What is the fourth day of the Lunar New Year?

On the first day of the first month, people pay New Year greetings. On the second day of the first month, it is also called the beginning of the year (Eid al-Fitr) and Children's Day. On the third day of the first month, the keeper's paper was burned. The fourth day of the first month is also called sheep day.

Paying New Year greetings is one of the customary activities every year. In the morning of the first year of the new year, welcome the new year, worship vegetarianism and worship the "Year God". "Sui", also known as "She Ti" and "Tai Sui", is an era star created in the era of the Yellow Emperor. Tai sui god is also a god of folk beliefs. There are 60 gods in total, and the calculation cycle is the chronological method of 60 Jiazi. The one-year-old God is on duty. Tai sui, who was on duty that year, was called "Tai sui". He was the master of the year and was in charge of the good and bad luck of the world.

According to tradition, it is a brand-new beginning to say goodbye to the old year on New Year's Eve, welcome the new year on New Year's Day, break fast on New Year's Day, and lift the fasting taboo on New Year's Day, commonly known as "opening the year". The custom of opening the new year is to eat "New Year's Eve". This meal is usually made of seaweed, lettuce, fish and so on. , intended to make money, lilu. Modern people also put New Year's Eve in restaurants. Some suburban villages still retain the custom of "releasing fish", buying live carp, covering the eyes of the fish with red paper, and putting them into the pond after offering sacrifices to the gods.

In the old society, on the third day, pine and cypress branches were burned together with the janitor's note hanging on the festival to show that the New Year had passed and it was time to start business. As the saying goes, "if you burn the janitor's paper, one will seek physiology."

It is said in "Age of Years" that the fourth day of the first month is the day when Nu Wa is a sheep, so it is called "sheep day". On this day, people cannot kill sheep. If the weather is good, it means that sheep will be raised well and sheep farmers will have a good harvest this year. In the old imperial calendar, it was often said that "three sheep (yang) open Thailand" is a symbol of good luck and a day to welcome the kitchen god back to the people. On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the whole family had dinner together, which is a unique local custom, reflecting the traditional psychology of the ancient working people who generally hoped to bid farewell to the old poverty and hardships and welcome a better life in the new year. ?