Taboos during the Chinese New Year from the first to the eighth day of the Lunar New Year in the Year of the Rooster
Introduction: The Spring Festival is also known as the "New Year's Festival". We Chinese have celebrated the Spring Festival for more than 4,000 years. During the Spring Festival, the Han and various ethnic minorities will hold various celebrations. The customs of celebrating the Spring Festival are different for each ethnic group. However, the taboos that need to be paid attention to are similar. How should we celebrate the Spring Festival of the Year of the Rooster? What are the New Year taboos from the first to the eighth day of the Lunar New Year? Let’s find out with the editor below! 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!New Year's Day1. A married daughter cannot return to her parents’ home, as it is said that this will bring ruin to the family. 2. Avoid eating porridge for breakfast. Avoid eating porridge. If you eat porridge on this day, you will be caught in the rain when you go out throughout the year, and heavy rain may even wash away the fields. In addition, eating porridge is a symbol of poverty. If you eat porridge on the first day of the New Year, you will probably live a poor life thereafter. 3. Avoid calling others’ names to wake them up: Do not wake others up in the morning of the first day of the new year. It is believed that doing so will make the other person be urged to do things throughout the year. 4. Avoid wishing a happy new year to someone who is still sleeping. At the same time, you should not say congratulations while lying in bed, as it is said that this will lead to being bedridden for many years.The second day of the Chinese New Year1. During the Chinese New Year, a married woman and her son-in-law can only go back to the woman’s parents’ home on the second or third day of the New Year. It is said that this will prevent her parents from going bankrupt. When a daughter returns to her parents' home, she cannot go home empty-handed. The gift she brings to her parents' home should not be in odd numbers, as good things come in pairs; odd numbers are unlucky. 2. Taboos when offering sacrifices to the God of Wealth. In the old days, there were people who went door to door to sell statues of the God of Wealth. If one does not want to buy the product, one can only answer that one already has it and it is taboo to say that one does not want it. To avoid bad luck.The third day of the Lunar New YearCommonly known as "Red Dog Day", it is not suitable to go out or entertain guests. You must turn off the lights and go to bed early. In addition, the first three days of the New Year are the beginning of the year, and the taboos are basically the same as those on the first day. You can refer to the taboos on the first day. On the day of Sheep, quarrels are likely to occur, so you need to be cautious when interacting with others.The fourth day of the Lunar New YearIt is taboo to go out and everyone should stay at home, because people believe that this is the day to welcome the Kitchen God back to the people. On this day, the Kitchen God will check the household registration, so every household has to stay home, prepare rich fruits, burn incense and candles, and set off firecrackers to welcome him respectfully. Not allowed to go out.The fifth day of the Lunar New YearPeople call it "breaking the fifth" or "the fifth poor" because the previous taboos can be broken after this day, so it is also called "separating the fifth day". 1. Avoid visiting relatives and friends. 2. You can clean your house on this day. Garbage on this day becomes the "air of poverty", so you should clean your house and send the garbage out, commonly known as "sending poverty out of the house". 3. You should eat dumplings on this day, but avoid eating lotus root and combing your hair. 4. During the “Five Busy Days”, no earthwork is allowed; otherwise, disasters may occur.The sixth day of the Lunar New YearThere are no taboos on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. It is a good day. There is no need to be superstitious about anything. You can feel free to entertain friends or visit others. Traveling and shopping are also good choices.The seventh day of the Lunar New YearIt is called "Renri". According to legend, if the sky is clear on this day, it means people will be safe and sound; if it is cloudy and rainy, diseases and plagues will occur. Also known as the "Seven Evil Days", many things should not be done on this day, especially avoiding long distances. It is taboo to use needles and thread on this day, and criminal law cannot be used, and children should not be punished.The eighth day of the Lunar New YearThis day is called "Gu Ri", the day of harvest. When the annual leave is over, everyone comes to work and sends auspicious words to each other, wishing good luck and prosperity. Proverbs change frequently, things change as people wish, and customs vary from place to place, but they are all meant to bring good luck and fortune.Summary: The above article content is some taboos and etiquette about celebrating the Spring Festival compiled by the editor for readers. You can refer to it. Generally, after the seventh and eighth day of the first lunar month, the main New Year holidays are over, everyone starts to return to work, and the various Spring Festival taboos are basically gone, and people can live their lives as usual. |
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