What are the taboos on the first day of the eighth lunar month?

On the first day of the eighth lunar month, there are taboos: there is no rice at the bottom of the bowl, and you are lazy and don't hoard food.

1, there are no rice grains at the bottom of the bowl.

"Who knows that every grain is hard", entering the August of the lunar calendar is the month when autumn harvest begins and the grain returns to the warehouse, while the first day of the eighth lunar month is the beginning of the harvest month, so it is naturally impossible to waste food at this time.

2. Greed and laziness

August of the lunar calendar is a good time for autumn, when the vegetation begins to fade gradually, and people are easily influenced by seasonal changes and have a sad autumn mentality. Therefore, at this time, we should go outdoors more, do good activities and breathe more fresh air to ease and relax our mood.

3. Don't hoard food

"There is surplus food at home, but I don't panic." Entering the eighth month of the lunar calendar is the time when a large number of autumn grains are on the market. At this time, the new grain was not only fresh and delicious, but also much richer in nutrition than the old grain. It's time to buy some for winter.

The saying of the first day of the eighth lunar month

1, Xu Zhenjun, that is, Xu Xun, a Taoist priest in the Jin Dynasty, was regarded as the ancestor of Puritanism, and was regarded as the immortal who killed people and snakes. Jin refers to the Bodhisattva, a mighty and magnificent general, and was deeply respected by people.

2. In ancient times, there was a saying that "on the first day of August, the sky burned and the fields were dry", which meant that if the weather on the first day of August was sunny and the sun was exposed, there might be no rain in the next three months, and the fields would be short of water, which was a dry season.

3. Tianzhu Festival, also known as Tianzhu Festival, in the early morning, people will collect some dew or grind ink and put it on children's foreheads or chests, which means "pointing out all diseases" and praying for health all year round.