What are the customs of the first month

1, the first day

The first day of the first month of the Lunar New Year is the first day of the Lunar New Year, which marks the end of the Lunar "old year" and the beginning of the "new year". On this day, people express their expectations for the new year by observing the New Year, paying homage to the New Year, posting pictures of chickens, and setting off firecrackers. In the celebration of the New Year at the same time also folk has been circulating some taboos, such as the first day of the first month of the broom can not be used, otherwise it will sweep away the luck of the "broom star" attracted, incurring bad luck.

2, the second

The second day of the first month, in accordance with traditional customs, this day is the married daughter back to the door, the aunt to the in-laws to pay tribute to the "legal day". This custom is called "eclipse day" by the Chaoshan people.

As the name suggests, it's just a midday meal, and daughters must return to their in-laws before dinner. In the north, people offer sacrifices to the God of Wealth on the second day of the first month of the lunar calendar. On this day, both trading stores and ordinary families hold sacrifices to the God of Wealth in order to pray for a big fortune this year.

3, the third

The third day of the first month of the first year for the "New Year's Day". Legend has it that the night of the third is "the rat married" day, in order to avoid disturbing the "rats", people will turn off the lights early to go to bed, and scattered some rice grains, cakes and cakes everywhere in the home, meant to share money with the "rats! "; at the same time this day and for the birthday of the grain, so there is also the custom of avoiding rice.

4, the fourth

The fourth day of the first month of the new year, the family will get together to eat folded Luo (leftovers of the chowder), will also clean up the interior, the garbage piled up to a place to prepare for the "throw poor".

5, the first five

The fifth day of the first month, also known as the fifth. This day people get up early in the morning, firecrackers, cleaning, throw away the garbage accumulated a few days ago meant to "send poor"; folk has always been the fifth day of the first month of the first month of the God of Fortune as the "birthday", in order to seek profit, businessmen will be chosen on this day to open the market for trade; the first day of the first to the first five taboos, after this day, many taboos! The first day of the first five taboos more, after this day many taboos can be broken, so people will eat dumplings on the fifth to celebrate.

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