What are the customs and habits on the 13th day of the first lunar month in 2019?
The thirteenth day of the first lunar month is the day before the Lantern Festival. There is a custom in Chinese folk to light lanterns from the thirteenth day of the first lunar month and put them out on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month. So, what are the customs on the thirteenth day of the first lunar month in 2019? The first month of the lunar calendar is more commonly referred to as the first month of the year. Come to Mr. Shuimo's website to learn more about the first month of the year 2019 and the first month of the lunar calendar!Customs on the 13th day of the first lunar month in 2019:1. Make a "holy insect"“One doesn’t leave the house until the 15th day of the first lunar month.” On the 13th day of the first lunar month, there is a custom of making “holy insects” in rural Jimo. On this day, women in the village get together in groups of three or five to knead dough, cut, carve, and steam. This is the last “busy” of the Spring Festival and to welcome the Lantern Festival. Lifelike “holy insects” are produced by these skillful hands who carry hoes and touch shovels. 2. There is an important folk activity on the 13th day of the first lunar month, which is called "Dengtou Birthday". People light lamps under the kitchen stove on this day, which is called "lighting the stove lamp". In fact, it is because the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the day of lantern festival, is approaching, and each family tries to make lanterns, so it is called the "lamp head" day. In the old days, Nantong started lighting lanterns on the 13th day of the first lunar month and put them out on the 18th day. There is a saying that "gods watch the lanterns on the 13th and 14th, people watch the lanterns on the 15th and 16th, and ghosts watch the lanterns on the 17th and 18th". There is also a custom of "putting on lanterns with round balls and taking off lanterns with noodles". There is a constant stream of people coming to see the lanterns in the City God Temple. 3. Releasing sea lanterns on the 13th day of the first lunar month is a traditional custom of Chinese fishermen. According to Zhuanghe folk legend, the 13th day of the first lunar month is the birthday of the goddess of the sea. In some areas in the south, there are different sayings such as the 15th day of the seventh lunar month and the 23rd day of the third lunar month. Local fishermen and villagers follow traditional customs, placing offerings on the shore, lighting fireworks, and releasing beautifully crafted boat lanterns filled with blessings into the sea, praying for smooth sailing, happiness and peace. 4. The custom of playing with rolling dragons during the Spring Festival in Digang Town, Fanchang has been passed down for more than a hundred years and usually lasts for four days. The 13th day of the first lunar month every year is for testing lanterns, the 14th day is for lighting lanterns, the 15th day is for lighting the main lanterns, and the 16th day is for lighting the round lanterns. In the evening of the lighting test day, six old dragons and several rolling dragons took to the streets for the first time. When the lanterns are first lit, the dragon lanterns begin to move up and down, circling and dancing everywhere. On both sides of the street, every household hung lanterns, burned incense and set off firecrackers. Then, rolling dragons, flower baskets, story lanterns, revolving lanterns, fish lanterns, lion lanterns, rabbit lanterns, butterfly lanterns, and golden pumpkin lanterns all took to the streets. At this time, there is an endless stream of dragon lanterns of various colors on the road, and various colored lanterns are flashing brilliantly. The fun lasts until after three o'clock in the morning, when the lanterns are put away. The lanterns will be played with again the next day until the round lanterns are turned off on the sixteenth day. 5. Making lanterns is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Generally, it starts from making lanterns on the thirteenth day of the first lunar month. The New Year songs in old Beijing include "On the eleventh day, people are shouting and chatting; on the twelfth day, they are setting up the lantern shed; on the thirteenth day, they are lighting the lanterns; on the fourteenth day, the lanterns are brightly lit..." In other words, the thirteenth day of the first lunar month is for "lighting the lanterns"; the fourteenth day is for "testing the lanterns"; the fifteenth day is for "the real lighting"; and the seventeenth day is for "turning off the lanterns". Starting from the 13th day of the first lunar month, people begin to hang up lanterns and make colorful lanterns! 6. Worshiping Guan Gong: There is a custom in the rural areas of Chang'an District, Xi'an that people worship Guan Gong on the 13th day of the first lunar month every year. Have you ever seen the offering called "Tiandiezi" used to worship Guan Gong? Big, plump soybeans are arranged in a row on the eaves, and colorful beans, melon seeds, and peach kernels are connected with bamboo sticks and stacked layer by layer on a shape supported by several plates, finally forming a series of exquisite pavilions. This is the unique folk handicraft "Tian Di Zi" in Chang'an District. 7. Sea worship is held on the 13th day of the first lunar month. It is said that this day is the birthday of the Dragon King. On this day every year, fishermen hold various forms of sea worship activities, praying for good weather and a good harvest throughout the year. According to traditional customs, offerings have already been placed on the altar, including pig heads, carp, large steamed buns, etc. In front of the altar, people burned incense and paper, and kowtowed towards the sea. The deafening sound of firecrackers resounded through the world, and the dazzling fireworks expressed people's beautiful expectations for the new year. The 13th day of the first lunar month is Yang Gong’s death anniversary:Yang Yunsong (834-906) was a Feng Shui master in the Tang Dynasty and one of the four great geomancers in China. Because Yang Yunsong used geomancy to save kind and virtuous people from poverty throughout his life, he was deeply loved by the people and people respectfully called him Yang Jiupin. This also caused the bad guys, evil people, and powerful officials to covet, threaten, and even be jealous of him. Yang Gong was threatened with death thirteen times in his life, but he escaped because of his great blessings. His disciples designated the days of those thirteen times as Yang Gong’s death anniversaries. On these thirteen days every year, people do not hold funerals or pray for their ancestors, but instead observe a death anniversary for their teacher at home. Hence, they are called "Yang Gong's Thirteen Death Anniversaries".The Thirteen Sons said that in ancient times there was an old man called Yang Gong. His family was very wealthy, and his thirteen sons were all strong and talented. He was very successful. As a result, Yang Gong became arrogant, acted recklessly, and spoke without restraint. One day he boasted again: "I have thirteen sons. Even if one dies a month, there will still be one left to celebrate the New Year with me!" It happened that a god was on patrol, and when he heard this, he reported it to the Jade Emperor. The Jade Emperor was furious, and ordered that one son of the Yang family should die every month. That means one on the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, one on the eleventh day of the second lunar month, and so on. It so happened that in July of that year, all the sons of the Yang family died within a year. From then on, people called these thirteen days Yang Gong Ji. Although times have changed and people don't mind going out every day, if they want to pick a good day for some big event or activity, they rarely choose these days. Yang Jiajiang said "Yang Gong Ji" is a homonym of "Yang Gong Ji". It is said that the day when General Yang was defeated was the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, so later generations believed that this day was unlucky and used it to commemorate the loyal and brave heroes. This custom has been passed down. |
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