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On the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, for office workers, the Spring Festival has become a thing of the past, and if you want to reminisce about the strong atmosphere of the New Year, you will have to wait until next year. However, if you follow the saying in folk culture, all kinds of exquisiteness and taboos during the Chinese New Year will not be eliminated until after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and every day before that is a festival. The tenth day of the Lunar New Year is the day of the earth!
Zhuangzi says: The law is round the sky, and the three lights are smooth; Under the Dharma square, in order to shun the four o'clock. In the hearts of the ancients, heaven and earth are sacred beings, and people live between heaven and earth, with heaven above their heads and earth under their feet, and they should have a sense of reverence for heaven and earth. People believe that there is heaven first, and then there is earth, and the ninth day of the Lunar New Year is the day of heaven, and the tenth day of the new year is the day of the earth.
In China's folk customs, people's worship of the land is comparable to the belief in worshiping heaven. The tenth day of the Lunar New Year is the birthday of the earth, and there are naturally a lot of old rules, including 4 traditional taboos: 1 do not move, 2 do not touch, 3 do not fall, 4 do not light, let's take a look, what does it mean.
It is mentioned in the Zhuangzi that "the one who is heaven and earth is the parent of all things", and the land is also known as the mother of all things, which is the foundation for the survival and development of human beings. As the ancient saying goes, the way of heaven begins all things, the way of earth gives birth to all things, and the way of man becomes all things, and the relationship between heaven, earth and man is inseparable.
In folk belief, the heavens are like the fathers of a family, taking on the role of pillars to protect the family from the wind and rain, and the earth is like a mother in a family, giving birth to life, providing valuable food for the family to thrive. The tenth day of the Lunar New Year is the birthday of the earth, which is called the day of the earth, and it is also a good day for the people to pray for blessings.
The traditional taboo on the 10th day of the Lunar New Year is the most simple wish of the working people, hoping to live a peaceful and prosperous life, and it is also related to the belief of the ancients in heaven and earth, mainly the following points.
In the old custom, it is believed that the tenth day of the Lunar New Year is the birthday of the earth, and people should send blessings to the earth on this special day, be grateful for everything the land has given, and try to do as little as possible things that may offend the mother earth. The 11st day of the Lunar New Year does not move, which means that it is not suitable to break the ground on this day, which is derived from the above statement, because the ancients believed that the earth will shake their foundation when the earth is moved. From a practical point of view, less than 15 is a year, the tenth day of the Lunar New Year is still in the New Year period, the labor cost is more expensive, and the weather is relatively cold, it is indeed not suitable for breaking ground and laying foundations.
The tenth day of the Lunar New Year is the day of the earth, and from this extends a small festival, called the "Stone Festival". In the old customs, it is believed that this day is also the birthday of the stone god, and incense should be burned to worship the stone god, hoping that the family will have a good harvest and prosperous wealth in the new year. In ancient times, there were generally stone tools made of stone such as stone mills and stone mortars, and on the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, people would repeatedly tell the people in the family not to touch the stone tools, so as not to offend the stone god and cause trouble. The name of this custom is also called "stone does not move" or "stone does not touch". However, now, stone tools have gradually withdrawn from people's lives because they are too bulky, and this traditional taboo can be simply understood.
As early as ancient times, China has formed the earliest agricultural civilization, and the most important resource in agricultural civilization is land. If people want to camp and develop, they must keep their land and homes and avoid being encroached upon. Until now, the land is still one of the most precious resources of human beings, and it is said that the people take food as the sky, and the source of food is the earth. On the 10th day of the Lunar New Year, it means that you should not pour leftovers and other food on this day, so as not to have disrespect for the earth. From a practical point of view, food is not easy to come by, eat as much as you want, do as much as you want, avoid extravagance and waste, and the behavior of pouring food is indeed not worth advocating.
In Chinese folk myths and legends, the tenth day of the Lunar New Year is the day when the rat marries and marries the daughter, and according to legend, in the middle of the night on this day, the rat's wedding procession will set off. The 10th day of the Lunar New Year is not lit, which is derived from this myth and legend, which refers to not turning on the lights in the middle of the night. In the old custom, it is believed that if the lights are still on in the middle of the night on the tenth day of the new year, it will disturb the marriage of the rats, and the rats will fight back, and the new year will be easy to be restless. From a realistic point of view, it doesn't matter if the lights are not turned on late at night, and whether the mice get married or not, it is more recommended that everyone develop a regular schedule and reduce staying up late.
The above is the customs of the tenth day of the Lunar New Year that I shared with you, you might as well have an understanding. In traditional culture, the tenth day of the Lunar New Year also has the meaning of perfection, which is a good day. Everyone has just returned to work and started a new year and a new journey, and I wish you all a smooth start, a prosperous Year of the Dragon, and a successful career!