The traditional customs of the 26th day of the lunar month
On the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month, as the Spring Festival is approaching, there are rich and diverse traditional customs, let us learn about it together.
1. Eat braised pork: Braised pork is a dish that Chinese like to eat on many festivals, meaning wealth and prosperity. On the 26th day of the lunar month, every household will make braised pork in the hope of good luck and good omens for the coming year.
2. Wash a wash: There is a folk proverb on the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month: "On the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month, wash it inside and out." This proverb means that on this day, the body should be washed and put on new clothes, which means to remove the old and welcome the new, and to wash and welcome the blessings. It is believed that cleansing the body and home environment will help usher in good luck in the new year.
Expanding: In the morning, the first rays of the sun shine into the room through the window, and the white quilt flutters in the breeze. People get up quickly, take full advantage of the warmth of the sun, turn on the faucet, and wash themselves with warm water. A crisp white towel gently rubs against the skin for a comforting cleansing sensation. Glide through every corner of your body to welcome the first rays of sunshine of the new year.
3. Slaughtering pigs and cutting New Year's meat: In the past, some families would slaughter pigs on the eve of the 26th day of the lunar month to cut the New Year's meat for consumption during the Spring Festival. For those families with better conditions, they will raise their own pigs, while the average family will buy annual meat on the street.
4. Purchase New Year's goods: On the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month, people began to go to the market to buy the New Year's goods needed during the Spring Festival. Cigarettes, alcohol, fish, meat, firecrackers, and gifts for visiting relatives are all indispensable. The whole village is filled with the spirit of the New Year.
The taboo of the twenty-sixth month of the lunar month
1. Moving: According to legend, if you move in Layue, the God of Wealth will not be able to find the door of your house, bringing you a lack of wealth. At the same time, because the wax moon belongs to the cold winter season, the land is easy to become loose after a winter of cold, so it is not suitable to move and break the ground.
2. Married daughters do not enter their parents' homes: In ancient times, daughters who have been married do not enter their parents' homes before the second day of the first lunar month. This taboo stems from people's taboo about the inheritance and continuation of family incense, believing that when the daughter enters her mother's door in the wax moon, it may make her mother's family cut off the incense.
3. Say New Year's words: In the wax moon, no matter how difficult things are, you must say good things. For example, if the plate is drunk, it is necessary to say that the year is safe, and if the boiled dumplings are broken, it is necessary to say that it is earned, which means that the new year can be smooth. This is because people believe that saying good words and blessings can bring good luck and a good attitude to themselves.
4. Do not sweep the garbage and throw it outside the hospital: from the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month, the dust at home is also with wealth, at this time can not throw the garbage out, should wait until the second day of the first month to worship the God of Wealth before disposal.
In short, the 26th day of the lunar month is an important node when the Spring Festival is approaching, with rich traditional customs and taboos. We should respect and pass on these traditions in order to usher in a happy and auspicious New Year. May everyone have a good start on the 26th day of the lunar month and welcome the Spring Festival on the tip of the tongue!