Is the 2019 Little New Year's Day suitable for ancestor worship? When is the 2019 Little New Year's Day?

Is the 2019 Little New Year's Day suitable for ancestor worship? When is the 2019 Little New Year's Day?
Introduction: The Little New Year is an important traditional festival, and the days of the Little New Year can be auspicious or inauspicious. So is the 2019 Little New Year's Day suitable for ancestor worship? When is the 2019 Little New Year's Day? In the twelfth month of the lunar calendar, the coldest days of winter arrive as expected. Shuimoxiansheng.com presents you with wonderful content for the twelfth month of the lunar calendar in 2018.

Is the Little New Year in 2019 suitable for ancestor worship?

2019 Little New Year's Almanac Query:
December 23, 2018 (Lunar calendar)
January 28, 2019, Monday Aquarius (Gregorian calendar)
【Today’s lunar calendar is suitable】
[Do not use it for important events on the day of the red yarn]

Marry, migrate, collect money, open market, make offerings, plant crops, collect livestock, fast and offer sacrifices, seek wealth, travel, get married, go to school, seek a partner
[Today’s taboos in the almanac]
[Do not use it for important events on the day of the red yarn]

Setting up the bed, breaking ground, funeral, burial, building, groundbreaking, property purchase, embankment, release of water, seeking medical treatment, taking up a post, accepting marriage proposal, praying for blessings, seeking offspring, shipping, beam erection, column erection, drilling, resolving, moving into a house, separation, boating
Based on the above contents of the lunar calendar, we can know that the day of Little New Year in 2019 belongs to the category of "Do not use it for important events on a red-veiled day", so this day is not suitable for ancestor worship!
What are the taboos in sacrifice?
(1) Women and outsiders are not allowed to participate in the sacrifice
Many ethnic groups, such as the Yi, Miao, Nu, Dai, Wa, Hani, Lisu, and Oroqen, have the custom of prohibiting women from participating in sacrifices and prohibiting outsiders from entering sacrificial sites.
(2) Avoid having unclean people participate in offering sacrifices to the gods
The Han ethnic group forbids unclean people to participate in sacrifices, that is, menstruating women, pregnant women, postpartum women, infants, people wearing mourning clothes, and people who have been punished.
(3) Avoid inviting a person of high moral character to preside over the ceremony.
When performing sacrifices, one must choose a person who is over fifty years old and of high moral character to preside over the ceremony. Otherwise, the presiding priest will die immediately due to his young age and will not be able to enjoy such an honor.
(4) Avoid offending the gods with words or actions during sacrifices
During the sacrifice, people are not allowed to talk or cough casually, and cannot behave in an indecent manner. During the sacrificial period, men and women are not allowed to meet alone, have sexual intercourse, eat meat, etc.
When is the Little New Year in 2019?
Monday, January 28, 2019 (the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month of the Year of the Dog, 5 days away from the 2018 Lunar New Year)
In the past, the New Year's Eve was celebrated on the 23rd day for officials, the 4th day for common people, and the 5th day for Taoists and monks. That is, anyone in the family with an official title or above would celebrate the New Year's Eve on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, while the common people would celebrate it on the 24th day, and Taoists and monks would celebrate it on the 25th day. Nowadays, people in northern China mostly celebrate the Little New Year on the 23rd. Some people in the south also celebrate the Little New Year on the 23rd.
The main folk custom during the Little New Year is "saying goodbye to the Kitchen God". It means "worshiping the Kitchen God." The Kitchen God is also called "Zaojun" and is called "Zao Wangye" by the Chinese people.

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