What are the folk customs on the eighth day of the first month?

Gu Ri: According to folklore, the eighth day of the first month is Xiaomi's birthday. If the weather is fine this day, rice will have a bumper harvest this year. If it is cloudy, it will be a pity for this year. The custom of "Valley Day" is to worship the memorial tablet with the name of grain written on it, and not to eat cooked grain. This custom contains the idea of attaching importance to agriculture and cherishing food.

Release and pray: On the eighth day of the first month, there is a "release" activity, that is, some fish and birds raised at home are taken outside and released into the wild. Birds eat grain and rob people of their harvest, so on this day, birds and fish should be released mainly to express the virtue of living a good life, and at the same time, they should be bribed to show mercy. There is another reason for choosing to release the animals, that is, the eighth day is the day when the stars are in the right position, so that the stars can see their good deeds.

Shunxing: people make small lanterns to burn and worship the stars on the eighth day of the first month, which is called Shunxing, also known as "offering stars" and "receiving stars". On the eighth night of the first month, no matter whether people go to the temple to burn incense or worship the star (Shunxing), every household will hold a ceremony to worship Shunxing after the stars appear in the sky. When offering sacrifices to the stars, you should put a "golden lamp" (yellow snuff) on the table, stove, threshold and pot. And light it, which is called "scattering snuff", which means avoiding ominous.

In ancient times, few men and women got married in the first month. In ancient times, there was a saying that men and women got married in the first month, which was too old for their children and grandchildren, so few new people got married in the first month.