Customs and taboos in the first month of the New Year
The first month is the beginning of the New Year and the month that the people value most. There is a custom among the people to regard what happens in the first month as a "sign" of good or bad luck in the year. It is precisely because of this traditional culture that there are many taboos in the first month.
Taboos for the first month of the first month to the eighth day of the first month)
Traditional taboos on Spring Festival Eve
Commonly known as "New Year's Eve" and "New Year's Eve", it is the last day of the previous year.
Keep watch on New Year's Eve. Avoid going to bed too early.
Say auspicious words and avoid swearing.
You can't pee and pee on New Year's Eve. You can't pee and pee until you see the sun.
Avoid breaking objects.
Breaking the dishes on this day means that there will be "bad luck" this year. The remedy is to wrap them in red paper, recite auspicious words such as "Peace all year round", and place them on the altar for several days to resolve the disaster.
Don't leave wet clothes for the New Year!
Avoid encountering funerals and funerals. Think them unlucky, symbolizing the coming disaster.
Customs taboos on the first day of the first lunar month:
1. Married daughters cannot return to their parents 'homes. Married daughters cannot return to their parents 'homes on the first day of the lunar new year, which is said to leave their parents in ruins...
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.
15. It is forbidden to visit a family with a funeral to pay New Year greetings.
16. Avoid moving and painting windows. Otherwise, it is considered unlucky.
17. Avoid asking a doctor to see a doctor, otherwise, it means that you will be sick all year round. Doctors also avoid making house visits in the first month, which will be unlucky.
18. Avoid eating porridge. If you eat porridge on this day, you will be caught in the rain during the year, and the heavy rain may even wash away the soil. In addition, eating porridge is a symbol of poverty. If you eat porridge on the first day of the day, you will probably have to live a poor life after that.
19. Clothes and quilts cannot be replaced or washed.
20. Avoid wearing bad new clothes. In the first month, children have bad luck wearing out new clothes.
21. Avoid shaving your head. There is a folk saying: "If you don't shave your head in the first month, you will shave your head and kill your uncle."
21. You cannot give odd numbers of New Year money. Elders give lucky money to younger generations, and the amount must be even, otherwise it will be unlucky.
22. It is strictly forbidden to sweep and dump garbage, which will sweep away all the blessings and wealth of the family; if you really want to move the broom, remember to sweep it from the outside to the inside!
23. Try not to use knives and needles. Once there is a mistake, it will lead to unlucky things such as ruin; it may also cut off the financial path.
24. Avoid breaking objects. Breaking the dishes on the first day of the day means that there will be "bad luck" this year. The remedy is to wrap them in red paper, recite auspicious words such as "Peace all year round", and place them on the altar for several days to resolve the disaster.
25. You can't take a nap. When a man takes a nap on this day, his fields will collapse; when a woman takes a nap on this day, the stove will collapse. This is also an ancient idea to persuade people not to be lazy.
26. Avoid doing laundry, because the birthday of the water god is on the first and second days, so it is not appropriate to do laundry on these two days.
27. You cannot say congratulations while lying in bed. It is said that you will lead to long-term bed rest!
28. Don't hit, curse or cry to maintain good signs.
29. Avoid saying unlucky words such as "break","death","illness","lose", and "defeat"; if you accidentally make a taboo, you should use methods such as spitting saliva and saying "childhood words are fearless" to resolve possible ominous consequences.
30. Remember to pay off your debts before the New Year. If you are already in arrears for the New Year, you cannot come to collect debts from the first day to the fifth day of the New Year, otherwise you will have a bad year!
31. It is not advisable to kill. Killing will inevitably see the light of blood, which is an ominous sign and will cause disasters such as knife disasters, military disasters, and blood disasters.
32. Avoid crying. Crying is a "bad first prize", signaling disease and disaster.
33. In addition, children are also forbidden to swear words, young people fight, and family members quarrel with each other. Whenever such a thing occurs, relatives and neighbors will come to persuade and stop it.
Customs taboos on the second day of the first lunar month:
You can't return home empty-handed, and the gifts you bring to your mother's family must be even numbers. If the odd numbers are odd, it is unlucky, and good things must be in pairs.
Sacrifice to the God of Wealth. In the old days, there were people who came to sell statues of the God of Wealth. Those who do not want to buy can only answer that they have it, and avoid saying no. To avoid bad news.
Customs taboos on the third day of the first lunar month:
The first day to the third day is the beginning of the year. The taboos are basically the same as the first day. Refer to the taboos on the first day. In addition, the third day of the third day is commonly known as "Red Dog Day" and it is not advisable to go out or entertain guests. You have to turn off the lights early and go to bed.
Customs taboos on the fourth day of the first lunar month:
Welcome to the day when the Kitchen God returns to the people. The Kitchen King needed to check his household registration, so every household had to stay at home, prepare abundant fruits, burn incense, light candles, and set off firecrackers to show his welcome.
New Year's Eve custom taboo:
It is called "Five Poor" and "Five Poor" because the taboos before it can be broken after this day, so it is also called "the fifth day of separation." Avoid visiting relatives and friends, clean up, and send away garbage is called "sending the poor out". On the "Five Busy Days", groundbreaking is prohibited, otherwise disasters may occur. Eat dumplings, avoid eating lotus roots, and avoid combing your hair.
Customs and taboos on the sixth day of the first lunar month
There are no taboos on the sixth day of the lunar new day. It is a good day. There is no need for everyone to avoid anything. Relax and entertain friends or go as guests. Travel and shopping are also good choices.
