From the 23rd year of the lunar month to the second day of the first lunar month, everyone is very busy, right? Now it is the first lunar month, visiting relatives to pay New Year's greetings and receiving guests, full of New Year's flavor. On the first day of the new year, the door is opened to set off a firecracker, which means that it is prosperous, and the sooner the better, and it will not be too late to return to my parents' house on the second day of the new year. The old custom says: the first morning of the new year, the second morning of the new year, and the third day of the new year to sleep to the full, yes, you can sleep a little more on the third day of the new year, let's see why?
New Year's Day First Three "Red Mouth Day"
The third day of the first lunar month is known as "Chikou Day", which is a unique concept in traditional Chinese culture. On this day, according to custom, people usually avoid going out to pay New Year's greetings, because it is said that it is easy to get into quarrels with people on this day, which is unlucky. To counteract this adverse influence, some places have specific customs and rituals to pray for peace and good fortune.
Sticking "red mouth" is a widespread custom. On the top of the front and back doors, long slips with auspicious words for entering and exiting are written on red paper to pray for peace and exit throughout the year and not to have a bad impact on people. At the same time, there are also places where red paper with auspicious words written on it is put on the garbage and thrown out together, which means that the misfortune and bad luck in the family will be swept away.
The third day of the first lunar month is the day of "rat marrying".
There is a folk legend that the third day of the first lunar month is the day of "rats marrying". The third day of the first lunar month is a big day for the rats to hold their weddings. In order to pray for a free home from rodents in the new year, people will turn off the lights in their homes the night before and sprinkle some rice grains, cakes and other foods in the corners of the house for the rats to enjoy. This is both a sign of respect for the rats and a desire to "live in peace" with the rats and hope that they will not cause trouble in the home in the new year. On this day, people will choose to go to bed early and wake up late to avoid disturbing the rat's wedding, but also for their own health and good luck in the coming year.
Why do you wake up early and go to bed late on the third day of the Lunar New Year?
The third day of the Lunar New Year is considered to be the day when the rat marries his daughter. In order not to disturb the wedding of the rats, people usually turn off the lights early to go to bed, and sprinkle some rice grains and cakes in the corner of the house for the rats to eat, commonly known as "rats divide the money", meaning to share a year's harvest with the mice. Therefore, it is necessary to go to bed early on the third day of the Lunar New Year.
The third day of the Lunar New Year is also the middle of the Spring Festival holiday, and people need to rest and adjust their bodies and minds on this day after the first two days of busyness and joy. As the saying goes, "the first morning of the new year, the second morning of the new year, and the third day of the new year are full of sleep". Waking up late helps people replenish their sleep and regain their strength to cope with the rest of their work and life.
There are some other customs on the third day of the Lunar New Year, such as paying homage to ancestors and burning door-to-door papers, etc., which also require people to do quietly at home. Therefore, going to bed early and waking up late also meets the requirements of these customs.
"The first morning of the first month, the second day of the first year, and the third day of the first year of the new year to sleep to the full" is the concentrated embodiment of traditional Chinese culture and the customs of the third day of the first month. It inherits the excellent culture of the Chinese nation, and also contains people's yearning and pursuit of a better life. It also reminds us to pay attention to our physical health, maintain good living habits, and welcome a better future.
On the third day of the first lunar month, let's follow the tradition, go to bed early and get up late to welcome the arrival of the new year. May everyone be healthy, prosperous, happy and healthy in the new year!#上热门##龙年大吉#
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