Is the 16th day of the first lunar month in 2020 a good day? Why do we eat dumplings on the 15th day of the first lunar month and Yuanxiao on the 16th day of the first lunar month?

Is the 16th day of the first lunar month in 2020 a good day? Why do we eat dumplings on the 15th day of the first lunar month and Yuanxiao on the 16th day of the first lunar month?
Introduction: Every day has its good and bad luck, so is the 16th day of the first lunar month in 2020 a good day? Why do we eat dumplings on the 15th day of the first lunar month and Yuanxiao on the 16th day of the first lunar month? If you grasp the time of spring, you will definitely have a good year. The first lunar month is the most important month in spring. Shuimoxiansheng.com brings you knowledge sharing about January. Please check out the special topic on the first lunar month of 2020.

How is the 16th day of the first lunar month in 2020?

Lunar calendar: January 16, 2020 Gregorian calendar: February 9, 2020, Sunday, Aquarius *Suitable for today - "Do not use it for major events on days with broken years"* Pray for blessings, get married, migrate, bring in money, move into new homes, open business, build stoves, break ground, start drilling, repair graves, bury, marry, recruit a son-in-law, build a house, erect pillars and raise beams, offer sacrifices, seek heirs, terminate employment, plant and raise livestock, fast and offer sacrifices, sign contracts to seek money, open warehouses, go to school, tailor clothes and wear hairpins *Suitable for today - "Do not use it for major events on days with broken years"* Separation, litigation, bed installation, construction, breaking ground, travel, go out for military service, seek medical treatment . From the above content, we can know that the sixteenth day of the first lunar month in 2020 is an unlucky day, so today is not an auspicious day!

Why do we eat dumplings on the 15th day of the first lunar month and Yuanxiao on the 16th day of the first lunar month?

One is related to the movement of the moon;
The second reason is related to the Chinese people’s “lucky words”.

The moon is at its fullest and brightest when it is at its fullest.
On the first day of the lunar calendar, the moon moves between the earth and the sun. The illuminated hemisphere of the moon is facing away from the earth, so we cannot see the moon. This is called the "new moon" or "new moon". On the fifteenth or sixteenth day of the lunar calendar, the bright side of the moon is facing the earth, so we see the round moon. This is called the "full moon" or "wang".
In an era without the aid of scientific instruments, the ancients discovered that the "pace" of the moon would sometimes be slower before the "full moon", and it might take 16 to 17 days from the "new moon" to the "full moon", so the moon would appear "full on the 15th, the 16th, or even the 17th".
In the context of pursuing a happy New Year reunion, the moon on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is not round, so it is naturally not complete. Therefore, there is a custom of celebrating the New Year on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month and eating Yuanxiao on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month.
Dumplings are eaten during the Chinese New Year. Firstly, dumplings are shaped like ingots, and people eat dumplings to wish for "bringing in wealth and treasure"; secondly, dumplings have stuffing, and people can wrap all kinds of auspicious things into the stuffing to express their wishes for the new year.

For example, eating dumplings at midnight on New Year’s Eve means “changing the year and handing over the child”. “Zi” means “midnight”, and “jiao” is homophonic with “dumplings”, which means “joyful reunion” and “good luck”. Eating dumplings on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is of course also a way to celebrate the New Year. Eating dumplings is to celebrate the New Year, eating Yuanxiao is to be reunited and happy. The new year will surely be sweet and harmonious.
Rice has not been produced in rural Weibei since ancient times, and wheat flour is the staple food of the people.
Therefore, on the Lantern Festival, people here still eat dumplings, just like on the first day of the Lunar New Year. People in Weibei call dumplings "boiled corners" because they are used to wrapping dumplings into triangles. That’s why it is called “boiling corners”.
People in northern China eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year, and the same is true in Shandong, but the way of eating is different.
People in Jiaodong eat four meals of dumplings during the Chinese New Year. The first meal is on the Little New Year, the second meal is on the night of the 30th, the third meal is on the second day of the first lunar month, and the fourth meal is on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

* Lantern Festival content expansion - Lantern Festival customs: Land boat racing

According to folklore, rowing the land boat is to commemorate Dayu, who made great contributions to flood control.
Land boat rowing is also called land boat running, which is to imitate the movement of a boat on land. Most of the people who perform land boat running are girls.
The land boat is not a real boat. It is made of two thin boards, sawn into a boat shape, tied with bamboo and wood, and covered with colorful cloth. It is tied around the girl's waist. It is like sitting in a boat. She holds oars in her hands and makes rowing gestures while running, singing local tunes and dancing at the same time. This is land boat rowing.
Sometimes there is another man dressed as a passenger on the boat, and his partner in the performance is mostly dressed as a clown, using all kinds of funny actions to amuse the audience. Land boat rowing is popular in many areas of China.

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