The first day of the first month is also the first day of the Spring Festival. A large part of the first month is in the atmosphere of the whole country celebrating the Spring Festival. Therefore, there are many traditional customs and taboos in the first month, but not everyone knows everything. This article brings you a complete collection of customs and taboos in the first month. Let's have a look.
When does the first month mean
Lunar January, also known as the first month, is the beginning of the lunar year. It is the month of Jianyin (tiger month), Meng Chun and LV Zhongtai cluster. In the first or middle of the first month, most of the time is the beginning of spring (a small part of the beginning of spring is in the late December of the lunar calendar). The first month is in the slack season in the north, and it is also a month to celebrate the arrival of the new year. In custom, it is usually called the Spring Festival from the first day of the first month to the fifteenth day of the first month.
In ancient China, the first month was also called Jianyin, mengchun, Yang Yue, Taiqun, Taiyue and spring king.
The first day of the first month is what we call the 'Spring Festival', which is called 'New Year's Day'. " Yuan, the beginning also; ' Dan, morning also. New year's Day is the first morning of the year. In ancient times, it was called 'Three Dynasties', that is,' the age of the dynasty, the moon of the Dynasty and the sun of the dynasty ', also known as' three Yuan', that is, 'the age of the yuan, the moon of the yuan and the sun of the yuan'. Since the Yin and Shang Dynasties, the full moon was missed once for January, the first day for new moon and the fifteenth day for hope. The beginning of each year is counted from the new day of the first month, which is called 'New Year's Day' or 'New Year's Day'. Since the Han and Wu dynasties, Xia Zheng has been used in all dynasties, that is, Yin month is the first month, and the first day of the first month is the new year and new year's day. Of course, when we mention 'New Year's Day', we naturally think of January 1 of the Gregorian calendar, which is something after the Republic of China.
Custom from the first to the fifteenth day of the first month
first day of the lunar year
You can't use a broom, or you will sweep away luck and lose money. If you have to sweep the floor, you must sweep it from the outside to the inside. Today, many places still keep a custom of cleaning up before New Year's Eve. On the first day of the new year, they don't give out brooms, take out garbage, and prepare a large bucket of waste water, which is not spilled on that day. You can't break furniture in the new year. Breaking it is a harbinger of bankruptcy. You have to say 'year-old (broken) year-old peace' or 'landing and flowering, wealth and glory'.
Taboos:
1. On the first day of the new year, it is forbidden to break glass and ceramic articles such as bowls and mirrors, including glass bottles of beauty products. In case of breaking money and fortune, if you accidentally break it, the remedy is to wrap it in red paper, put it on the God's table, recite the auspicious words of "peace throughout the year", and wait for five days before discarding it.
2. On the morning of the first day of the new year, avoid bathing, washing your hair and clothes, so as not to wash away wealth and wealth.
3. On the first day of the new year, don't call others' names to urge people to get up, which will make them urged to do things all year round.
4. It is forbidden to eat porridge, meat and medicine on the morning of the new year's day. In ancient times, the poor could not afford to eat porridge. Eating porridge on the first day of the new year would lead to poverty for a whole year. In addition, it is not suitable to eat meat on the first day of the new year. Therefore, there is a common saying in Taiwan, "eating vegetables on the first day of the new year is just better than eating fasting for a year". On the first day of the new year, try not to take medicine unless you are seriously ill, Healthy people are not suitable to take tonics on this day.
5. On the first day of the new year, we don't cook new meals. We should eat the new year's dinner left on New Year's Eve. The moral is that last year's food can't be eaten, and there is still a surplus this year.
6. Don't take a nap on the first day of the new year. According to the ancient motto "no daytime sleep", people are advised not to be lazy. Taking a nap on the first day of the new year will affect their career.
7. Do not wash clothes on the first and second days of the new year. It is said that two days are the birthday of the God of water, so do not wash clothes.
The second day of the Lunar New Year
The married daughter goes back to her mother's house and wants her husband to go with her, so it is commonly known as' welcoming her son-in-law day '. On this day, the daughter who returns to her mother's house must carry some gifts and red envelopes, give them to her children, and have lunch at her mother's house, but she must go back to her mother-in-law's house before dinner. In the past, the family would choose this day to take a family photo.
Taboos:
1. On the second day of the lunar new year, when the daughter goes back to her mother's house, it is forbidden to return the door gift as a single. Because the odd number is traditionally considered unlucky, the gifts brought back by her son-in-law must be in pairs.
2. Do not wash clothes on the first and second days of the new year. It is said that two days are the birthday of the God of water, so do not wash clothes.
The third day of the Lunar New Year
Also known as red dog day, it is homonymous with 'red mouth'. It usually doesn't go out to pay New Year's greetings. It is said that it is easy to quarrel with people on this day. However, this custom has long been out of date, because people rarely get together during the Spring Festival, which has been diluted a lot.
Taboos:
1. On the third day of the lunar new year, mice marry and avoid lighting lights.
2. On the third day of the lunar new year, the red dog should not pay New Year's greetings. The red dog is the God of anger. In case of bad luck, it is not suitable to go out or pay New Year's greetings.
The fourth day of the Lunar New Year
It's the day of sacrificing the God of wealth. In the past, when the boss wanted to 'fire someone', he didn't invite him to worship God that day. The other party knew it and packed up and left. It is also said that the kitchen god will check his household registration on this day, so he should not go far.
