What does each day represent in the first month of Hong Kong?

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The first day of the first lunar month was originally called "New Year's Day". The original meaning of "Yuan" was "head", which was later extended to "beginning". This day is the first day of the year, the first day of spring, and the first day of the first month, so it is called "Sanyuan"; because this day is also the dynasty of the year, the dynasty of the month, and the dynasty of the sun, it is also called the "Three Chaos"; And because it is the first new moon, it is also called "Yuan Shuo". The first day of the first lunar month is also known as Shangri, Zhengchao, Sanshuo, and Sanshi, which means the beginning of the year, month, and day.

Set off firecrackers at the door: On the morning of the Spring Festival, when the door is opened, firecrackers are set off first, which is called "firecrackers at the door". After the sound of firecrackers, the ground was filled with red, as bright as clouds and brocade, which was called "Full of Red". At this time, the streets were full of auspiciousness and joy.

New Year greetings: On the first day of the New Year, men all get up early, put on their most beautiful clothes, dress up neatly, and go out to visit relatives and friends, pay New Year greetings to each other, and wish each other good luck in the coming year. There are many ways to pay New Year's greetings. Some are led by the head of the same clan and several people go door to door to pay New Year's greetings; some are colleagues inviting a few people to pay New Year's greetings; and others get together to congratulate each other, which is called "group worship." Since it was time-consuming and laborious to pay New Year greetings at home, some upper-class figures and scholar-bureaucrats later used name stickers to congratulate each other, thus developing the later "New Year cards".

When paying New Year greetings during the Spring Festival, the younger generation should first pay New Year greetings to the elders and wish them longevity and health. The elders can distribute the New Year's money prepared in advance to the younger ones. It is said that the New Year's money can suppress evil spirits, because "year" and "evil" "Homophonous" means that if the younger generation gets the lucky money, they can spend their first year in peace. There are two types of New Year's money. One is made of colorful ropes threaded into a dragon shape and placed at the foot of the bed. This record is found in "Yanjing Years' Notes"; the other is the most common, which is given by parents wrapped in red paper. Children's money. New Year's money can be given to the younger generation in public after paying New Year's greetings, or parents can secretly put it under the child's pillow when the child is asleep on New Year's Eve. Nowadays, the custom of elders distributing lucky money to younger generations is still popular.

Fortune telling: In the old days, the weather in the first few days of the New Year was cloudy and sunny to predict the fortune of the year. The theory begins with "Sui Zhan" written by Dongfang Shuo of the Han Dynasty, which states that eight days after the end of the year, one day is the chicken day, the second day is the dog day, the third day is the pig day, the fourth day is the sheep day, the fifth day is the cow day, the sixth day is the horse day, and the seventh day is the horse day. The sun is a human being, and the eighth day is a grain. If the day is sunny, the object will flourish; if the day is cloudy, the object will not prosper. Later generations followed this custom and believed that the weather from the first to the tenth day of the lunar month was auspicious with clear weather, no wind and no snow. Later generations developed from accounting for age into a series of sacrifices and celebrations.

Drinking Tusu wine Tusu wine is a medicinal wine. In ancient customs, the whole family drank Tusu wine on Yuan Day to dispel unhealthy energy. The method of making Tusu wine is: use one penny of rhubarb, one penny and five cents of platycodon, and one penny and five cents of Sichuan pepper, one penny and eight cents of osmanthus heart, one penny and two cents of dogwood, and one or two pieces of saposhnikovia. Take it up at Yinshi and boil it for four or five times with wine. In ancient times, the way to drink Tusu wine was very unique. Most people always start drinking from the oldest ones; but when drinking Tusu wine, it is just the opposite, starting from the youngest ones. Probably the young ones grow up day by day and drink first to show their congratulations, while the older people drink later to show their retention as each year passes. Su Che, a writer of the Song Dynasty, wrote in his poem "Chu Ri" that "I drink Tusu at the end of every year, and I am more than seventy years old before I know it." This is what this custom is about. This unique drinking order often evoked various emotions in ancient times, so it left a deep impression on people.

It is said that the first day of the first lunar month is the birthday of the broom. You should not use a broom on the first day of the first lunar month, otherwise you will sweep away luck and lose money. If you must sweep the floor, you must sweep from the outside to the inside. To this day, there is still a custom in many places: clean up before New Year's Eve, do not take out the broom on New Year's Day, do not take out the garbage, prepare a large bucket of waste water, and do not splash it on that day. It is also not allowed to break furniture during the New Year. Breaking it is a sign of bankruptcy. You must quickly say "Every year (broken) is safe" or "Flowers bloom, wealth and prosperity".

