Is it okay to go out on the third day of the Lunar New Year? What should I pay attention to?

Is it okay to go out on the third day of the Lunar New Year? What should I pay attention to?
Introduction: The third day of the Lunar New Year is also called Red Dog Day. Can you go out on this day? What should I pay attention to? The Spring Festival is an important traditional festival of ours. If you want to know more about the Spring Festival, please come and check out the 2018 Spring Festival special feature on the Fortune Teller website! According to the old custom, people did not go out on the third day of the Lunar New Year. The third day of the Lunar New Year is also called "Red Dog Day". Superstition says that it is an unlucky day. Red Dog is the god of anger. Red Dog is one of the so-called Five Emperors by the ancient prophetists, that is, the god of the South, in charge of summer. It is commonly believed that on this day, Chihuo is angry with his brother, and it is unlucky to encounter this day. Therefore, the older generation of residents in Hong Kong stay at home on this day to avoid encountering evil spirits and to worship their ancestors and gods.
If you must go out to pay New Year's greetings, you can put a talisman bag on your body to resolve quarrels.
In the old days, on the third day of the first lunar month, pine and cypress branches from the New Year and the door gods and paper hung during the festivals would be burned together to indicate that the new year had passed and it was time to start a new life. There is a proverb that goes "After burning the door god paper, you will have trouble finding your own way."
It is taboo to use knife or scissors . It is said that "if you use knife or scissors on the third day of the New Year, quarrels and disputes are inevitable", so it is not appropriate to use knife or scissors from the first to the third day of the New Year.
It is taboo to light lights . There is a legend among the Han people that the third night of the Lunar New Year is the day when mice get married, so most people turn off the lights and go to bed early and avoid lighting lights.
Avoid eating rice . The third day of the Lunar New Year is the birthday of millet. The Han people have a custom of avoiding eating rice, believing that if someone violates this custom, it will lead to a decrease in grain production or verbal disputes within the year.
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