【Introduction】
On the sixth day of the first lunar month, both people in the past and modern people think that it is a good day. The sixth day of the first lunar month means that the six and six are smooth and smooth.
The fifth day of the first lunar month is the "breaking of the fifth". By the sixth day of the first year, it means that the year has passed, and some taboos have been lifted. From the fifth day of the Chinese New Year to usher in the god of wealth, the sixth day of the first year, people are also busy, sending the poor, opening the market, tidying up the health, busy and happy.
I am raising flowers and green plants, let's take a look at the traditional customs on the sixth day of the Chinese New Year.
1. The sixth day of the first lunar month is Horse Day
In folklore, there is a saying that is good! It is said: "The sixth day of the first year is the day of the horse", which means that the sixth day of the new year is the day of the horse.
Why is the sixth day of the first lunar month "Horse Day"? This is related to "Cham Age". It is said that from the first day of the Lunar New Year to the sixth day of the Chinese New Year, it is the day that represents the six animals. The square is: one chicken and two dogs, three pigs and four sheep, five cattle and six horses, and six days represent six animals.
It is said that the prosperity of the six animals in that year can be judged by the daily weather conditions. If the first six days of the first lunar month are sunny, then the horses are very strong and prosperous, which is conducive to the growth of the horses.
2. On the sixth day of the first lunar month, send the poor god
On the fifth day of the first lunar month, some people have already fired firecrackers, cleaned up, and begun to drive out the five poverty. But on the sixth day of the Chinese New Year, we still have to send poor ghosts.
The first is to clean up the garbage. There is no garbage to be cleaned up at home, and today it is necessary to clean up thoroughly and completely, and throw out all the garbage accumulated during the New Year, which is "sending poor ghosts".
The second is to clean the toilet. The day "Horse Day" used to be called "FatTening". Is to clean up the feces in the toilet, the toilet in the past farming era, may also raise pigs and cattle or raise sheep, etc., more manure, just open spring, ready for spring plowing, to clean up the manure, as an organic fertilizer to use.
In the era of farming, the people carried out "sending poverty" on this day. In fact, it is not only to keep the home clean and tidy, but also to expect to send the poor and receive blessings and make a wide source of wealth.
3, shops and restaurants, a good day to open
According to folk traditional customs, after the first five years break the fifth, they enter a normal state of life. On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, all walks of life began to enter the business state.
On the fifth day of the Chinese New Year, people ushered in the god of wealth. On the sixth day of the Chinese New Year, the day when the store opened, everyone was lively and laughing. The first is to set off firecrackers. On this day, firecrackers are fired everywhere, gongs and drums are noisy, which means to drive away evil spirits and seek profit, red and red, safe and smooth, and the source of wealth rolling in.
Of course, many cities have banned fireworks and firecrackers, and everyone can't hear the sound of firecrackers in the sky. However, some of them say "Open the market, open the city" and so on.
On the sixth day of the first year, although fireworks and firecrackers are prohibited, people's good wishes to start business still exist. I look forward to the new year, everything is good, and I will attract wealth and treasure.
4, a good day to go out
As the saying goes: to go, three six nine. It has broken five, indicating that the New Year has passed, there is no taboo to go out, and people are beginning to welcome the new year.
In the past, people who did business were open to business and opened their doors to welcome blessings. Farmers are also starting to clean up manure today, starting to accumulate fertilizer, and when ploughing in the spring, it can be used as organic fertilizer to promote the growth of crops.
Modern people are even more busy. Under normal circumstances, government agencies and enterprises are in place, and normal work begins on the sixth day of the New Year. Migrant workers also embarked on a journey in the sixth year of junior high school.
On the sixth day of the first year, people from all walks of life have also adjusted from the state of the New Year to the state of work. I hope that in the new year, happiness and auspiciousness will create brilliance again.
【Summary】
Shi Yun: "Every year to this day, the liquor worships in the street." Thousands of households look at thousands of doors, and no one does not send them to the poor. "The sixth day of the Chinese New Year is a good day, and people really start working on this day, and they are busy and busy.
The sixth day of the Chinese New Year, meaning six six big smooth, the horse to success, send the poor out of the door, welcome wealth and blessings.
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