In ancient times, from the first day of the first month to the 30th day of the first month of the day have what symbolism

The first day of the first month

The Spring Festival is commonly known as "New Year's Day", formerly known as "New Year's Day", the morning of the Spring Festival, open the door for good luck, the first to set off firecrackers, called "open the door cannonball". After the sound of firecrackers, broken red all over the ground, brilliant as a cloud of brocade, known as "full of red". At this time, the street is full of auspicious gas, joyful. An important activity in the Spring Festival is to new friends and neighbors to congratulate the New Year, the old term for New Year's Eve.

The second day of the first month

The second day of the first month of the first month of the first year, married out of the daughters have brought their husbands, children back to their parents' homes to pay homage to the New Year. This is commonly known as the "son-in-law day".

North on the second day of the first month, this day, whether it is a trade store, or ordinary families, will be held to sacrifice the God of Wealth activities. Each family will be received on New Year's Eve to the God of Fortune sacrifice. In fact, they incinerate the rough prints they bought.

The third day of the first month

Burning the door god paper, the third day and night in the old days to the New Year's festival of the pine and cypress branches and festivals hung door god door paper and so on and incineration, in order to show that the year is over, and then to begin to make a living. Proverbs have "burned the door god paper, personal search physiological".

The fourth day of the first month of the lunar calendar

The fourth day of the first month of the lunar calendar, in the old almanac accounted for the sheep, also known as the "Sheep Day", so it is often said that the "three sheep (Yang) Kaitai" is a symbol of good luck, but also to welcome the God of the kitchen stove back to the people's days, the whole family ate together folded Luo. The whole family eats Zuoluo together. The so-called folding Luo, is a few days of leftover food combined with the hodgepodge, cleaning New Year's Eve. Indoor dusting, house sweeping, garbage piled up to the yard ready to "throw poor".

The fifth day of the first month

The fifth day of the first month is commonly known as the fifth. Folklore said that many taboos before the break five over this day can be broken. According to the old custom to eat "dumplings" five days, the north called "cooking meat and potatoes". Nowadays, some people only eat three or two days, some every other day, however, no not eat. From the princes and dukes to the streets and alleys of small households are so, even the hospitality is so.

The sixth day of the first month of the lunar calendar

The sixth day of the first month of the lunar calendar, also known as "Horse Day". It is also known as "Horse Day", an ancient name for the day when people really start working or doing business. Since the first month of the year, until the fifth day of the first month can not be cleaned, the feces in the toilet accumulation, so this day to do a big cleaning, and worship the toilet God, the usual dirty toilet clean. This is why it is called "yi fei".

The seventh day of the first month of the lunar calendar

Chinese folk say that the seventh day of the first month of the lunar calendar is the "birthday of mankind", also known as the "Day of Man", "Man Shengjie" or "Seven Yuan Day". "seven yuan day". In ancient times, this day people pay more attention to food and drink, cut color victory. There are also many divination practices on the Day of Man.