The Spring Festival pays attention to the first day to the seventh day. For us in China, the Spring Festival is the biggest festival of the year. In the definition of Spring Festival, it is generally from New Year's Eve to the seventh day of the first month. So, what is the Spring Festival from the first day to the seventh day?
Pay attention to the first day to the seventh day of the Spring Festival.
Happy New Year: Happy New Year is a traditional folk custom in China. It is a way for people to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new and express their best wishes to each other. On the first day, after getting up, the younger generation should first pay New Year greetings to their elders, wishing them a long and healthy life and all the best. After the elders worship, they should distribute the "lucky money" prepared in advance to the younger generation. After greeting the elders at home, you should also greet people with a smile when you go out to meet them, and exchange auspicious words such as "Congratulations on getting rich", "Best wishes in the four seasons" and "Happy New Year". Neighbors, relatives and friends also visit each other or invite them to drink and entertain.
Opening the door with firecrackers: On the morning of the Spring Festival, opening the door with firecrackers is called "opening the door with firecrackers". After the firecrackers, the ground is broken red, which is the so-called "full house". At this time, the streets are full of anger and joy.
On the second day of the Spring Festival
Back to her mother's house: A married daughter will take her husband and children back to her mother's house to pay New Year's greetings. On this day, the daughter who goes back to her parents' home must bring some gifts and red envelopes to her children and have lunch at her parents' home.
Sacrifice to the God of Wealth: In the north, the God of Wealth is sacrificed on the second day of the first month. On this day, both commercial shops and ordinary families will hold activities to worship the god of wealth. Families offered sacrifices to the God of Wealth who arrived on New Year's Eve. In fact, the bought rough printed matter was incinerated. I want to eat wonton at noon this day, commonly known as "Yuanbao soup". Fish and mutton were used as sacrifices. On this day, big businesses in old Beijing held large-scale sacrificial activities, offering sacrifices with "five sacrifices", that is, whole pig, whole sheep, whole chicken, whole duck and red live carp, hoping to make a fortune this year.
On the third day of the Spring Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival: On the third day of the Lunar New Year's Eve, the old custom called "Mid-Autumn Festival" forbids visiting relatives and friends on this day, but this custom has long been out of date, because with the progress of the times, people rarely get together for the Spring Festival, which has faded a lot.
Red Dog Day: The third day of the year, also known as Red Dog Day, is an unlucky day. The red dog is the god of anger, and when it meets, it has evil things. Therefore, the residents of the older generation stayed at home on this day to avoid encountering murderers.
Xiaomi's birthday: People think Xiaomi was born on the third day of the first month. On this day, people hope to sacrifice and pray for the new year, and do not eat rice. I think that if you violate the law, it will lead to a reduction in grain production.
Small-year dynasty: that is, Tianqing Festival. The court festival in the Song Dynasty, the first year of Song Zhenzong Dazhong Xiangfu, was spread all over the world because of the gobbledygook, so Zhenzong issued an imperial edict, which designated the third day of the first month as Tianqing Festival, and officials and others had five days off. Later, it was called Xiaonian Dynasty, which did not sweep the floor, beg for fire or draw water, just like the old dynasty.
Burning door-keeper paper: In the old days, pine and cypress branches were burned together with door-keeper stationery hung on festivals on the third day to show that the New Year had passed and it was time to start business. As the saying goes, "if you burn the janitor's paper, one will seek physiology."
On the fourth day of the Spring Festival
Welcome to God: The fourth day of the fourth lunar month is the time when the gods return from heaven to earth. There is a saying that "send God early and receive God later". The so-called sending of God should start early in the morning, and it is not too late to receive God in the afternoon. In terms of offerings, three animals, fruits and dining tables should be prepared, and incense sticks should be lit to burn gold clothes. The boss wants to fire someone, so I won't ask him to worship God today. From grade one to grade four, shops are closed and women don't need to sew.
On the fifth day of the Spring Festival
Sending the poor: On the fifth day of the first month, "sending the poor" was a very distinctive folk custom in ancient China. On this day, every household uses paper as a woman, which is called "sweeping woman", "five poor women" and "five poor mothers". They carried paper bags on their backs, cleaned up the dirty soil in the bags and sent them to the door to burn them. This custom is also called "sending poor soil" and "sending poor daughter-in-law out". The folk custom of sending the poor reflects the traditional psychology that Chinese people generally hope to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, send away the old poverty and hardships and welcome a better life in the new year.