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, a married daughter returns to her parents’ home and asks her husband to accompany her, so it is commonly known as the “Sister-in-law Welcoming Day”. On this day, daughters who return to their parents' homes must bring some gifts and red envelopes, which are distributed by their mothers to neighbors and villagers, just like the Chinese New Year. If there are multiple daughters in the family, and these daughters do not come back on the same day, then they have to come one at a time, and the gift is quite thin, just four biscuits. However, the affection it reflects is very strong. The true meaning is "little etiquette but heavy affection". It expresses the girl's deep longing for her fellow villagers.

When the girl returns home, if there is a nephew at home, the aunt has to dig into her pocket again. Although she has already given the new year's money on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the meaning this time is different. This custom is called "eating the sun and the day" by Chaoshan people. As the name suggests, it is just for lunch, and the daughter must rush back to her husband's house before dinner.

Worshiping the God of Wealth (North) In the north, the God of Wealth is worshiped on the second day of the first lunar month. On this day, both commercial shops and ordinary families will hold activities to worship the God of Wealth. Every family offers sacrifices to the God of Wealth they received on New Year's Eve. In fact, they burned the crude prints they bought. We will eat wontons at noon today, commonly known as "Yuanbao Soup". Sacrificial offerings include fish and mutton. Big business houses in old Beijing hold large-scale sacrificial activities on this day. The sacrifices must be made from the "five major sacrifices", namely whole pigs, whole sheep, whole chickens, whole ducks, red live carp, etc., in the hope of making a fortune this year.

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 cannot kill sheep. If the weather is good, it means that the sheep will be raised well this year and the people who raise sheep will have a good harvest.

Burning the door god paper. In the old days, on the third day of the lunar month, the pine and cypress branches during the New Year's Day and the door god's paper hanging during the festival were burned together to indicate that the new year was over and work had to start again. As the saying goes, "Burn the door god paper, and you will find your own health."

Millet’s Birthday Folk believe that the third day of the first lunar month is Millet’s birthday. On this day, sacrifices are made to pray for good luck, and rice is not allowed.

The Xiaonian Dynasty is the Tianqing Festival. It was a court festival in the Song Dynasty. In the first year of Dazhong Xiangfu, Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, because it was said that a heavenly book had descended to the earth, Zhenzong issued an edict, designating the third day of the first lunar month as the Tianqing Festival, and officials and others took five days off. Later, it was called the Xiaonian Dynasty. It did not sweep the floor, beg for fire, or draw water, just like the Sui Dynasty.

The third day of the Lunar New Year is also called Red Dog Day, which has the same pronunciation as "Chikou". In southern China, "chikou" (forbidden words) are posted on the morning of the third day of the Lunar New Year. It is considered that this day is prone to quarrels and is not suitable for New Year greetings. The so-called "red mouth" usually uses a piece of red paper about seven or eight inches long and one inch wide, with some words of peace and good fortune written on it. The incense nail on the front door cuts off the four men and women with naked mouths, thieves steal Mars, all disasters come to heaven and good luck.") is posted on the top of the front door and the back door. Another one is placed on top of the garbage, pick it out and throw it out. This garbage was accumulated on the first and second days of the first lunar month. It must be cleaned and dumped together on the third day of the lunar new year. Otherwise, it will be like draining the gold and silver treasures from the home. In short, posting "chikou" makes people psychologically feel that they can go out safely all year round, avoid quarrels with others or various unfortunate disasters, bring more wealth to their homes, and everything goes well. People usually don’t go out to pay New Year greetings. Legend has it that it’s easy to have verbal disputes with others on this day. However, this custom has long been outdated, because now it is rare for people to get together during the Spring Festival, and it has been downplayed a lot.

The fourth day of the Lunar New Year is a day to worship the God of Wealth. In the past, if the boss wanted to "fire" someone, he would not invite him to worship the god on this day. The other party would know it well and go away on his own. people. There is also a legend that the Kitchen God is coming to check household registration on this day, so it is not advisable to go far away.

The fifth day of the first lunar month is commonly known as Powu.

There is a folk custom of eating dumplings, which means to attract wealth. According to the old custom, you have to eat "water dumplings" (called "boiled dumplings" in the north) for five days. Nowadays, some people only eat them for three or two days, and some eat them every other day. However, there is no one who does not eat them. In ancient times, they were eaten in the prince's mansion. This is true in small households in the streets, even when entertaining guests. Women no longer stay taboo and start visiting each other to pay New Year greetings and congratulate each other. Newly married women return to peace on this day. According to folk custom, many taboos five years ago can be broken on this day. It is said that it is not suitable to do anything on the fifth day, otherwise you will be in trouble during the year. In addition to the above taboos, the five customs of Po Wu are mainly to send away the poor, welcome the God of Wealth, and open markets for trade.

