What festival is on the eighth day of the first lunar month? What activity does “New Year’s Eve” refer to?

What festival is on the eighth day of the first lunar month? What activity does “New Year’s Eve” refer to?
The eighth day of the first lunar month is also known as Shunxing Festival, Eight Immortals Festival, and Gu Ri Festival; what do these names mean? What festival is on the eighth day of the first lunar month? What activity does “New Year’s Eve” refer to? Every day has its good and bad days. If you want to know more about the auspicious and inauspicious days in the first month of 2020, please pay attention to the relevant articles on the first month of 2020 on Shuimoxiansheng.com!

What festival is on the eighth day of the first lunar month?

(1) Shunxing Festival:
The eighth day of the first lunar month is also known as Shunxing Festival, one of the traditional Chinese lunar festivals. The main purpose of this day is to learn about astronomy by reading the names of the stars listed on the star god horse invited from the incense and candle shop.
The star worship ceremony of Shunxing Festival is held at night. Rich families put up 108 lanterns, while ordinary families can put up 49 lanterns, and the minimum is 9, representing the nine fortune-telling stars: sun, moon, water, fire, wood, metal, earth, Luo Hou and Ji Du.
(2) Grain Festival:
Chinese name: Gu Ri Festival English name: Lunar January 8th
Festival time: the eighth day of the first lunar month Festival type: traditional festival Festival origin: sacrifice Festival activities: viewing the grain, eating the grain and raising the grain Festival significance: attach importance to agriculture and cherish food
(3) Eight Immortals Festival:
The Chinese people took the pronunciation of the word "八" and turned the eighth day of the first lunar month into the Festival to Honor the Eight Immortals.
The Eight Immortals are Li Tieguai, Han Zhongli, Zhang Guolao, He Xiangu, Lan Caihe, Lü Dongbin, Han Xiangzi and Cao Guojiu in Chinese folk legends.
Because he was not afraid of power, despised wealth and fame, he often went deep into the Chinese people's hearts to help those in need and was deeply loved by the working people. On this day, Chinese people have the custom of preparing delicious food and fruits to worship the Eight Immortals. In some places, there is a folk custom of going on a long journey on the eighth day of the first lunar month, commonly known as "visiting the Eight Immortals."

What kind of activities are referred to as “Annual Festival”?

——The New Year’s Festival is a traditional custom on the eighth day of the first lunar month: it is also a way to celebrate the New Year. The so-called New Year’s Festival, which means “tracing back to the past and following the present, with traditions every year”, refers to large-scale group sacrificial activities held regularly every year (mainly during the New Year period).
《2》 Annual rituals and customs are centered on worshipping gods, parading gods, setting up ancestral altars (also known as offering sacrifices), and sacrificial ceremonies, accompanied by various folk cultural performances and banquets for relatives and friends, and are collective sacrificial activities;
The main purpose of "3" is to thank the gods of heaven and earth for their kindness, to drive away evil spirits and epidemics, and to pray for good weather, prosperity of all industries, and peace and prosperity for the country and the people.
——The eighth day of the Lunar New Year: an auspicious day to start work. Distributing red envelopes is the first thing bosses in Guangdong do on the first day back at work after the Chinese New Year.
"Li shi" can also be written as "li shi" or "li shi". Distributing red envelopes means that you will be prosperous and successful throughout the year.
The term "li shi" has existed since ancient times. It was recorded as early as in the "Book of Changes", and it means small investment but great profits.
——The Yuan Dynasty's "Examination of Popular Proverbs" also mentioned the saying "In order to have a good omen, one should ask for a lucky money from the host." This shows that a lucky money also means good luck.

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