Why is the third day of the first month called Red Dog Day?

The third day of the lunar calendar is also called Red Dog Day, which is an unlucky day in China folklore. Red Dog is the God of Anger. Red Dog is one of the so-called Five Emperors of the ancient Vision Wei family, that is, the Southern God in charge of summer. It is common to think that the sun is red and angry, but it is unlucky to talk about it.

Therefore, the older generation will stay at home to worship the gods on this day. It is said that whoever pays New Year's greetings quarrels with anyone on this day, so they generally don't go out to pay New Year's greetings on the third day. In addition, deficit means abject poverty, so if China people don't treat them on this day, it will offend the red dog and bring poverty. With the development of society, there is no longer a saying that it is inappropriate to go out to pay New Year greetings in the third year.

The custom of the third day of the first month

1, burning door god paper

In the old society, on the third day, pine and cypress branches were burned together with the janitor's note hanging on the festival to show that the New Year had passed and it was time to start business. As the saying goes, "if you burn the janitor's paper, one will seek physiology."

2. Xiaomi's birthday

People think Xiaomi's birthday is on the third day of the first month. On this day, people hope to sacrifice and pray for the new year. They don't eat rice. I think that if you violate the law, it will lead to a reduction in grain production.

3. Off-year.

That is, tianqing festival. The court festival in the Song Dynasty, the first year of Song Zhenzong Dazhong Xiangfu, was spread all over the world because of the gobbledygook, so Zhenzong issued an imperial edict, which designated the third day of the first month as Tianqing Festival, and officials and others had five days off. Later, it was called Xiaonian Dynasty, which did not sweep the floor, beg for fire or draw water, just like the old dynasty.