What are the do's and don'ts on the 14th day of the first lunar month in 2018?
In traditional numerology, great emphasis is placed on what is doable and what is not doable every day. Doing inappropriate things at inappropriate times will bring bad luck to the person involved and will result in half the effort and twice the result. What are the do's and don'ts on the 14th day of the first lunar month in 2018? If you want to know more about the first month of the lunar calendar in 2018, please pay attention to our fortune teller website!What are the do's and don'ts on the 14th day of the first lunar month in 2018?The 14th day of the first lunar month of the year 2018 (Lunar calendar)March 1, 2018, Thursday, Pisces (solar calendar) 【Today’s lunar calendar is suitable】 [Do not use it for major events on the day of the year] Marrying, cooking, planting, seeking a son, fasting and offering sacrifices, raising children, sewing clothes, meridians [Today's taboos in the almanac] [Do not use it for major events on the day of the year] Opening the market, setting up bonds, collecting money, separating, setting up beds, traveling, seeking wealth; building, moving into new homes, breaking ground, funerals, burials, offering sacrifices, praying; breaking ground, building dams, releasing water, sailing, building houses, migrating, and taking up new posts. From the almanac, we can see that January 14, 2018 is "the day of the year's break, so don't use it for big things", so it can be said that all things are not suitable. If you want to do big things, it is recommended to choose other days. What are the customs on the 14th day of the first lunar month?People worship Linshui Niangniang and call the fourteenth day of the first lunar month the birthday of "Linshui Niangniang" (also known as "Shuntian Holy Mother"). Legend has it that Linshui Niangniang's surname was Chen. She lived during the Dali period of the Tang Dynasty and later became a deity who saved women with difficult childbirth. So people built a temple to worship her, and called her "Linshui Niangniang" and "Shuntian Shengmu". In fact, it is a patron saint created by women for themselves in an era when women had no status and science was underdeveloped. It was also a way for them to encourage themselves out of fear of difficult childbirth.Eating Mai Liu On the 14th night of the first lunar month, every household in Ninghai, both urban and rural areas, eats Mai Liu for dinner. Mai Liu is made by cooking vegetable leaves, shredded dried tofu, dried shrimp and shredded sweet potato flour together, then adding wheat flour and stirring until it becomes a thin paste, which is called "Mai Liu". Why does Ninghai eat Mai Liu on the 14th night of the first lunar month? It is said that this is related to Qi Jiguang's fight against Japanese pirates. Drinking Bright Eyes Soup Xinchang has the custom of drinking bright eyes soup on the 14th day of the first lunar month. There is a folk saying that once the bright eyes soup is drunk on the fourteenth night, it means that the Spring Festival is almost over and everyone should cheer up and start the work of the new year. The highlight soup is a bowl of vegetable and mochi soup. Cut the glutinous rice cake into strips the size of your little finger, then mix the washed vegetables together, put them in a pot and cook them, add appropriate amounts of salt and soy sauce, and a pinch of cooked lard, and it becomes a traditional eye-catching folk soup. Eat spicy soup On the 14th day of the first lunar month in Xiangshan, people celebrate the Lantern Festival and have the custom of eating "Hula Geng". On that day, children brought their own bowls and chopsticks and went from street to street, eating the spicy soup from door to door and saying, "Here's the fortune soup!" The host gave each person a ladle, regardless of whether they were acquaintances or strangers. "Hula Geng" is made with oysters, shrimps, fish, clams and other main ingredients, plus chopped lean meat, taro, radish, eggs, sausage, shredded vegetables and other cooked foods, mixed together, stir-fried and finally thickened with water. It is said that the more a child visits and the more he eats, the smarter he will become. The more people ask for Hu La, the richer the owner will be. In order to prepare for the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, both the common people and the imperial court would build lantern sheds, hang lanterns and decorations, and do some preparatory activities for entertainment programs on this day, which was called "testing lanterns" in order to welcome the annual Lantern Festival. As for the vendors selling lanterns in the market, they have already prepared all kinds of lanterns to sell, which has become a "lantern market". Eating glutinous rice soup In Taizhou, the Lantern Festival is on the 14th day of the first lunar month. The festive atmosphere has unique characteristics and connotations. Eating glutinous rice soup on the Lantern Festival night in Taizhou is unique in the country. The method of making the fermented soup is simple and unique. According to the Qing Dynasty's "Taizhou Waishu", during the Lantern Festival, "a soup is made with meat, vegetables, flour, shepherd's purse and bamboo shoots. The more ingredients, the more expensive it is, and it is called "zao soup." Mustard greens, shredded pork, pig ears, pig tails, bean flour, winter bamboo shoots, shiitake mushrooms, fungus, dried tofu, oil bubbles, Sichuan bean curd, taro and other seasonal vegetables are often cut into cubes or minced, cooked in a pot, added with water and boiled, then rice flour is used to dilute the water, poured into the pot and stirred evenly, and cooked into a paste. In ancient times, wine lees was used to mix it, so it was called "dregs soup". In Tianshui, Gansu, Fuxi is called the ancestor of mankind. The 14th day of the first lunar month is the birthday of the ancestor of mankind, and sacrificial activities are held on this day. The preparation of sacrificial offerings begins the night before, and includes a whole slaughtered pig or sheep, as well as fruits and other foods. The ancient cypress trees in the courtyard are covered with little red paper figures. When the midnight hour arrives, people start reading sacrificial texts, recalling the merits of their ancestors and describing the good life they have now. Afterwards, they would worship the ancestral god, perform operas, and perform folk performances, praying for peace, longevity, and good harvests throughout the years. After the sacrifice, the offerings are distributed to the worshippers, meaning that the ancestors have given food. Starting from the afternoon of the 14th day of the first lunar month, children from toddlers to twelve or thirteen years old, all hold a string in their hands, pull a fur rabbit lantern, and run around the streets holding adults' hands. The candles are lit on the rabbit's belly, illuminating the white rabbit's entire body. At this time, candles are lit in every room of every household, commonly known as "welcoming the God of Wealth". At the same time, that night, every household lights the "long night lamp", which stays on from dusk until the next morning. |
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