New Song of the New Year (The First Eight Shun Star Day) East Zhang Xi Wang guests wake up the soul of the first eight days of the new spring, and offer sacrifices to the stars of the year. As far as the world is blessed, more with providence to continue to kangning. The eighth day of the first lunar month is also known as the Shunxing Festival, in the middle

New Songs of the New Year (First Eight Shun Star Day)

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At the beginning of the new spring, the eight awaken the soul and offer sacrifice to the stars of the year.

As far as the world is blessed, more with providence to continue to kangning.

The eighth day of the first lunar month is also known as the Shunxing Festival, one of the traditional Chinese agricultural festivals. This day is mainly to invite the star gods to learn about astronomy from the names of the stars listed. The celestial ceremony of the ShunXing Festival is held in the night, and the rich people put 108 lanterns, and the average person can also put 49 lamps, at least 9 lamps, representing the sun, moon, water, fire, wood, gold, earth, Luo Hou and Ji Du, the nine wandering stars of the year. The lamp bowl is shaped like a small goblet, both muddy and copper, with soybean oil in it, and the lamp twist is twisted with "lamp paper".

Chinese folklore says that the eighth day of the first lunar month is The birthday of Millet. Therefore, on the eighth day of the first month of the first month, there are also customs such as occupying the valley, opening the industry, receiving stars, watching the grain and eating the valley, and raising the valley.