Introduction: The twelfth day of the first month "set up a lamp shed", 4 major customs, 2 taboos to keep in mind, live and work in peace and contentment, ding prosperous!
As the old saying goes: "Not out of the first month is the year", this New Year is the most important activity of the year, starting from the waxing moon, the Chinese New Year's Eve reach a climax, the new year continues to spread after the fifth day of the first month, and the fifteenth of the first month ushers in a new climax, so there is "eleven shouting, twelve lighting sheds, thirteen people turn on the lights, fourteen lights are bright, fifteen and a half of the month, sixteen people finish the lights" saying.
The twelfth day of the first month is also a traditional festival in China, but also an important time node of the first month, is the "lantern shed day", from this day on the official start to prepare for the lantern festival of the various matters, so from the twelfth day of the first month has begun to enter the Lantern Festival, at this time there will be many old traditions, old rules, the family has the elderly will follow to do, and many young people do not know, the old traditions, old customs should be broken or should be followed, everyone has their own ideas, but I think the New Year will have a New Year's like, Many traditions make the New Year more flavorful and ritualistic, so the twelfth day of the first month "set up a lamp shed", 4 major customs, 2 taboos to keep in mind, live and work in peace and contentment.
【Four Customs】
Custom one: On the twelfth day of the first month, pinch the mouth of a mouse
It is said that the twelfth day of the first month is a good day for the rat to get married, and it is also the birthday of the mouse, so this day can be described as a double happiness at the door, so on this big day, we must eat dumplings, and the shape of the dumplings should be pinched into the shape of a wheat ear, which is what we call pinching the mouth of the mouse, which means that there are no rats in the new year, the harvest is abundant, people live and work in peace, and people prosper.
Custom two: On the twelfth day of the first month, build a lamp shed
On the twelfth day of the first month, three days later is the Lantern Festival, people are busy, preparing for the activities of the Lantern Festival, and building a lantern shed is the top priority.
As the saying goes, "On the twelfth day of the first month, people will buy lanterns and build lamp sheds, with the purpose of praying for happiness and light.
Custom 3: The twelfth day of the first lunar month, the day of the ding
On the tenth day of the first month of the first month, drink flower lantern wine, grab the flower lantern, hang the flower lantern early, and the neighbors come to congratulate; and the eleventh day of the first month is the happiest day, which is Tim Ding Day; and the twelfth day of the first month is to celebrate the joy of Tim Ding, also called The Day of Ding. Because before the Lantern Festival, the twelfth day of the first month should be lit up in advance, set up a tent to light the lamp, celebrate the reunion, and "lamp" and "Ding" are harmonious, which means to add people to import, and people and wealth are prosperous.
Custom 4: The twelfth day of the first month, the roast cypress fire festival
There are many places in the north where the custom of roasting cypress fires on the twelfth day of the first month is popular. As we all know, the branches of the cypress tree are oily and the fire is strong, which means festive and auspicious.
【Two taboos】
Taboo one: do not move scissors
The twelfth day of the first month is the Rat Day, the day of the rats to welcome the relatives, in order not to hear the crunching sound on the rat day, the scissors should be hidden, because the use of scissors will make a crunching sound, hoping that the grain crops will be harvested within a year.
Taboo two: do not throw food
On Rat Day, we don't overbreed for rats, so we don't throw food so that rats don't have food. The aim is to save food and make people rich.
On the twelfth day of the first month, "set up a lamp shed", 4 major customs, 2 taboos to keep in mind, live and work in peace and contentment. In addition, do you know what are the customs of the twelfth day of the first lunar month? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area to share, give people roses, and leave a lingering fragrance in your hand. I am Xiaofeng, I like the food shared by Xiaofeng, don't forget to pay attention to the foodie Fengzi!
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