Worshiping the God of Wealth (South) Southerners worship the God of Wealth on the fifth day of the first lunar month. According to folklore, the God of Wealth is the God of Five Ways. The so-called five roads refer to east, west, south, north, and middle, which means that you can get wealth in any of the five ways. Every Chinese New Year, people open their doors and windows at 50:00 on the first day of the lunar month, burn incense, set off firecrackers, and light fireworks to welcome the God of Wealth. After receiving the God of Wealth, everyone also eats Lutou wine, often until dawn. Everyone is full of hopes of getting rich, hoping that the God of Wealth can bring gold and silver to their homes and make them rich in the new year. It is believed that the sooner you pick up the road head, the better. The earliest one to pick up the road head is the true god, which is particularly effective, so it is called "grabbing the road head". In some places, people really "rush to grab the road" on the fourth day of the first lunar month, and it has become a custom.

"Sending the poor" on the fifth day of the first lunar month is a very unique custom among ancient Chinese folk. Its meaning is to offer sacrifices to poor ghosts (poor gods). Poor ghost, also known as "poor son", according to legend, poor ghost is the son of Zhuan Xu. He is frail and short, and likes to wear rags and drink porridge. In the Hancheng area of ??Shaanxi Province, people are not allowed to go out on the fifth day. Fresh meat must be roasted in a pot, and madou must be stir-fried to make it crackle and make a sound. It is believed that this can eliminate poverty and bring wealth. In addition, in the old days, people had to eat particularly well on New Year's Eve or the fifth day of the first lunar month, which was commonly known as "filling the poor hole." The widely popular folk custom of sending the poor away reflects the traditional psychology of the Chinese people who generally hope to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, bid farewell to the old poverty and hardship, and welcome a better life in the new year.

Opening of the market It is an old custom that during the Spring Festival, all shops of all sizes will be closed from the beginning of the new year, and the market will open on the fifth day of the first lunar month. The fifth day of the first lunar month is regarded as the holy day of wealth. It is believed that choosing this day to open the market will definitely attract wealth. The stock market also opens on this day.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Tianjin people must "catch up with the five poor", including "poor in intelligence, poor in learning, poor in literature, poor in life, and poor in communication". People get up at dawn, set off firecrackers and clean the house. The firecrackers were set off from the inside out, and they were set off while walking out the door. It is said that all unlucky things will be blasted away. On this day, the popular food custom among the people is to eat dumplings, commonly known as "pinching the little man's mouth". On this day, every household in Tianjin eats dumplings, and the chopping board must make a clanging sound for the neighbors to hear, to show that they are chopping " villain".

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, shops and restaurants officially open for business, and firecrackers are set off, no less than on New Year's Eve. Legend has it that the most popular people on this day are boys who have reached the age of 12, because 12 is twice as much as 6, which is called Liuliu Dashun. On this day, every household has to throw away the garbage accumulated during the festival. This is called giving away to the poor.

The seventh day of the lunar month is Ren Day, that is, a person’s birthday. It is also known as "Human Victory Festival", "Human Festival", "Population Day", "Human Seventh Day", etc. Legend has it that when Nuwa created the world, she created humans on the seventh day after creating animals such as chickens, dogs, pigs, cows, and horses, so this day is the birthday of humans. People's Day customs began to exist in the Han Dynasty, and they began to pay attention to them after the Wei and Jin Dynasties. In ancient times, people had the custom of wearing "Rensheng". Rensheng is a kind of headdress, also called Caisheng or Huasheng. Since the Jin Dynasty, people have cut ribbons for flowers, cut ribbons for people, or engraved gold foil for people to put on screens or wear them in their hair. In addition, there is also the custom of climbing high to compose poems. After the Tang Dynasty, people paid more attention to this festival. Every year on Human Day, the emperor gave the ministers colorful ribbons to win, and he also climbed high to hold a banquet for the ministers. If the weather is fine on the seventh day of the first lunar month, the population will be safe and the going in and out will be smooth.

"Xuntian" Folks eat spring pancakes and roll "box dishes" (a kind of cooked meat food) on this day, and spread pancakes "Xuntian" in the courtyard.

Eat Qibao Soup. Qibao Soup is a soup made from seven kinds of vegetables. It is eaten during the day to bring good luck. It is also said that this soup can remove evil spirits and cure all diseases. Different regions have different products, different fruits and vegetables, and different meanings. Guangdong Chaoshan uses mustard, kale, leeks, spring vegetables, celery, garlic, and cloves; Hakka people use celery, garlic, onions, coriander, leeks and fish, meat, etc.; Taiwan and Fujian use spinach, celery, onions, garlic, Leeks, mustard greens, shepherd's purse, cabbage, etc. Among them, celery and onions indicate intelligence, garlic indicates calculation, and mustard indicates longevity.

