Chinese New Year customs. What are the customs in the first month?

It is customary from the first to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to avoid using a broom on the first day of the first lunar month, otherwise it will sweep away luck and cause loss of wealth.

If you must sweep the floor, you must sweep from the outside to the inside.

If you don't take out the trash, prepare a big bucket to hold wastewater, and don't spill it that day.

It is also not allowed to break furniture during the New Year. Breaking it is a sign of bankruptcy. You must quickly say "Every year (broken) is safe" or "Flowers bloom, wealth and prosperity".

Do not use sharp objects such as knives or scissors for fear of hurting people. If someone is injured or bleeding, it is unlucky. You do not take water from the well because there is a well god in the well. If you take the water from the well on the first day, it will anger the well god and bring disaster.

On the second day of the first lunar month, a married daughter returns to her parents' home and asks her husband to accompany her, so it is commonly known as "Welcoming Son-in-Law Day".

On this day, the daughter who returns to her parents' home must bring some gifts and red envelopes to distribute to her children, and have lunch at her parents' home, but she must rush back to her husband's house before dinner.

In the past, families would also choose this day to take a family photo.

On the third day of the first lunar month, the traditional customs of the Han people on this day include burning door-god paper and not eating rice on Grain Day.

People usually don’t go out to pay New Year greetings on the third day of the Lunar New Year because they are bare-mouthed, so they hope to avoid quarrels with others. To prevent quarrels, everyone does not go out to pay New Year greetings to relatives and friends, and only stays at home to worship the gods.

If you must go out to pay New Year greetings, you can put a tongue-resolving talisman bag on your body to dissolve the tongue.

On the fourth day of the first lunar month, the gods return from heaven to earth.

There is a saying that "it is early to send off the gods and late to receive the gods." The so-called sending off the gods should start early in the morning, but it is not too late to pick up the gods in the afternoon.

In terms of offerings, three animals, fruits, wine and vegetables must be prepared, and incense, candles, and golden clothes must be burned.

If the boss wants to "fire" someone, he will not be invited to worship God on this day.

From the first to the fourth day of the lunar month, shops are closed and women do not need to needle or thread.

The fifth day of the first lunar month is commonly known as Po Wu.

Many taboos in Han folk customs that were broken five years ago can be broken on this day.

According to the old custom, it is necessary to eat "water dumplings" for five days. In the north, it is called "boiled dumplings".

Nowadays, some people only eat it for three or two days, and some eat it every other day, but there is no one who doesn’t eat it.

This is true from the prince's mansion to the small households in the streets, even when entertaining guests.

Women no longer stay taboo and start visiting each other to pay New Year greetings and congratulate each other.

Newly married women return to peace on this day.

It is said that it is not suitable to do anything on the fifth day, otherwise you will be in trouble during the year.

In addition to the above taboos, the five customs of Po Wu are mainly to send away the poor, welcome the God of Wealth, and open markets for trade.

The custom of Po Wu entrusts the working people of the Han nationality with a good wish to dispel evil, avoid disasters and pray for blessings.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, shops and restaurants officially open for business, and firecrackers are set off, no less than on New Year's Eve.

Legend has it that the most popular people on this day are boys who have reached the age of 12, because 12 is twice as much as 6, which is called Liuliu Dashun.

On this day, every household has to throw away the garbage accumulated during the festival. This is called giving away to the poor.

The seventh day of the first lunar month is Ren Day, that is, a person’s birthday.

According to the "Book of Divination", starting from the first day of the lunar month, the order in which God created all things is "one chicken, two dogs, three pigs and four sheep, five oxen and six horses, seven people and eight grains", so the seventh day of the lunar month is the human day.

On this day, Hong Kong people like to eat jidi porridge. The so-called jidi means that they hope to be the top scholar in high school.

Everyone must be respected on this day. Even the government cannot execute criminals on this day, and parents cannot teach their children on this day.

The eighth day of the first lunar month is Grain Day, which is said to be the birthday of Millet, also called Shunxing Festival. Legend has it that it is the day when the stars descend to the lower realm, and the stars in the sky are most visible. If the weather is clear on this day, it indicates a good harvest of rice this year.

If it is Yin, the year will be poor.

Some shopping malls or shops opened today, which mainly means "fa".

May business prosper and make you rich all year round.

The ninth day of the first lunar month, commonly known as Tiangongsheng, is one of the traditional lunar festivals of the Han nationality.

It is the birthday of the Jade Emperor, the highest god in the heavens. The God of Heaven is the Jade Emperor, the highest god who rules the heavens. He is the highest god who rules the gods in the ten directions and all spirits in the world, representing the supreme heaven.

In the folk customs of the Han nationality on this day, women often prepare fragrant flowers, candles and vegetarian bowls, and place them in the open air at the entrance of the courtyard and alleys to worship the sky and ask God for blessings. This embodies the good wishes of the working people of the Han nationality to dispel evil, avoid disasters and pray for blessings.

The tenth day of the first lunar month is Stone's birthday. On this day, stone tools such as grinding and milling are not allowed to be used, and even stones must be sacrificed.

In places such as Yuncheng, Shandong, there is a saying about carrying stone gods.

On the night of the ninth day of the lunar month, people freeze an earthen jar on a large smooth stone. On the morning of the tenth day of the lunar month, the nose of the earthen jar is tied with a rope, and ten young men take turns carrying it away. If the stone does not fall to the ground, it indicates a good harvest that year.

The eleventh day of the first lunar month is "Son-in-law Day", which is the day when the father-in-law entertains his son-in-law.

There is still a lot of food left over from the celebration of "God's birthday" on the ninth day of the lunar month, apart from eating it for one day on the tenth day of the lunar month, so the parents' family does not have to spend any more money to treat their son-in-law and daughter. The folk song is called "inviting the son-in-law on the eleventh day".

After the eleventh day of the first lunar month, people begin to prepare to celebrate the Lantern Festival. They start buying lanterns and building lantern sheds from the twelfth day of the first lunar month.

The nursery rhyme goes like this: "The eleventh is chirping, the twelve are setting up the lamp shed, the thirteen are turning on the lights, the fourteenth are lighting up, the fifteenth is half a month, and sixteen are lighting up." The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the "Lantern Festival"

It is the first full moon night of the year, and it is also the night when the earth rejuvenates, also known as the "Shangyuan Festival".

The custom of lighting lanterns during the Lantern Festival started in the Han Dynasty. On this day, it is indispensable to eat Yuanxiao, glutinous rice balls, make lanterns and guess lantern riddles.