What day is the tenth day of the first lunar month? What are the customs?
Introduction: The first month of the year has a very important position in our traditional culture because it is the first month of the new year. Therefore, there are many customs in the first month of the year. So, what day is the tenth day of the first lunar month? What kind of customs and habits do they have? Now, let’s follow the editor to learn about it. In addition to the grand and festive celebrations of the Spring Festival, we also need to pay attention to some taboos regarding the Spring Festival. Next, let’s take a closer look at the Spring Festival special topic compiled by Mr. Shui Mo!What festival is on the tenth day of the first lunar month?The tenth day of the first lunar month is one of China's traditional folk festivals, known as the Stone Festival, the birthday of the stone god, also known as the "Stone Mill Day", "Ten Sons Day", "Stone Immovable", etc. On this day, it is forbidden to move stones or stone tools such as millstones, grinders, and mortars, as it is believed that otherwise it will damage the crops. On this day, people are also forbidden to quarry stones or build houses with stones. There is also a custom of burning incense and worshiping stones, and offering pancakes at noon. In some places, the custom of carrying the stone god is popular: on the night of the ninth day of the lunar month, a clay pot is frozen on a smooth stone. On the morning of the tenth day, ten girls or young men take turns carrying the pot and running around. If the stone does not fall to the ground, it indicates a good harvest in the new year; if the stone falls to the ground, it indicates a bad harvest. The tenth day of the first lunar month is also known as the Mouse Wedding Day, commonly known as Ten Fingers.What are the customs on the tenth day of the first lunar month?Stone BirthdayOn this day, all stone tools such as grinders and mills cannot be used, and even sacrifices to stones cannot be made for fear of damaging the crops. It is also called "Stone does not move" Henan custom. On this day, every family burns incense to pay tribute to the stone. Steamed bread is a must for lunch, as it is believed that eating bread will bring prosperity for the next year. In places like Yuncheng, Shandong, there is a custom of carrying stone gods. On the ninth night of the lunar month, people would freeze a clay jar on a smooth large stone. On the morning of the tenth day, they would tie a rope to the nose of the jar and have ten young men take turns carrying the jar. If the stone does not fall to the ground, it indicates a good harvest that year. In the central and southern Hebei Province, every household will light a bonfire at the door at night and burn old cooking utensils used within the year, which is a sign that the whole family will be free from disasters in the new year.Congratulations to the Mouse on His Daughter's WeddingChinese folk beliefs. The rat worship activity held in the first month of the lunar year is also called "rat's daughter's wedding" or "rat's wedding". The specific date varies from place to place. Some are on the seventh day of the first lunar month, some are on the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month, and in many areas it is on the tenth day of the first lunar month. On the tenth day of the first lunar month in Pingyao County, Shanxi Province, people put dough cakes at the foot of the wall, which is called "Congratulations to the Mouse for His Daughter's Wedding". In Ningyuan, Hunan, the 17th day is regarded as "the day when the mouse marries his daughter" and people are forbidden to open boxes or cupboards on this day for fear of disturbing the mice. In Shuotong area, people would light a candle next to the water tank to illuminate the mice's wedding procession so that they would not find the wrong hole. The night before, children put candies, peanuts, etc. in a dark place, and bang big objects such as pot lids and dustpans to dress up the mice. The next morning, they seal the rat holes, believing that rats will be extinct forever from now on. In some areas, people go to bed early on the day when mice get married so as not to disturb the mice. It is said that if you disturb it for one day, it will disturb you for a year.Summary: Through the above article, we have a certain understanding of the significance of the tenth day of the first lunar month and its customs. I hope that the above content can give you some insights. I wish you all good luck and good fortune 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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