"In the sound of firecrackers, the spring breeze sends warmth into Tusu." It seems that in the festive Chinese New Year's EveChinese New Year's Eve dinner, the table is full of wine and delicacies, and the family toasts to celebrate.
Looking through the calendar, today is the third day of the Lunar New Year, and on this day, folk traditional customs are taboo the most. Let's take a look at the summarized "4 customs, 5 taboos", a sneak peek!
Four major customs: 1. Red Dog Day.
The older generation of people believe that the red dog is the god of anger, and when it encounters it, there will be murderous things. The third day of the first month is also called "Chikou" Day, and "Chikou" means that there is a battle between tongues and tongues. As the great opera artist Guan Hanqing wrote in the first fold of "Jade Mirror Terrace": "Zheng Mo Yun] When Wen Qiao came out today, he had a different job, and he also chose a day, and the coming day was a good day.
Sing] The coming day is not empty, there is no harm, the whole family is prosperous, and it is not better than the long star Chikou. So in ancient times, in order to avoid provoking gossip, everyone stayed at home on the third day of the Lunar New Year.
Second, the small year dynasty.
This is a court festival originating from the Song Dynasty, the first year of Song Zhenzong's Dazhong auspicious symbol, because there is a book from heaven to descend to the world. Zhenzong set the third day of the first month as the Tianqing Festival, and the ** and other days off for five days, and later called the small year.
Qing Gulu's "Qing Jialu ยท There is a record in the "Xiao Nian Dynasty": "The third day of the first month of the first month is the Xiao Nian Dynasty, which does not sweep the floor, does not beg for fire, does not draw water, and is the same as the year" is really comfortable.
3. Rats marry daughters.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, you can not only get up late, but also go to bed early, because this day is still the day of "mice marrying girls". Therefore, most people go to bed early with lights out, provide a place for the rats to get married, and even sprinkle some rice grains and cakes in the corner of the house for the rats to do "happy events".
Fourth, burn the door god paper.
Burning the door paper is also the most important custom on the third day of the Lunar New Year. There is a proverb that says: "If you burn the door god paper, you will find your physiology", and your ancestors were on the third day of the Lunar New Year. The pines and cypresses hanging on the door during the festival will be burned together with the door god to worship and thank the door god. Said that the New Year is almost over, and he is about to start running a business, and he hopes that the New Year can have a good start.
Five taboos. One taboo: avoid visiting relatives and friends.
The third day of the Lunar New Year is Red Dog Day, which is also known as "Devil's Day", and it is forbidden to visit relatives and friends. Legend has it that the red dog has a fiery temper and is not very easy to speak, and the folk mostly believe that the third day of the first lunar month is very easy to quarrel with people. In order to avoid the unpleasant New Year, avoid visiting relatives and friends, so on the third day of the first lunar month, people do not go out and move around, and will stay at home, hoping that the New Year can have a good start.
Two taboos: killing pigs.
The third day of the first lunar month is the day when Nuwa makes pigs, which is called "Pig Day". On this day, people are not allowed to kill pigs, and if the weather is sunny on the third day of the new year, it also means that there will be a good harvest in the year. Therefore, the old tradition taboos to kill pigs on the third day of the first month, implying the prosperity of the six animals.
Three taboos: avoid knives and scissors.
As the saying goes, "If you move a knife and a scissor in the third year of junior high school, it is inevitable that the tongue will be right and wrong." The older generation thinks that the knife and scissors are used on the third day of the new year, and it is inevitable to talk about right and wrong in a year, and it will also affect the fortune of the official career, so the third day of the new year is not to use knives and scissors.
Four taboos: light the lamp.
As the saying goes, "the first morning of the new year, the second morning of the new year, and the third day of the new year are full of sleep". Because the third day of the first lunar month is the day when the rat marries the girl, in order to make the rat conclude a hundred years of good, people should turn off the lights early to rest, avoid lighting the lamp at night, disturbing the rat marrying the girl. If you disturb the rat to marry a daughter, the rat will also "whoever doesn't let me have a good day, I will make whoever is uncomfortable for a whole year", and will come to harm this family, so the old tradition is to go to bed early after nightfall, and it is taboo to light the lamp.
Five taboos: do not sweep the floor, do not burn fire, do not draw water.
The third day of the Lunar New Year is the Celestial Festival, so there is no sweeping, no fire, and no water on this day. Tianqing Festival is also the above-mentioned small year's dynasty, the whole world celebrates, the ancestors believe that this day is a day of rest, but also a "day of gathering wealth". People usually taboo sweeping, burning fire, fetching water, also called "three don'ts", if you have to do these things, such as sweeping, to sweep from the outside to the home, indicating that the next year's wealth is rolling, and then choose the time to pour out.
Make three wishes on the third day of the Lunar New Year:
1. May my family be healthy.
Taking a little more time to spend with them, family health and family presence is a person's greatest blessing, after all, home will be our eternal haven.
Second, may the mountains and rivers be safe.
Peace be upon you in 2024!
This simple wish is actually the wealth of everyone's life, may the mountains and rivers be safe and the world be safe.
3. I wish not to forget the original intention.
Don't forget the original intention, you have to always, in 2024, don't slack off, don't be decadent, be less impetuous, and complain less.
Take every step steadily, as long as you are willing to persevere, things will always become clearer little by little.
Today is February 12, 2024, the third day of the Lunar New Year, the third day of the New Year.
Offering the first blessing and sending you auspicious with joy.
Give good luck again and again, make money every day and smile.
Second, send warmth and affection, and never forget the friendship of friends.
Three send Fu Lu longevity, good health and strong as a tiger.
Fourth, happiness will last forever, and happiness and health will always accompany you.
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