Sacrifice to the God of Wealth: Southerners sacrifice to the God of Wealth on the fifth day of the first month. According to folklore, the God of Wealth is the Five Gods. The so-called five roads refer to the east, west, north and south, which means that you can get money when you go out of five doors.
Opening: During the Spring Festival, shops of all sizes are closed from the beginning of the New Year, but open on the fifth day of the first month. People are used to taking the fifth day of the first month as the holy day of the god of wealth, thinking that choosing this day to open the market will definitely make a fortune.
Reuters God: Reuters God is the god of wealth believed by Emperor Wu. It is customary to take this day as his birthday and greet him in the sun, which is quite spectacular. The road head is also called "Five Road Gods". They say the sooner you meet the end of the road, the better. The first one you receive is the true god, which is particularly effective, so it is called "grabbing the road".
On the sixth day of the Spring Festival
Officially opened: shops and restaurants have just officially opened, and firecrackers should be set off.
Sending the poor: On this day, every household should throw out the garbage accumulated in the festival, which is called sending the poor.
Cuofei: The sixth day is Horse Day, which was called Cuofei in ancient times. People really started working or doing business on this day. From the beginning of the first month to the fifth day, it was impossible to clean, and the feces in the toilet piled up like mountains. So on this day, I did a big cleaning and worshipped the toilet god to clean the dirty toilet on weekdays. So it is called "fat" (but now people use new bathroom equipment, so there is no such custom). This day also means that farmers in the old society began to prepare for spring ploughing.
On the seventh day of the Spring Festival
Vegetarian noodles: In Taiwan Province Province, the seventh day of Lunar New Year's Eve is called "Seven Yuan", which is a person's birthday, so this day should be vegetarian. People in China often have the habit of eating noodles when celebrating their birthdays. Long noodles represent wealth and longevity. So eating noodles on the seventh day of the seventh day also means celebrating your birthday.
Patch up the sky: It is said that it is cloudy day by day, as if a hole has been pierced in the sky. It is necessary to patch up the sky and avoid hardrain. Therefore, offering rice cakes to immortals is called mending the sky.
Eat seven vegetable soups: On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, on everyone's birthday, seven kinds of vegetables should be cooked into seven vegetable soups, that is, seven kinds of vegetables should be cooked into miscellaneous vegetable soups. In the agricultural society, everyone hopes to eat seven bowls of vegetable soup in the coming year and have a bumper harvest. People eat "seven dishes and one soup" every day, which also means that the new year is over. Tomorrow, the eighth day of the eighth grade, we should pull ourselves together and start working hard.
The Spring Festival pays attention to the first day to the seventh day.
The new Lunar New Year officially begins on the first day of the Lunar New Year, so this day is also called a good start. The most important activity on this day is to pay a New Year call. People will go to relatives and friends' homes and neighbors' homes to celebrate the New Year. The younger generation will pay New Year greetings to the elders, and the elders will give them lucky money.
But because it is the first day of the new year, in order to win a good lottery, there are naturally many taboos, including not touching the broom, not taking out the garbage, not moving the knife, not washing your hair and so on. The older generation thinks that doing these things will affect the fortune of the new year.
Go back to my mother's house on the second day of the lunar new year.
Traditionally, most people spend New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in their husbands' homes, but on the second day of the New Year's Day, it is the day when married daughters take their husbands and children home. If there are multiple daughters in the family, this day will be very lively. However, with the increase of only children and more convenient transportation, this custom is slowly changing.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, there is a custom of offering sacrifices to the God of Wealth in the north of China, because on New Year's Eve, the God of Wealth is taken home, and on the second day of the Lunar New Year, offerings will be placed to offer sacrifices to the God of Wealth, in order to pray for great wealth in the new year. People not only offer sacrifices to the God of Wealth at home, but also offer sacrifices to the God of Wealth in corresponding places if there are shops and the like, so as to make business prosperous.
Don't go out on New Year's Eve.
New Year's Day, also known as Red Dog Day. Legend has it that Red Dog is the God of Anger, and Red Dog Day is an unlucky day. So on this day, people generally don't go out, don't pay New Year greetings, and don't hold banquets at home. Instead, I will stay at home honestly and spend a day squatting at home. Ancestors thought that this day's banquet would offend the red dog, destroy wealth and bring poverty.
On the fourth day of the fourth lunar month, visit the gods.
