The seventh day of the Lunar New Year
Seven-person day on the first day of the first lunar month
The seventh day of the first lunar month of the Chinese lunar calendar is called "People's Day".
What is "People's Day"? What to do on this day? What can't be done? The following answers:
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What is Human Day?
According to the Book of Zhan, from the beginning of the month, the order of creation of all things in heaven is "one chicken and two dogs, three pigs and four sheep, five cows and six horses, seven people and eight grains", after creating animals such as chickens, dogs, pigs, sheep, cattle and horses, etc., people were created on the seventh day, so this day is the birthday of human beings and one of the important festivals in the Spring Festival series of festivals.
What to do on the seventh day of the first lunar month?
On the seventh day of the first lunar month, respect everyone.
In the old days, on this day, the government could not execute criminals, and parents could not teach their children a lesson.
On the seventh day of the first lunar month, eat a bowl of porridge and "fish raw". The so-called and first, scientific examination of the high school, alludes to academic progress.
And "fishing raw" is often crowded with many people, and the mouth constantly shouts: "Fishing! Fish! Hair! Hair! "And it's going to be higher and higher to show that it's getting higher and higher!"
Spread the pancakes
On this day, Han folk eat spring cake roll "box dish" (cooked meat food) and spread pancakes in the courtyard, "smoked heaven".
Eat Shippo Soup
A soup made from seven kinds of vegetables is eaten on human days as a good omen, and it is said that this thing can remove evil qi and heal all diseases.
Different products are different in different places, the fruits and vegetables used are different, and the meaning is also different.
Guangdong Chaoshan uses mustard greens, kale, leeks, spring vegetables, celery, garlic, and thick cloves.
The Hakka people use celery, garlic, green onion, coriander, leeks plus fish, meat, etc.
Taiwan and Fujian with spinach, celery, onion and garlic, leeks, mustard greens, cabbage, cabbage, etc.
Among them, celery and onion are smart, garlic is good at calculation, mustard greens make people live longer, and Hakka people like to cook fish together, and there is more than enough to eat.
The vegetable stalls in Shantou City, on this day, will be 7 dishes with a good match, on the calculation of money, not counting the pounds, people are willing to accept.
Dai Ren wins
During the Human Day Festival, Han women use colored paper, silk drapery, soft gold and silver and other materials to make the shape of a villain and wear it on their heads.
Also affixed to screens, etc.
Gifts win
On that day, people make various kinds of flowers to give each other gifts (human-like wins, style flowers).
Eat noodles
Most places also have the custom of eating noodles on this day, which means to wrap noodles around the legs of the years and take the meaning of longevity.
Send Vulcan
In some parts of Shandong, there is a custom of sending torches -
Torches tied with crop stalks are lit in front of their homes and sent all the way out of the village.
It means to drive out the fire, praying that in the new year, there will be no fire.
What can't be done on the seventh day of the first lunar month
1. Avoid quarrelling and cursing. Avoid quarrelling and cursing in the first month. In the old days, folklore believed that quarrels in the first month would be ruined for a year, and cursing would bring evil.
2, do not move, avoid pasting window mallets. Avoid moving in the first month and avoid pasting window mallets, otherwise it is considered unlucky.
3. Do not change or wash clothes. The old saying is that changing and washing clothes and quilts in the first month is not auspicious.
These first seven customs, I don't know if your hometown is the same, leave a message to the editor of your hometown's interesting new year customs ~ ~~