Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Almanac inquiry - Don't visit relatives for the first few days.

Don't visit relatives for the first few days.

You can't visit relatives on the third day of the first month.

From the above analysis of the Gregorian calendar, it is very inappropriate to go out on the third day of New Year's Eve, and it is not appropriate to visit relatives and friends, go out to play or celebrate the New Year. The third day of New Year's Eve is also called "Red Dog Day", which is an unlucky day. Red dogs are angry gods. If they meet, they will have bad luck. Therefore, people usually stay at home on this day to avoid meeting fierce people, so it is not appropriate for relatives or friends to go out to pay New Year greetings.

The third day of the first month is actually Xiaomi's birthday, and sacrifices are usually held at home. Moreover, in many areas, it is forbidden to eat rice and go out to visit relatives. The third day of the first month was also called "Tianqing Festival" in ancient times. It is said that on the third day of the first month of Song Zhenzong Dazhong Xiangfu, Emperor Zhenzong designated this day as "Tianqing Festival" to congratulate him on his descent from heaven, and stipulated that all officials should make sacrifices at home on this day.