The fourth day of the lunar new year, also known as sheep day, is also the day when people meet God, that is, the God will return to earth from the sky, and people should do a good job in welcoming him. There is a folk saying that "send God early and receive God late", that is, send God early and receive God in the afternoon. If you are a business friend, you will usually ask Wutong God of Wealth to open the door on the fourth night.
In addition to welcoming the gods, people will also "throw the poor" on the fourth day of the fourth day, that is, clean the houses and collect the garbage generated in the past few days, which means to drive away the poor gods and pray for a rolling and continuous financial resource in the new year.
The fifth day of the fifth lunar month welcomes the god of wealth.
On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, it is also called the fifth festival. After this day, many taboos can be broken. In addition, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month is the birthday of the God of Wealth, and people will greet the God of Wealth on this day. Many business friends will also choose to open the market on the birthday of the God of Wealth, which means that the business will be prosperous in the New Year.
In addition to welcoming the God of Wealth, there is also a special ceremony called "Sending the Poor", which means sending the poor away, that is, throwing away all the garbage generated in the past few days in the morning, so as to achieve the goal of getting rid of poverty and getting rich.
Send the poor god on the sixth day of the lunar new year.
On the sixth day of Lunar New Year's Eve, it is also called Horse Day. There is a folk saying that "sending the poor is a horse day." On the fifth day of Lunar New Year's Eve, the God of Wealth was accepted, and the poor God was sent away on the sixth day of Lunar New Year's Eve. Different from the warm welcome to the god of wealth, people's attitude towards the poor god can be said to be far away. Therefore, on this day, all localities will use special ceremonies to send the poor gods away, and many people will also start working on this day to drive away the poor ghosts.
On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, I feel at ease.
The seventh day of Lunar New Year's Eve is also called People's Day, that is, people's birthday, because it is said that Nu Wa made a baby on the seventh day. Wandering wanderers go home for the New Year, and it usually takes a long time to go out. On the People's Month Festival, people in many places also have the custom of eating seven kinds of soup to pull the soul, that is, to take back the heart of the festival and get ready to start work.
The Spring Festival pays attention to 3 1 from the first day to the seventh day, and the first day of the New Year is the most lively and festive day in the whole Spring Festival. On this day, the most important activity for people is to pay New Year greetings to each other. After getting up, the younger generation pays New Year greetings to their elders and expresses their wishes for their health, longevity and all the best. After the elders worship, they should also give the red envelopes prepared in advance to the younger generation. In addition to greeting elders, people will greet each other with smiles when they meet outside, in order to make a good start and make this year safe and happy.
2. Lunar New Year's Day is also a very important day for the Spring Festival, because on this day, the married daughter at home will take her husband and children back to her family to pay a New Year call. The daughter who goes back to her parents' house should not only bring some gifts and red envelopes to her relatives, but also have lunch at her parents' house.
In the past, the third day of Lunar New Year was called the Mid-Yuan Festival. In the past, people thought it was forbidden to visit relatives and friends, but this custom has long been out of date, because with the progress of the times, people rarely have time to get together during the Spring Festival, so they have played down a lot and even paid too much attention to it.
The most important activity on the fourth day of the fourth lunar month is to visit God. According to legend, this day is the time when the gods return to earth from the sky, so there is a saying that God is sent early and received later. The so-called sending of God should start early in the morning, and even in the afternoon, it is not too late to receive God. In terms of offerings, three animals, fruits and dining tables should be prepared, and it is also essential to burn incense, light candles and gold clothes.
On the fifth day of the lunar new year, businessmen should open their doors and open their markets. Because during the Spring Festival, large and small shops will be closed from New Year's Eve to New Year's Eve, and will not open until the fifth day of the first month. People think that the fifth day of the first month is the holy day of the god of wealth, and you can make a fortune by choosing this day to open the market.
6. On the Lunar New Year's Eve, every household should throw out the garbage accumulated during the festival. This practice is called sending the poor. In addition, all kinds of shops and restaurants will also be officially opened on this day, setting off firecrackers and doing a brisk business.
7. The seventh day of Lunar New Year's Eve is special. This day, also called "Everyone's Day", is everyone's birthday. So you have to eat a seven-vegetable soup and cook it with seven kinds of vegetables, which is miscellaneous vegetable soup. In the past society, people ate seven dishes and one soup, and then prayed for a bumper harvest next year.