Taboos:
Don't go far away. This day is a folk custom to meet the gods. The kitchen god and the household god come back to guard the family. The kitchen god will call the roll, so it's not suitable to go out.
The fifth day of the Lunar New Year
Commonly known as breaking five, we should 'catch up with the five poor', including 'intellectual poverty, learning poverty, literary poverty, life poverty and communication poverty'. People start at dawn, set off firecrackers and clean up. Firecrackers were set off from the inside to the outside, and walked outside the door as they were set off. He said he would blow out all the unlucky things. On this day, the common folk custom is to eat dumplings, commonly known as "pinch the villain's mouth". On this day, every family eats dumplings, and the chopping board should be Ding Dong, so that the neighbors can hear it to show that they are chopping 'villains'.
Taboos:
We must clean up the garbage produced during the Chinese new year, which is called "sending the poor", otherwise it will bring poverty.
The sixth day of the Lunar New Year
Shops and restaurants have only officially opened, and they have to set off firecrackers as much as new year's Eve. It is said that the most popular boy on this day is the boy who reached the age of 12, because 12 is twice as much as 6, which is called liuliudashun. On this day, every family should throw out the garbage accumulated during the festival, which is called sending the poor.
Taboos:
Horse day -- the day of 'sending God', the store began to resume business.
The seventh day of the Lunar New Year
This day is man's day, that is, man's birthday. According to the records in Zhanshu, from the first day of the ninth lunar month, the order in which Heaven created all things was' one chicken, two dogs, three pigs and four sheep, five cattle and six horses, seven people and eight grains', so the seventh day of the seventh lunar month was man's day. On this day, Hong Kong people like to eat rice porridge. The so-called rice porridge is the hope of the No. 1 high school in the scientific examination. We should respect everyone every day. Even the government can't execute criminals on this day, and parents can't teach their children on this day.
Taboos:
1. The seventh day of the Lunar New Year is the seventh day of evil spirits. It is not suitable for all things, especially going away.
2. Man's day -- people's birthday is also a dinner, eating and drinking, as well as the custom of setting off fireworks and starting fireworks. It is' the birthday of fire '.
The eighth day of the Lunar New Year
This day is grain day. It is said that it is Millet's birthday, also known as Shun Xing Festival. It is said that it is the day of the lower boundary of the stars. The stars in the sky are the most complete. If the weather is sunny, it indicates a good harvest of rice this year, and if it is cloudy, it will be an apology.
Taboos:
Valley day -- the lower boundary of the stars, so it is necessary to sacrifice the stars. Temples often set up altars to sacrifice the stars and receive alms on this day.
The ninth day of the Lunar New Year
Folk custom is the birthday of the Jade Emperor, and a grand sacrifice to heaven should be held. Many believers in Hsinchu, Taiwan, want to go to the temple of heaven, which is dedicated to the Jade Emperor and has a history of more than 200 years, wish the Duke a birthday, and pray for good weather, peace and health in the new year.
Taboos:
God's birthday - the birthday of the Jade Emperor, held a grand sacrifice to heaven.
The ninth day of the Lunar New Year is the birthday of the heavenly Father and the Christmas of the Jade Emperor God. Don't dry clothes or pick fat dung.
The tenth day of the Lunar New Year
This day is the birthday of stone. On this day, all stone tools such as grinding and grinding can't be moved, and even sacrifice stones. In Yuncheng, Shandong and other places, there is a saying of carrying stone gods. On the Ninth Night of the ninth day, people freeze a pot on a smooth big stone. In the morning of the tenth day, tie the nose of the pot with a rope and carry it by ten young men in turn. If the stone does not fall, it indicates a good harvest that year.
Taboos:
Stone birthday - all stone utensils such as grinding, pestle and grinding should not be used, and even burn incense to worship stone utensils.
The eleventh day of the first month
This day is "son-in-law's Day", which is the day when the father-in-law entertains his son-in-law. On the ninth day of the ninth day of the lunar new year, there are still a lot of food left to celebrate the 'Heavenly birthday', in addition to eating for one day on the tenth day of the lunar new year, so the mother's family doesn't have to spend any more money to entertain her son-in-law and daughter. The folk song is called 'invite a son-in-law on the eleventh day'.
Twelve to fifteen of the first month
After the eleventh day of the first month, people began to prepare to celebrate the Lantern Festival. From the twelfth day of the first month, they began to buy lanterns and build lamp sheds. The nursery rhyme goes like this: 'eleven people chirp, twelve put up light sheds, thirteen people turn on the lights, fourteen lights are on, fifteen lines and a half months, and sixteen people finish the lights.' The 15th day of the first month is the 'Lantern Festival'. It is the first full moon night of the year and the night of spring, also known as' Shangyuan Festival '. The custom of lighting lanterns on Lantern Festival began in the Han Dynasty. On this day, we have to eat Lantern Festival and tangyuan. The 16th night of the first month is a children's festival. All children take out their lanterns and hit others hard, and then laugh and watch others' lanterns catch fire. This is called 'touching the lamp'. What matters is that this year's lanterns cannot be kept until next year and must be destroyed by 'touching the lights'.