Today' New Year's Fourth Day, three sheep Kaitai to welcome the stove Jun!

Poster | copywriter Bi Fengzhi designEd by Liang Wei

The fourth day of the Chinese New Year, also known as sheep day, is a symbol of the auspiciousness of the three sheep Kaitai, and it is also a day to greet the gods and receive the gods. On the fourth day of the first year, there are also customs such as eating or folding baskets and throwing poverty, which means to attract wealth and treasure, and not to worry about eating and wearing.

1. Greet God and receive God

The fourth day of the Lunar New Year is the time when the gods return to the earth, there is a saying that "sending the gods early, receiving the gods late", sending the gods should start early in the morning, and it is not too late to receive the gods in the afternoon. If the boss wants to "fire" someone, he will not invite him to worship God on this day. The fourth day of the first year is also the day of receiving the stove god, after the stove king returns to the folk, to check the household registration, every household must stay at home, prepare meals to welcome the stove king to count.

"Vesta God", also known as Stove King, Stove King, Stove King, ancient Chinese myths and legends of the God of Food. Since human beings broke away from Ru Mao and drank blood and invented fire food, with the development of social production, the stove has gradually become closely related to human life. The worship of Vesta has gradually become an important part of many worship activities.

2. Connect to five roads

Connecting the five roads, originally referring to the five roads of the gods, later evolved into the five roads of the god of wealth. In the old days, after the Spring Festival holiday, merchants generally received the five-way god of wealth on the evening of the fourth day of the first month, and opened the market on the fifth day of the first month to make a fortune.

3. Eat folding baskets

The so-called folding basket is a hodgepodge of meals from the first to the third day of the first year. Eating or folding baskets means that in the coming year, there will be no worries about eating and wearing, and attracting wealth and treasure.

4, throw away the poor

On the fourth day of the first lunar month, it is necessary to thoroughly clean the outside of the home, and also to collect garbage in one place, which is what Chinese folklore says about throwing away poverty, symbolizing a good start to the new year.

Although many folk sayings have no basis, they themselves carry people's good wishes to pray for blessings and avoid disasters, which is why they can be passed down forever. For these folk customs, the public can laugh at them, or they can do something symbolically to add a little more festive atmosphere to the festival.

Source: Synthesized from China Weather Network, Xinhua News Agency, 21st Century Business Herald