The third day of the New Year is also known as what day

What is the third day of the Lunar New Year also known as: Xiaonianzhao, Red Dog Day, Pig Day

Xiaonianzhao

Xiaonianzhao that is, Tianqing Festival. Song dynasty palace festival, Song Zhenzong Dazhong Xiangfu first year, because of rumors of heavenly books descending to earth, Zhenzong issued an imperial edict, set the third day of the first month for the Tianqing Festival, officials and other leave for five days. Later, it was called the Small New Year's Day, which is the same as the Yearly Day without sweeping the ground, begging for fire or drawing water.

Red Dog Day

The third day of the first year of the Lunar New Year, also known as Red Dog Day, is an inauspicious day, the red dog is the god of flaring, encountered with the bad things. Therefore, the older generation of residents, on this day do not go out, stay at home to worship the gods. If you must go out, you can put a talisman bag on your body to dissolve your tongue.

Pig Day

The third day of the first month of the Lunar Calendar is also known as "Pig Day". Since the Qin and Han dynasties, the traditional view is that the first day of the first month of the chicken day, the second day of the dog day, the third day of the pig day, the fourth day of the sheep day, the fifth day of the ox day, the sixth day of the horse day, the seventh day of the human day. Han Chinese folklore says that this is because when Nuwa created all living things, she first created the six animals, and then created people, so the first to the sixth are the six animals day. Therefore, people are accustomed to not kill the pig in this day, if the weather is good, then the pig will be fat and strong, the host family naturally happy.

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