From which date does the Spring Festival last? Taboos during the Spring Festival

From which date does the Spring Festival last? Taboos during the Spring Festival
As the saying goes, "The Spring Festival is the most important festival among all festivals." So, from which date does the Spring Festival last? What are the taboos during the Spring Festival? A year's plan begins with spring, and the Spring Festival is an important traditional festival of ours. Do you want to know more about the Spring Festival? Come and check out the 2019 Chinese New Year special topic carefully prepared by Shuimoxiansheng.com for everyone!

From which date does the Spring Festival last?

People set the Spring Festival on the first day of the first lunar month, but the New Year is generally not considered to be over until at least the fifteenth day of the first lunar month (the Lantern Festival).
The Spring Festival, one of China's four major traditional festivals, is the traditional Lunar New Year. The Spring Festival is commonly known as the "New Year's Festival". Its traditional names are New Year, Big Year, Tianla, and New Year. It is also spokenly called Dusui, Qingxinsui, and Guonian. The Chinese have celebrated the Spring Festival for at least 4,000 years. Among the people, the traditional Spring Festival in the old days refers to the period from the La Festival in the twelfth lunar month or the Kitchen God Festival on the twenty-third or twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month to the nineteenth day of the first lunar month.

Taboos during the Spring Festival:

Taboos on the first day of the Chinese New Year: Rooster Day - in the old days people would put up pictures on New Year's Day to ward off evil spirits and pray for good luck.
Taboos on the second day of the Chinese New Year: Dog Day - going out to pay New Year’s greetings or worship ancestors.
Taboos on the third day of the Lunar New Year: Sheep Day - "Red Mouth", prone to quarrels, not suitable for New Year's greetings.
Taboos on the fourth day of the Chinese New Year: Pig Day - worship the God of Wealth.
Taboos on the fifth day of the Chinese New Year: "Po Wu", which can break many taboos; the birthday of the Five Gods of Wealth, welcome the God of Wealth.
Taboos on the sixth day of the Chinese New Year: Horse Day - the day to "send off the gods", shops begin to reopen.
Taboos on the seventh day of the Chinese New Year: Renri - people’s birthday, gatherings for food and drinks, setting off fireworks, it is also the “birthday of fire”.
Taboos on the eighth day of the Chinese New Year: Grain Day - the stars descend to the earth, and people should offer sacrifices to them. Temples set up altars on this day to offer sacrifices to the stars and accept donations.
Taboos on the ninth day of the Chinese New Year: It is the birthday of the Jade Emperor and a grand ceremony to worship the Lord of Heaven is held.
Taboos on the tenth day of the Chinese New Year: Birthday of Stone - Avoid using any stone tools such as millstones, pestles and rollers.

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