival, and all walks of life have completely entered the working state. So, people began to take off all the colored lights, so it was called "turning off the lights".

The 16th or 17th day of the first month of every year is the day of fright, also called White Tiger Tooth Day. The traditional custom is to sacrifice to the white tiger, which later developed into beating the villain. On the seventeenth day of the first month, many places have the custom of beating villains. People will cut pieces of paper into numbers, then tear them off or cut them into pieces, hoping that everything will go well in the new year and stay away from numbers.

In ancient times, due to the limited level of science and technology, people would light a bonfire at home on the night of the seventeenth day of the first month and wait for it to burn out. When the bonfire burns out, the ashes will be taken away, which means that all scorpions will be cleared out of the house and will no longer be infringed.

Taboo on the seventeenth day of the first month

Avoid coming home late: there is a folk saying that the seventeenth day of the first month is the day when mice marry Ni. In order not to affect the mouse's marrying a girl, it is necessary to go home and sleep early, otherwise it will affect the fortune of the coming year. On the other hand, it also reminds people to go to bed early and get up early to save their physical strength.

Avoid quarreling: the first month is the first month of the lunar calendar. If you quarrel with others in the first month, it will not only affect your mood, but also affect your later life.