What are the customs and taboos on the eighth day of the first month? Why do many businesses choose to open on this day?

Generally speaking, the Spring Festival holiday falls on the eighth day of the first month, and many businesses will choose this day to start business. Merchants choose this day to start business with the homonym "Fa" of the word "Eight". After all, businesses want to make a good start, and they all want their business to flourish in the next four seasons. So, apart from many businesses opening their doors on the eighth day of the first month, what other customs and taboos need us to understand?

I. Customs

1, drums, if the weather is sunny and there is no rain or snow, it means that the harvest will be good this year, and if the weather is bad, it may be bad this year.

2, opening, many merchant stores will choose to open on the eighth day of the first month, which means making a fortune.

3. Pick up the stars. The eighth day of the first month is the day when the stars fall below. Folk use yellow and white paper dipped in sesame oil offered before the statue to twist it into snuff, and then put it in a bowl to light it. This kind of blessing can make the family prosperous in this year, and the crops will have a bumper harvest in Man Cang.

4. Release and pray. On this day, many people will release the birds and fish raised at home, which shows their respect and awe for nature. Another reason why people choose to release them on the eighth day of the first month is that this day is a day of Shunxing, which allows Shunxing to see his good deeds of releasing them and seek Xing Jun's blessing.

Second, the taboo of the eighth day of the first month:

1. Don't break anything. If something goes wrong on the eighth day of the first month, many elderly people will think that this year is a "broken luck", so try to be careful. If you accidentally break them, you should quickly say "Peace through the years".

2, avoid watching the red wedding ceremony, in ancient times, there was no marriage in the first month. In ancient times, there was a saying that "looking at the red", which meant that getting married in the first month was too old, which was not conducive to family harmony, so few people would get married in the first month.

3. The rice jar can't be empty. The rice jar on this day can't be empty, so as not to be a metaphor that cooking is broken this year. Not only the rice jar, but also the water jar can't be empty. The water jar should be covered with something so that the wealth won't flow out. Otherwise, it is easy to break the money.