Customs taboos on the seventh day of the first lunar month:
It is called "People's Day". According to legends, if it is sunny on this day, it means personal comfort; if it is rainy, disease and plague will occur. Avoid needlework, do not use criminal law, do not punish children, etc. Also known as the "Seven Evil Days", many things should not be carried out on this day, especially avoid going out and traveling far.
Customs taboos on the eighth day of the first lunar month:
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.
Other New Year Taboo Customs
Popular words are changeable, things follow people's wishes, and customs are different from place to place, but it is nothing more than asking for praise and luck. Dongfang Shuo accounts for eight days after the year, one day chickens, two days dogs, three days sheep, four days pigs, 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 sheep will be killed on the third day, no pigs will be killed on the fourth day, no cows 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."
First Day: Rooster Day-In the old days, auspicious signs were posted on New Year's Day to ward off evil spirits and pray for blessings.
Second Day: Dog Day-Go out to pay New Year greetings or worship ancestors.
The third day: Sheep Day-"Red Mouth", which is easy to cause quarrels and should not pay New Year greetings."Tian's birthday","Guzi's birthday", offering sacrifices to Tian.
Fourth day: Pig Day-Sacrifice to the God of Wealth.
The fifth day of the lunar calendar: Niurigu's "breaking the fifth day" can break many taboos: "Sending the poor to the fifth day": The garbage from the first day to the fourth day cannot be thrown out to avoid dumping "wealth". The garbage from the fifth day of the lunar calendar is regarded as "poor soil" and is poured out."Send the poor out". On the birthday of the fifth god of wealth, there is the custom of "receiving the god of wealth".
The sixth day of the lunar calendar: Ma Day-the day of "sending gods", the store began to resume business.
Seventh Day: People's Day-People's birthday. It is the custom of having dinner, eating and drinking, setting off fireworks, and starting fireworks. It is the "birthday of fire".
The eighth day of the lunar month: The valley day-the stars come to the lower bound. Therefore, the stars should be sacrificed. Temples often set up altars on this day to worship the stars and receive alms.
The ninth day of the ninth day: Tianye's birthday-the birthday of the Jade Emperor, a grand ceremony to worship heaven was held.
Day 10th: Stone birthday-all stone utensils such as mills, pestle, and mills are forbidden to use, and even burn incense to worship stone utensils.
Taboo 1
Avoid killing in the first month
The reincarnation path of animals stops in the first month. Ancient rumors say that the mother's birthday of the 'Si Ji God' who controlled the reincarnation path of animals is on the eighth day of the first month. Therefore, the 'Si Ji God' will close the reincarnation path to celebrate the mother's birthday in the first month. Therefore, the undead of the animals you kill cannot enter the Six Paths of Reincarnation and will follow you until the third day of the next month, which is the third day of February)
Taboo 2
The first month is taboo
The tear mentioned here is a man-made tear. The 30th of the ancient lunar calendar was the darkest day of the year, and there is a hanging coin.) It is an ancient torture instrument. Hanging coin ', also known as' Daoyou', and its ancient name is Diaoqian. It is a torture instrument in the Xia Dynasty. A few pieces of white paper are used to cover the victim's head and a millstone is used to crush the victim's chest until the victim's five internal organs are pressed into blood. The piece of paper covering the victim's head has long been dyed red. After dyeing red, a minister hangs it on the window of the execution ground. Used to warn the world against criminals) is a sacred object to suppress evil. If it is blown away by the wind, it means that your home is already under the supervision of a god. If it is exposed by humans, the consequences will be unimaginable! Therefore, it must reach the stipulated date before it can be removed
Taboo 3
Avoid weddings in the first month
In ancient times, it was rare for men and women to get married in the first month. In ancient times, there was a saying that men and women got married in the first month because the moon was too old and was unfavorable for children and grandchildren. Therefore, few new people got married in the first month. The first month is the time for 'ghost weddings' in the old calendar. Because the first month in the underworld is the same as the sun, there is a holiday, and all the things in the underworld can come to the sun. Therefore, when you see a wedding in the wild, don't stop and watch. You must observe whether there is anyone around you. If there are many people around you to watch, it means that it is a wedding in the sun. If there is no one around and you are the only one, or when the people around you see the wedding team and do not respond, you'd better turn around and run. Because there is a good chance that they are here to pick you up!!
Taboo 4
Avoid haircuts in the first month
As the old saying goes: In fact, it is not the case that a haircut in the first month killed an uncle. It is recorded in the Book of Rites of the Manchu Qing Dynasty that the original meaning of a haircut in the first month was 'thinking about the past' and it was rumored that it became 'dead uncle'. However, the saying that no haircut in the first month originated from the Tang Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, people called a haircut' to 'eliminate ears'. In the Tang Dynasty, there was a weapon called 'Golden Yue', which was used to execute the execution of heinous criminals. The machete used to behead criminals. In the Tang Dynasty, the first month was called' Golden Yue'. In the Tang Dynasty, the haircut in the first month means' Golden Yue'. It means going to the execution field to behead!!
Taboo 5
Avoid throwing grain in the first month
Friends who have seen the Three Kingdoms interpretation should know that Zhuge Liang killed many people when he pacified the Southern Gang. Later, Zhuge Liang made a kind of sacrifice 'steamed buns' to sacrifice to the victims. Since then, it has become popular among the people to use steamed buns or other grains to make pasta and serve them to the dead. However, in the first month, the yang qi rises, and the yin qi also rises. Sometimes the living and the dead are only separated by a layer of foreign soil a few inches thin. If you accidentally drop the grain on the ground, don't pick it up and leave this place quickly. If you deliberately throw away food, the consequences will be disastrous! Because once your friends in the underground taste taste sweetness, they will follow you. They know that you will still continue to eat and there will be sweetness in you. If you stop throwing, they will treat you as a 'steamed buns'!