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After the last day of work, it was finally time for the long-awaited long holiday. I believe that many friends have already packed their luggage at this time and are waiting for the end of work. This year's May Day holiday, a total of 5 days of vacation, relatively speaking, is still relatively long, although to make up for the holiday, but it does not hinder people's enthusiasm.
This year's "May Day" holiday is very different from previous years, and some people are even saying that it is a rare occurrence in 60 years, so why do you want to say that? Among them, there is also a mention of 3 do not eat, 3 do not do what it is? If you are interested, we might as well take a look at it together, and have a good long holiday in peace.
The unusualness of May Day in 2024
On the first day of the May Day holiday, you will meet the birthday of Mazu, also known as the concubine and the queen of heaven, is the goddess of the sea in Fujian, Taiwan and other places. She is regarded as the patron saint of sea voyages, protecting fishermen from reaching out to sea. May Day coincides with Mazu's birthday, which also shows that this day is very unusual.
In ancient times, the dry branch chronology method was generally adopted, that is, 10 days of dry and 12 earthly branches were used for combination and matching, and every two were matched, just 60 combinations, which were also called 60 sixties. 2024 is the year of Jiachen, and May Day happens to be the day of Wuchen month of Jiachen year, Jiachen year is a cycle of 60 years, and its combination and collocation will also lead to a very low probability of the same situation, therefore, people call this year's May Day a special May Day.
On the twenty-third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, that is, on May Day, people will hold various grand sacrifice ceremonies, hoping to be blessed by Mazu, and at the same time be able to have smooth sails and prosperous peace.
What is the point of meeting Mazu's birthday on May Day?
Since it is a rare encounter in 60 years, then on this day we must fully respect the tradition to express our devotion and gratitude to Mazu.
3. Do not eat
1. Don't eat fish
On Mazu's birthday, it is best not to eat fish, because according to traditional practice, this day will choose to ban fishing and fishing, you must know that Mazu is the god of the sea, she not only protects the safety of fishermen going to sea, but also is in charge of fish, at this time do not eat fish, not only to express gratitude to Mazu, but also for the future, you can have more harvest.
2. Don't eat bitterness
Xin refers to spicy food, food with a strong smell, which is not suitable to eat on this day, so as not to offend the god of the sea, because during the sacrifice, it is best for us to coarse tea and light rice, so that we can also show our sincerity and get better protection.
3. Don't eat cold
At this time, the weather is changeable, there may be several kinds of weather in a day, we must pay attention to control their diet, eat less cold food, especially cold drinks, but also do not drink, at this time, the weather is far from the hot time, eating cold things, easy to cause diarrhea, and even affect the following holidays.
3. Don't do it
1. Don't go to the river to play in the water
On the day of the worship of the god of the sea, it is not possible to go to the river to play in the water, otherwise, it is easy to bring hidden dangers of safety, from a realistic point of view, it is also easier to understand, at this time itself is a stage of more rain, too much rain, the river water soars, if you go to play, it is easy to bring disaster.
2. Do not climb high mountains
There is another thing, also pay attention to, that is, do not go to climb the mountain, this is also very important, Mazu is in charge of the wind and rain, this time will generally bring wind and rain weather, people in such days, can go smoothly, if you go to climb the mountain, encounter wind and rain weather, it is easy to bring trouble.
3. Don't overeat
When encountering Mazu's birthday, it is also the beginning of the May Day holiday, many people at this time, the mood will be better, people's mood is good, appetite will be particularly good, then it is easy to overeat, but at the beginning of the holiday, we want to avoid, otherwise, it is easy to have problems.
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This year's "May Day" is not ordinary, 60 years of rare encounters, it is said that the May Day holiday met Mazu's birthday, in such a day, we must remember to taboo, but also remember not to go to the river to play, do not go to climb the mountains, let alone overeat, bring trouble to yourself.
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