On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Red Dog Day does not pay New Year's greetings
Today is the third day of the Lunar New Year, so what are the customs of the third day of the Lunar New Year? The third day of the Lunar New Year, also known as the Red Dog Day, is an unlucky day, and the Red Dog is the god of anger, and if it encounters it, there will be evil things. So basically, they don't go out, this is to avoid encountering evil. What other customs are, let's just look at the following.
Customs 1. Red Dog Day
The third day of the Lunar New Year, also known as the Red Dog Day, is an unlucky day, the Red Dog is the god of anger, and there will be murderous things when encountered. Therefore, the residents of the older generation stayed at home on this day to avoid encountering evil.
2. Burn the door god paper
In the old days, the pine and cypress branches during the New Year's festival and the door and door notes hung during the festival were burned together to show that the year was over and that they were about to start making a living. As the saying goes, "If you burn the door god paper, you will find your physiology".
3. Millet birthday
Folks think that the third millet is the birthday of the first month of the first month, and on this day to pray for the New Year, and to abstain from eating rice. It is thought that if there is an offender, it will lead to a reduction in grain production.
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That is, the Heavenly Festival. Song Dynasty court festival, Song Zhenzong Dazhong auspicious Fu first year, because there is a book of heaven descended to the world, Zhenzong issued an edict, set the third day of the first month as the day of the festival, officials and other days off. Later, it was called the Xiao Nian Dynasty, which did not sweep the floor, did not beg for fire, and did not draw water, which was the same as the Sui Dynasty.
5. Hungry Ghost Day
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the old custom is called "Hungry Ghost Day", and it is taboo to visit relatives and friends on this day, but this custom has long been outdated, because with the progress of the times, people rarely gather together for the Spring Festival, which has been diluted a lot.
6. Sheep Day
The third day of the first lunar month is the day when Nuwa makes sheep, so it is called "Sheep Day". On this day, people are not allowed to kill sheep, and if the weather is good, it means that during the year, the sheep will be raised well, and the sheep keepers will have a good harvest.
7. Do not go out to pay New Year's greetings
Customs and taboos on the third day of the Lunar New Year: The first to the third day of the new year are the first of the year, and the taboos are basically the same as the first day of the new year, referring to the taboos of the first day of the new year. In addition, the third day of the new year is commonly known as "Red Dog Day", which is not suitable for going out or feasting. It is necessary to go to bed early with the lights out. Because of his red mouth, he wants to avoid getting into quarrels with people.
8. Sticking "red mouth"