How to celebrate the 23rd day of the first lunar month? Do you “jump to the dry ground” on the 23rd day of the first lunar month?
Introduction: Many people may feel unfamiliar with the 23rd day of the first lunar month, as if there are no more festivals in the first lunar month after the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month. In fact, the 23rd day of the first lunar month is also one of the traditional festivals in the lunar calendar. On this day, there are customs and activities such as "jumping dry people". What is the specific situation? Let’s take a look at the following article to find out! The festive culture of the Chinese New Year is rich and colorful, and extraordinary. If you want to know more related content, just search in the Spring Festival special topic carefully compiled by Mr. Shui Mo!Customs on the 23rd day of the first lunar month: Jumping on the dry manOn the night of the 23rd day of the first lunar month, people in the northwest all perform the "Jumping Ganren" dance.On the 22nd day of the first lunar month, they cut many paper figures out of yellow and white paper and hang them behind the door. On the morning of the 23rd day, they have to "open the eyes" of these paper figures (use incense sticks to burn the eyes and mouths of the paper figures), and then put the "figures" in rice or flour jars or next to water jars to let them eat and drink enough. In the evening, they put these paper figures into the fire and start "dancing". Legends of the Tiaogan People's CustomThis custom originated from a very beautiful legend: a long time ago, the crops on the earth had no branches and leaves, only ears, and the Emperor of Heaven sent a god to inspect the world. The gods saw that food was being severely wasted and destroyed on earth, so they plucked many ears of grain until only a few were left. When they plucked buckwheat and millet (a kind of crop; widely distributed in the arid northwest region), the gods' hands broke, and the millet and buckwheat stalks were dyed red, and they could no longer pluck them. The gods swore to report the matter to the Emperor of Heaven, but they couldn't bear to see the people begging for mercy. So the gods gave people an idea: on the 23rd day of the first lunar month, when the Emperor of Heaven was observing the world from heaven, people must jump with paper figures. In this way, the Emperor of Heaven would think that so many people who wasted grain were burned to death in the fire! Therefore, on the 23rd day of the first lunar month, in the countryside of Longyuan, flames shot up to the sky, and people jumped around on the fire as if they were really struggling in the flames. This highly educational legend clearly warns people that food should not be wasted, even at the end of the year. In addition, there is another saying about "Jumping Dry Man", which is that all the bad luck in the year will be burned away by the blazing flames. Therefore, people in the northwest also call "jumping dry people" "liao kang", believing that if they are burned, everything will be clean and free from diseases. With the end of this day, the rural people's New Year is truly over, and they just wait for the Dragon to raise its head on the second day of the second month to go to the fields to plow.The 23rd day of the first lunar month: Small filling of warehouseAccording to the old Beijing custom, the 23rd day of the first lunar month is the "small filling of the warehouse", and the 25th day is the "big filling of the warehouse". During the Qing Dynasty, all major grain merchants and rice vendors in the capital offered sacrifices to the warehouse god, and firecrackers were very popular. Although most people do not offer sacrifices to gods, they still buy some rice, flour and coal to replenish their own living supplies.Summary: The above article is a detailed introduction to the festivals and customs on the 23rd day of the first lunar month. You can read it. If you want to know more, please visit Mr. Shui Mo! After reading this article, there are more exciting content in the Spring Festival special topic, let’s take a look! |
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