What are the customs and taboos on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year? What can and cannot be done?
China is a traditional country, so it pays great attention to every matter in life to avoid affecting its own fortune. So what are the customs and taboos on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, what can and cannot be done? 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 customs on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year?The custom of releasing animals for blessing <br /> On the eighth day of the first lunar month, there is a "releasing animals" activity, which is to take some fish and birds raised at home outside and release them into the wild. In the Ming Dynasty, Liu Dong recorded in "A Brief Description of Scenery in the Imperial Capital": "On the eighth day of the first lunar month, people in Shideng Lane release animals. Cages of birds and sparrows, basins of fish and shrimps, and baskets of snails and clams are set up in front of the hall. Monks chant Sanskrit, and thousands of them face each other. They let their wings fly in the sky, and some land on the roofs and fly away after a while. Aquatic animals are thrown into the Jinshui River in the imperial city, and few are caught by nets and baits of bamboo shoots." Birds eat grain and will steal people's harvest, so on this day people should release animals (mainly birds and fish) to express their virtue of loving life and to bribe the birds to show mercy. Another reason for choosing to release animals is that the eighth day of the first lunar month is a favorable day for the stars, and one can let the stars see one's good deeds.Customs of Shunxing <br /> People regard the eighth day of the first lunar month as the day when all the stars descend to the earth. They make small lanterns and burn them to offer sacrifices to them. This is called Shunxing, also known as "offering sacrifices to the stars" or "receiving the stars". On the eighth night of the first lunar month, regardless of whether people go to the temple to burn incense and worship the Star God (i.e. Shunxing) or not, after all the stars in the sky come out, each family will hold a Shunxing worship ceremony. When offering sacrifices to the stars, a "golden lamp" (yellow lamp flower) should be placed on the desk, stove, door sill, pot table, etc. and lit. This is called "scattering lamp flowers" and is meant to ward off bad luck. After the star worship ceremony, the whole family gathers together to eat Yuanxiao. Grain-watching custom <br /> On the Grain Festival, the whole family leaves the city and goes to the countryside. The adults introduce basic agricultural knowledge to the children, and the whole family watches the growth of various winter crops, allowing children and adults to get close to agriculture and help children establish the awareness of respecting agriculture, farmers, and cherishing food. During the experience, children are also inspired to care for the ecological environment. Opening Customs <br /> Some shopping malls or stores are opening today, mainly to represent the meaning of "prosperity". May your business prosper and you be prosperous all year round. What are the taboos on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year?Avoid watching red weddings <br /> In ancient times, few couples got married in the first month of the lunar calendar. In ancient times, there was a saying that "raising one's head in red" meant that if a couple got married in the first month of the lunar calendar, it would be the Tai Sui of the lunar calendar that would suppress their heads and be unfavorable to their children and grandchildren. Therefore, few couples got married in the first month of the lunar calendar.Avoid getting a haircut <br /> An old saying goes: getting a haircut in the first month of the lunar year will cause your uncle to die. Actually, this is not true. According to the book "Book of Rites" from the Qing Dynasty, getting a haircut in the first month of the lunar year originally meant "thinking of the past", but later it became "killing your uncle". Avoid breaking objects <br /> Breaking bowls, plates, cups, and dishes on this day means that you will have "bad luck" this year. The remedy is to wrap them in red paper, chant auspicious words such as "peace every year", and place them on the altar for a few days to resolve the disaster. You can also wrap the broken pieces in red paper and throw them into the river after the New Year, chanting "Break the porcelain and get a pile of money and silver". The rice jar must not be left empty <br /> to avoid running out of food during the year. This is called "accumulating wealth". On New Year's Eve, no water tank, big or small, can be empty. After it is filled, a well-sealing ceremony is held in the countryside. That is, cover the well surface with a large dustpan and then worship the well god. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the dustpan cannot be opened, because people often regard water as wealth water. If the dustpan is opened and water is used, doesn't it mean that the wealth will flow out? |
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