Is Xiao Man a good day in 2023?

It's not bad to have a small solar term in 2023. In 2023, the solar term of Xiaoman will be May 2 1 day, the third day of the fourth lunar month, and the anniversary of the main branch will be the first day of the third lunar month. Historically, this day is suitable for marriage, offering sacrifices, praying for blessings, seeking heirs, traveling, starting business, making beds, burial and opening business. XiShen is in the northwest and Shen Fu is in the southwest. However, we should pay attention to the zodiac on this day. Whether a day is good or bad depends on different customs in different places.

The 24 solar terms are closely related to our agricultural life. In the early summer solar terms, Xiaoman is the first thing to greet. There is a folk saying that "the river is gradually full when it is small". During this period, our rainfall is gradually increasing. At this time, it is also very suitable for farming in the fields, grasping the golden period of planting and waiting for a few months to harvest abundant food.

The custom of Xiao Man

1, offering sacrifices to Che Shen

Sacrifice is very particular. Sacrificing the car god is an ancient small custom in some rural areas. In the old days, irrigation and drainage with waterwheels was an important event in rural areas, and waterwheels started as usual in the small full season. There is also a legend that "Car God" is a white dragon. Farmers put fish, incense and other sacrifices on the car seat in front of the water. There is a glass of white water in the sacrifice, which is poured into the field during the sacrifice, indicating that the water source is abundant. It is very common in rural areas.

2, pray for the silkworm festival to move three cars

Silkworm God has a very high position in our hearts. According to legend, Xiaoman is the birthday of the silkworm god, and Leizu, the princess of Xuanyuan Huangdi, teaches people to raise silkworms and reeling clothes. She was honored as the "first silkworm queen", and later evolved into the horsehead silkworm god, and Xiaoman Day was the birthday of the silkworm god, so there was a festival to pray for silkworms in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces during Xiaoman solar term.