During the Spring Festival holiday, the sixth day of the first lunar month is a season with individual flavors, and the "Sending the Poor Day" in the mouth of the elders is on this day. Compared with the excitement during the festival, the activities on the sixth day of the new year are much more casual. However, some places are still very particular, for example, to hold a "send the poor" ceremony on this day, which means to sweep all bad luck and hardship out of the house......
Speaking of welcoming the God of Wealth, it is the fifth day of the first month, and we are busy on the sixth day of the first month, so we have to invite the poor god out!
According to the old saying, the poor god is the other half of Jiang Ziya, and we have to hang red ropes or ornaments at the door of our house, just so that the poor god doesn't want to step into the threshold; There is also a saying that the poor ghost is the descendant of an emperor in ancient times, and he especially likes to wear tattered clothes, even if he wears new clothes, he has to be torn to be happy, so the ancients called this day the day of sending the poor, the purpose is to let the poor run away.
Since ancient times, money and wealth have been a hot topic, and people hope to live a better life by becoming rich through hard work, which is not only a fantasy of future life, but also an expectation and pursuit of a better life!
At the beginning of the new year, "2 washes, 3 taboos and 4 eats" is a traditional custom that we have to keep in mind, for the blessing and health of the family, these rules can not be forgotten!
Speaking of "2 washes":
Laundry — As the saying goes, don't rush to do the laundry at the beginning of the new year, so that your fortune is washed away. After the fifth day, the sixth day of the new year comes, this day is the most suitable for washing and laundry, after all, "wealth does not enter the dirty door", the house is clean, and the God of Wealth is naturally willing to enter the door!
Bathing – Legend has it in the countryside that bathing five days before the New Year is taboo, thinking that water represents wealth and cannot be washed away. However, after breaking May Day, we have to take a good bath, wash all the unlucky things on our bodies, and welcome the good luck of the New Year, which means a new beginning for the new year.
Mention the "3 taboos":
Avoid quarrels – Quarrels are taboo in the New Year, and elders say they can mess up the year's fortune and even invite bad luck. Therefore, during the Chinese New Year, you should be kind and cheerful, and keep your mood comfortable.
Don't wear shabby clothes — There is a rumor that the "poor ghost" likes tattered clothes, and if you wear shabby clothes on the sixth day of the new year, the poor ghost may target you and affect your fortune in the new year.
Don't travel far – After welcoming the God of Wealth, people are busy returning to work and devoting themselves to their careers. If you go out on a long trip in the sixth year of junior high school, the God of Wealth may misunderstand that you are not careful, which will affect your work luck!
We have to remember these customs so that the new year will be safe and prosperous!
At the dinner table on the sixth day of the junior high school, we have four "good starts":
Chew a few bites of fish — fish, a regular at our Spring Festival table, means "more than every year". On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, everyone has to eat a meal of fish, which means that in the new year, our days will be more and more prosperous!
Nibble on a few bites of chicken – Back in the day, chicken was a guest at a feast, except during the Chinese New Year or after an illness. Now that living conditions are better, chicken is still the protagonist of the table. Nibbling chicken on the sixth day of the first month is to hope for good luck and prosperity!
Swallow a few bites of noodles — noodles, that slippery feeling, it means that everything is going well in life. In the new year, eating noodles is looking forward to smooth sailing!
Serve a few pancakes – There is a tradition in the north that you have to eat something every day from the first day of the new year to the seventh day of the new year. Pancakes, like the moon of reunion, mean the whole family is reunited!
On the sixth day of the first lunar month, the custom of sending the poor has been passed down for many years, which is not only our expectation of a better day, but also reflects people's determination to work hard to obtain a better life!
These are the essence of tradition, and they are also the soul of the nation, and it is so meaningful to pass it on!
What other folk customs have you heard of on the sixth day of the first lunar month? Let's talk and communicate together!