Introduction: The first month of the Chinese New Year is the first month of the year, and many traditional folk cultural festivals are held in this month. Therefore, there are many customs and taboos that need to be paid attention to. So, what is suitable to do on the 20th day of the first lunar month and are there any taboos? Let’s follow the editor to find out. A year's plan begins with spring, and the Spring Festival is an important traditional festival of ours. Do you want to know more about the Spring Festival? Come and take a look at the Spring Festival special topic carefully prepared by Mr. Shui Mo!What day is the 20th day of the first lunar month?Tianchuan Festival, a traditional Chinese festival. The festival time varies slightly from place to place, and may fall on the 7th, 19th, 20th or 23rd day of the first lunar month. As a festival for the Chinese people to commemorate Nuwa's rescue of mankind from repairing the sky, it is also a festival for ancient people to hope for good weather, flourishing of all things, good harvest, and peace and happiness. Among China's folk festivals, this is the only one in which housewives take the lead in offering sacrifices, reflecting the importance of women in family life in ancient times.What are the customs on the 20th day of the first lunar month? Filling the warehouseTo fill the silo means to fill up the barn. At dawn on this day, every household would use sifted cooking ash to spread out grain bin shapes of varying sizes in their own yards or threshing floors, and put some grains in them, symbolizing a good harvest.The Granary Filling Festival is divided into two festivals: Small Granary Filling Festival and Big Granary Filling Festival. The small filling of the warehouse is on the 20th day of the first lunar month, and the large filling of the warehouse is on the 25th day of the first lunar month. Nowadays, in many places, regardless of size, the Tiancang Festival is celebrated on the 23rd day of the first lunar month. The Tianbu Festival in GuanzhongThere is an ancient Chinese traditional festival in the Guanzhong region called the Butian Festival, which is also called the Queen's Day and the Wa Po Festival. According to legends and local relics, this festival originated in the Lishan area of Lintong.The Patching Sky Festival falls on the 20th day of the first lunar month in some places and on the 23rd day of the first lunar month in other places. It is said that the former is Nuwa's birthday, and the latter is the day when Nuwa patched the sky. On the day of the festival, the elders and housewives make pancakes or steamed cakes with dough. The cakes are required to be round and thin, and are called "Bu Tian Bing". The ceremony of mending the sky and the earth is very simple. A sky-patching cake is tied with red silk thread and thrown onto the roof of one's house to symbolize mending the sky. Another piece of cake is broken off and thrown into the well or corner of the yard to symbolize mending the earth. After the ceremony, the whole family eats the Bu Tian Cake. What should we pay attention to on the 20th day of the first lunar month?Gregorian calendar: Thursday, February 16, 2017 Aquarius Lunar calendar: The 20th day of the first lunar month (small month) in 2017. Zodiac sign: Rooster. Conflicts with: Dragon (Wu Chen), evil spirit in the north. Suitable days for today: [Do not use the day for events related to death] Get engaged, get married, start construction, build a house, renovate, break ground, erect pillars, raise beams, receive money, take up a post, settle lawsuits, offer sacrifices, seek offspring, move, move into a new house, go to school, tailor clothes, sign a contract, seek money, travel, seek medical treatment, get married, receive a betrothal gift, build, open a business, start a business, migrate. Taboos of today: [Do not use the day for events related to death] Planting, fasting, praying for blessings, receiving livestock, buying property, riding a boat, breaking ground, funerals, burials, lawsuits. Summary: Through the above article, we know what is suitable to do on the 20th day of the first lunar month and what are the taboos. We hope that these contents can provide you with some reference. I wish you all good luck and all the best 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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