What are the customs on the tenth day of the first month?

On the tenth day of the first month, there are customs such as birthday with stones, mice getting married, roasting lion fire and hanging lanterns.

1, stone birthday

Legend has it that the tenth day of the first month is the birthday of the stone god, so ordinary people can't move stone mills, stone mills and other stone tools, nor can they move stones to build stone houses, so this day is also called "stone does not move". According to the ancient custom, people put couplets on stone tools on New Year's Eve. It is forbidden to use these stone tools before the tenth day of the first month. After the tenth day of the first month, it can be opened for use.

2. The mouse is married

On the twelfth day of the first month, killing mice is forbidden. At night, every household doesn't light a lamp. Everyone should either go to bed early or sit quietly on the kang. This is to provide convenience for mice to marry women, so as not to cause their fears and affect their happy events.

3. Roast lion fire

On the tenth day of the first month, around 6 or 7 pm, every household will burn a pile of firewood at their doorstep and throw unused or worn brooms, dustpans and old shoes and socks into the fire to burn them. The whole family, old and young, will roast themselves and their hands around the fire before and after baking.

Step 4 hang lanterns

On the tenth day of the first month, there is a custom of hanging lanterns in Guangdong and Guangxi, also called "Tianding Lantern". China has always attached importance to carrying on the family line and continuing the tradition of incense. The so-called "Tian Dingdeng" means that before the tenth day of the first month, if there is a new baby boy born before the full moon at home, lanterns will be hung on the altar of the country, indicating that the family has added fragrance and has a successor.