Customs and taboos on the 16th day of the first month.

The custom of the 16th day of the first month:

1, go to lark.

It is very popular in southwest Shandong. The taste of the year is far away, and early spring is coming. When farmers are busy with farm work, it is also the time for women and children who have been holed up for a winter to go out for a walk and keep fit. "when you go out of the door, your mind is handy." In Jining area, I often went to Confucius Temple, Mencius Temple and Zeng Temple to burn incense and make wishes in the early years. Mothers wish their children success and intelligence. Walking lark is actually walking Bailing. Some people even visit relatives and friends and communicate with each other on this day.

2, run all diseases.

There are legends and traditional habits of "running all kinds of diseases on the 16th day of the first month" in the Central Plains. The form is similar to that of a lark, but the name is different. In other words, on the 16th day of the first month, after breakfast, almost every family locked the door, and the whole family went out to "run all kinds of diseases".

3. Climb to the top of the city.

It is a unique folk activity in Nanjing, which rose in the Ming Dynasty and became popular. Around the 1960s, due to the destruction of city walls and other reasons, this folk custom almost disappeared. Now, with the restoration and opening to the outside world of Taicheng, Stone Town, Zhonghua Gate, Zhongshan Gate and Hanzhong Gate, this activity can be continued.

On the sixteenth day of the first month, there are many other taboos, mainly the following:

1, get up early and avoid talking loudly, swearing and unlucky words.

You can't go to the toilet to relieve yourself after getting up. Only when the sun rises in the east can you go to the toilet.

3. Avoid splashing face wash water and dumping bedpans. When the sun comes out, you can pour the face wash water and the urinal.

4. Avoid visiting relatives and friends. Relatives and friends are unlucky.

5. Avoid opening the market.

Introduction of solar terms:

The sixteenth day of the first month is generally considered to be far after the fifteenth day of the first month. Actually, it's not. In most parts of China, the 16th day of the first lunar month is the end of the old year and the beginning of the new year. The sixteenth day of the first month is a day with many customs. People seek a healthy, happy and happy life in the new year by walking larks, running various diseases and climbing the city head.