In Shandong Peninsula, on the seventh day of the first lunar month, children will choose a wooden stick about two meters long and tie it with wheat straw. This is what is called "Vulcan". At dusk, one end of the "Vulcan" is lit at the door of the house, and the children hold the other end of the "Vulcan" and run away from home until it burns out. This activity means sending the "God of Fire" out of the house, so that there will be no fires in the house within a year and the house will be safe and sound.

According to the "Book of Divination", starting from the first day of the lunar month, the order in which God created all things is "one chicken, two dogs, three pigs and four sheep, five oxen and six horses, seven people and eight grains", so the seventh day of the lunar month is People day. On this day, Hong Kong people like to eat jidi porridge. The so-called jidi means that they hope to be the top scholar in high school. Everyone must be respected on this day. Even the government cannot execute criminals on this day, and parents cannot teach their children on this day.

The eighth day of the lunar month is Gu Day. Legend has it that it is the birthday of Gu Zi, also called the Shunxing Festival. It is said that it is the day when all the stars descend to the lower realm. The stars in the sky are at their fullest. If the weather is clear on this day, it indicates that this will be the best time. There will be a good harvest of rice every year, but if the sky is cloudy, there will be a bad harvest every year.

Shunxing is also known as Sacrifice Star. On the night of the eighth day of the first lunar month, regardless of whether people go to the temple to offer incense to worship the star king (i.e. Shunxing), after the stars appear in the sky, each family will hold a sacrificial ceremony to the star.

When worshiping stars, one should place a "golden lantern" (yellow lantern flower) on the desk, stove, threshold, pot, etc. and light it, which is called "scattered lantern flower", which means to avoid bad luck. After the star ceremony, the whole family gathered together to eat Lantern Festival.

Release animals and pray for blessings. On the eighth day of the first lunar month, there is a "release" activity, which is to take some fish and birds raised at home and release them into the wild.

Liu Tong of the Ming Dynasty recorded in "A Brief Introduction to the Scenery of the Imperial Capital": "On the eighth day of the first lunar month, wild animals were released in Shideng Alley. There were birds in cages, fish and shrimps in basins, snails and clams in baskets. In front of the Luotang, monks spoke Sanskrit. Thousands of them fly toward each other, their feathers fly in the air, they land on the house, and then they move away. The water and the like are thrown into the net in the Jinshui River of the Imperial City to bait bamboo shoots. "

The release of animals on the eighth day of the lunar month not only reflects the hope. The ancients' virtues of respecting all things in nature and living in harmony also express their good wishes for the prosperity of all living things in the world at the beginning of the new year.

The tenth day of the lunar month is the birthday of the stone. On this day, stone tools such as grinding and milling are not allowed to be moved, and even the stone must be sacrificed. In places such as Yuncheng, Shandong, there is a saying about carrying stone gods. On the night of the ninth day of the lunar month, people freeze an earthen jar on a large smooth stone. On the morning of the tenth day of the lunar month, the nose of the earthen jar is tied with a rope, and ten young men take turns carrying it away. If the stone does not fall to the ground, it indicates a good harvest that year.

The tenth day of the lunar month is the birthday of the stone. On this day, stone tools such as grinding and milling are not allowed to be moved, and even the stone must be sacrificed. In places such as Yuncheng, Shandong, there is a saying about carrying stone gods. On the night of the ninth day of the lunar month, people freeze an earthen jar on a large smooth stone. On the morning of the tenth day of the lunar month, the nose of the earthen jar is tied with a rope, and ten young men take turns carrying it away. If the stone does not fall to the ground, it indicates a good harvest that year.

After the eleventh day of the first lunar month, people begin to prepare to celebrate the Lantern Festival. They start buying lanterns and building lantern sheds from the twelfth day of the first lunar month. The nursery rhyme goes like this: "The eleventh is chirping, the twelve are setting up the lamp shed, the thirteen are turning on the lights, the fourteenth are lighting up, the fifteenth is half a month, and sixteen are lighting up." The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the "Lantern Festival" , it is the first full moon night of the year, and it is also the night when the earth rejuvenates, also known as the "Shangyuan Festival". The custom of lighting lanterns during the Lantern Festival began in the Han Dynasty. On this day, it is indispensable to eat Yuanxiao and glutinous rice balls. The 16th night of the first lunar month is a children's festival. All the children take out their lanterns and bang them against others, and then laugh and watch other people's lanterns catch fire. This is called "touching lanterns". The important thing is that this year's lanterns cannot be kept until next year and must be destroyed by "touching the lanterns."