Customs and taboos around the Spring Festival
The New Year is coming soon. According to folk customs, there are many taboos around the New Year. What happens when and what changes occur at what moment are topics that people have been studying. The periodic appearance and concealment of the sun, moon and stars, the seasonal changes of wind, rain and lightning, the seasonal prosperity and decline of flowers and trees, etc. The belief in pure time in folk customs also belongs to the category of this exploration. These taboos regard a certain time and moment as a taboo, a danger signal, a sign of disaster, and something that is not easy to do. We call such taboos a year taboo. Around the Spring Festival are the most taboo moments.
Customs and taboos before the New Year
December 24th of the lunar calendar: commonly known as "celebrating the New Year". On this day, people began to clean their houses to prepare for the New Year. World Customs Network, slaughtering is avoided in Hubei, mashing garlic is avoided in Henan, and rice is called the "God Sending Day" in Taiwan. It is recommended that everyone can clean their rooms on this day.
December 25th of the lunar calendar: Debt collection is taboo in Taiwan.
December 26th of the lunar calendar: It is not easy to give to others, so steamed buns are steamed in rural areas to prepare for the New Year.
December 29th of the lunar calendar: Steaming steamed buns to worship ancestors and heaven.
New Year's Eve 30 customs and taboos
Commonly known as "New Year's Eve" and "New Year's Eve", the last day of the year. "Keep the New Year's Eve","Keep the lights on and off","Open your mouth auspicious and don't swear words","Save dinner and save food","Don't urinate on New Year's Eve, and then urinate after seeing the sun."
Customs and taboos on New Year's Day:
1. Married daughters cannot return to their parents 'homes. 2. Avoid eating porridge, meat food and medicines for breakfast. 3. Avoid calling others 'names to wake people up. 4. Avoid paying New Year greetings to people who are still sleeping. 5. Avoid taking medicine. Do not use knives and scissors. 6. Avoid using needle money. 7. Avoid chopping firewood with axes. 8. Avoid borrowing money. 9. Avoid breaking fragile items such as furniture plates, bowls, and wine utensils), and think that breaking furniture is unlucky all year round. 10. Do not take a nap during the day. 11. Avoid dumping sewage, garbage, or sweeping the floor. 12. Avoid being taken out of your pockets by others. 13. Avoid asking for debts from others. 14. Avoid laundry. In addition, children are also prohibited from swearing, young people fighting, and family members arguing with each other. Whenever such a thing occurs, relatives and neighbors will come to persuade them to stop it.
Customs taboos on the second day of the New Year:
The gift for a daughter when she returns to her mother's home is forbidden to be odd, and good things should be in pairs. Someone who sends a gift to the god of wealth cannot say "don't", but say "already".
Customs taboos on the third day of the New Year:
The first to third days are the beginning of the year, and the taboos are basically the same as the first day. Refer to the taboos on the first day.
Customs and taboos on the fourth day of the Chinese New Year:
It is forbidden to go out and stay at home, because people say that the Kitchen God comes to check his household registration and cannot go out.
Customs and taboos on the fifth day of the Chinese New Year:
People say that "breaking the fifth" and "five poor" avoid visiting relatives and friends, can clean, and send away garbage is called "sending the poor out." Eat dumplings, avoid eating lotus roots, and avoid combing your hair.
Customs and taboos on the seventh day of the Chinese New Year:
It is called "human day" and it is forbidden to use needlework, do not use criminal law, and do not punish children.
Customs and taboos on the eighth day of the Chinese New Year:
It is called the "Valley Day" harvest day. Everyone's annual leave is over, and they all come to work to send good words to each other. Good luck and good luck, and congratulate them on getting rich.
Popular words are changeable, things follow people's wishes, and customs vary from place to place, but it is nothing more than a favor for words and luck. Dongfang Shuo accounts for eight days after the year, one day chickens, two days dogs, three days pigs, four days sheep, five days cattle, six days horses, seven days people, and eight days grains. It means that Mr. Tiandi chicken, second dog, second pig, second sheep, second cow, second horse, and first born person." For this reason, there is a saying that "no chickens will be killed on the first day of the first month, no dogs will be killed on the second day, no pigs will be killed on the third day, no sheep will be killed on the fourth day, no cattle will be killed on the fifth day, no horses will be killed on the sixth day, and no torture will be used on the seventh day."