The fourth day of the Lunar New Year is “Sheep Day”? Are there any customs?
Introduction: The 2017 Spring Festival of the Year of the Rooster is approaching us amid people's great anticipation. The Spring Festival is a major festival, so it has many customs. So, are there any customs on the fourth day of the first lunar month? Now, let’s follow the editor to learn about it. There is no end to the topics about the Spring Festival, so do you want to know more about it? Just continue to wander in Mr. Shui Mo’s Spring Festival special ocean!Why is the fourth day of the Lunar New Year called “Sheep Day”?Dong Xun of the Jin Dynasty wrote in "Questions on Customs and Etiquette": "The first day of the first lunar month is for the chicken, the second day is for the dog, the third day is for the pig, the fourth day is for the sheep, the fifth day is for the cow, the sixth day is for the horse, and the seventh day is for man..." It can be seen that the fourth day of the Lunar New Year is the "Sheep Day" in the old almanac.What are the customs on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year?The fourth day of the lunar year is tabooAccording to folklore, the Kitchen God will check the household registration on the fourth day of the first lunar month, so people should not leave home. Although these statements are nonsense, they meet people's needs to have one day at home to adjust after consecutive festivals. Therefore, there is a custom in old Beijing of not going outside the door on the fourth day of the first lunar month. However, nephews can visit their aunts, as "Aunts and uncles are close, generations are close, bones are broken but tendons are still connected, and we are all one family." Aunts have a status in the family, which is a feature of Beijing folk customs.Welcoming the Kitchen GodThe fourth day of the Lunar New Year is the day to welcome the Kitchen God back to the people. According to legend, the Kitchen God will come to check the household registration, so every household has to stay home, prepare rich fruits, burn incense, light candles and set off firecrackers to welcome him.Eat ZheluoOn the fourth day of the New Year, the whole family will eat Zheluo together. The so-called "zheluo" is a hodgepodge of leftover food from the past few days, used to prepare for the New Year. Dust the room, sweep the floor, and pile the garbage in the yard ready to "throw away poverty." On this day, beef and mutton shops have to burn incense at the Horse Temple, because the Sheep King, Cattle King and Horse King are all enshrined in the Horse Temple, and the Sheep King statue in the Nanjiao Horse Temple is the most famous.Eat the Get Out BunsMost shops will host a banquet for their employees and distribute red envelopes on the fourth night of the New Year. There was an old saying in Beijing in the past: "I'm not afraid of heaven or earth, but I'm afraid of the shopkeeper speaking Mandarin on the fourth night of the New Year." There were wine and food at the banquet, and the custom was to eat buns after drinking. The shopkeeper then raised his glass to congratulate everyone and said "thank you for your hard work". This is called "official language". After the official speech, the buns were served. The shopkeeper picked up the buns himself and put them in the bowl of whoever the bun was placed in. That person was implied to have been fired. The fired person would automatically pack up his luggage and leave after the meal, so this banquet was commonly known as "eating the get-out buns."Sending off and welcoming the godsThe fourth day of the Lunar New Year is when the gods return to the world from heaven. There is a saying that "send off the gods early and welcome them late", which means that sending off the gods should start early in the morning, while welcoming them in the afternoon is not too late. As for offerings, three kinds of meat, fruits, wine and food must be complete, and incense, candles and gold clothes must be burned. From the first to the fourth day of the New Year, shops are closed and women do not use needles or thread.Summary: Through the above article, we know the origin of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year as the Sheep Day and some customs of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. I hope you will like these contents. I wish you all good luck and smooth sailing in the new year! After reading this article, there are more exciting content in the Spring Festival special topic, let’s take a look! |
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