What day is the eighth day of the first month? Today is the eighth day of the first month. Many businesses and shops have opened one after another, and many companies are also working. Do you know what are the stresses and taboos on the eighth day of the first month of the lunar calendar? Let's get to know.
What day is the eighth day of the first month
Valley day is also a good day for businesses to open
This day is Valley day, also known as Shunxing day. In addition, on the eighth day of the first month, many businesses open their business. Because of its good meaning, they will choose this day. Shopping malls or stores choose to open on the eighth day of the eighth lunar month mainly to take the meaning of "hair". May business prosper and prosper in all seasons. Valley day is one of the traditional Chinese lunar festivals. The eighth day of the first month in 2019 is February 11. It is said that the eighth day of the first month is the birthday of millet, which is called "Valley day". This festival has few customs, mainly including Zhangu and Shunxing: Zhangu: according to the people, if the weather is sunny, it will be a good harvest of rice, and if the weather is cloudy, it will be a bad year.
Taboo on the eighth day of the first month of the 2019 lunar calendar
No marriage, no haircut
The eighth day of the first month is really a good day, both literally and morally. However, there are also taboos on this day. For example, marriage is not allowed. Few people get married on the eighth day of the eighth lunar month. Marriage on the first month is too old for their children and grandchildren. Few people get married on the whole first month. The rice tank cannot be empty. The eighth day of the eighth day is the valley day, so the rice tank must have rice. No barber, no barber in the whole first month. There is a saying that barber in the first month killed my uncle. In fact, there is a mistake in this saying. According to the records in the book of rites of the Qing Dynasty, the original meaning of barber in the first month was "thinking about the old" and then it was said that he became "dead uncle". After verification, the first month barber will not die uncle.
On the eighth day of the first month, when the shops of the festival opened, they would dance lions, set off firecrackers, play gongs and drums. The pictures were auspicious and lively. As the word of Valley day, there are activities of watching, eating and nourishing the valley held by the people. In addition, on the night of the eighth day of the first month, whether or not people go to the temple to offer incense to the king of stars (Shun Xing) or not, after the stars come out of the sky, each family will hold a worship ceremony of Shun Xing.
It's also a time-honored saying that people are still free to pray for blessings. On the eighth day of the first month, there is a "release" activity, which is to take some fish and birds raised at home outside and release them to the wild. Liu Dong of the Ming dynasty recorded in a brief introduction to the scenery of the imperial capital: "on the eighth day of the first month, Shideng lane was set free, birds and birds were caged, fish and shrimps were potted, and shells were basked in the basket. In front of Luotang hall, monks made Sanskrit language. Thousands of birds were flying in the air, and their feathers were falling on the houses. When they moved, they were gone. The water and the like were thrown into the nets, bamboo shoots and bait in the Jinshui River of the imperial city. "The release on the eighth day of the lunar new year not only embodies the ancient people's moral character of respecting the harmonious coexistence of all things in nature, but also expresses their good wishes for the prosperity of all kinds of creatures in the world at the beginning of the new spring.