What is the festival on the third day of the first month of the lunar calendar?
The first day of the first month arrives On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there are some festivals every day, so there are various sayings among the people.Now let’s find out, when the 2023 Spring Festival comes, customs and activities in various places will also start, so what kind of festivals are there on the third day of the Lunar New Year, or what is the saying.
The first month What’s the festival on the third day?
Tianqing Festival
Tianqing Festival is a traditional Chinese festival in the Song Dynasty.In the edict, the third day of the first lunar month is designated as Tianqing Festival, and officials and others will have a five-day holiday.
Xiao Nian Chao·Opening Well Day
The third day of the first lunar month is later called Xiao Nian Chao.This day does not sweep the floor, begs for fire, or draws water, which is the same as the Sui Dynasty.
Qing Gulu’s "Qing Jialu Xiaonianchao"; "The third day of the (first month) is the Xiaonianchao, no sweeping the floor, no begging for fire, no drawing of water, the same as the old dynasty." In the morning, there is a well house next to every house, offering incense and vegetables to the well fence in the morning, and removing the red paper sealed on the well on New Year’s Eve, which is called opening the well; in some places, people sweep the dust in the dustpan and add Put on the broom and fall at the intersection of Sanyou.To show off the poor.
Red Dog
It is also called Red Dog on this day.It is customary to think that it is a day when the red scorpion is angry with the elder brother, and it is unlucky to meet him.Therefore, on the third day of the first lunar month, folks should worship their ancestors and gods.On this day, it is not suitable to go out or entertain guests.You must turn off the lights and go to bed early.
The folks in the south, on the morning of the third day of the first lunar month, post "red mouth" (forbidden mouth), thinking that it is easy to have quarrels on this day, and it is not suitable for New Year’s greetings.The so-called "red mouth" is generally made of red paper about seven or eight inches long and one inch wide, on which are written some safe and auspicious words about going in and out, and the content has a certain format, for example:"1994 A.D.Jiaxu first month On the third day of the third day, the incense sticks in front of the gods should be nailed to the front door, and the red-mouthed thieves of men and women from all directions will be cut off.All disasters will return to heaven and good luck."
The other one is to put it on top of the garbage and pick it out.The garbage is accumulated in the first two days of the first and second grades.as gold and silver and treasures flow outward.In short, posting "red mouth" is to make people feel that they can go in and out safely all year round, avoid quarrels with others or various unfortunate disasters, attract more wealth and treasures at home, and everything goes well.
In Hong Kong, people generally do not pay New Year’s greetings on the third day of the Lunar New Year.The original residents, stay at home this day, so as not to encounter evil spirits.
Milliet’s birthday
The third day of the first lunar month, "Xiao Nian Chao" is also the birthday of millet.There is a folk custom of not eating rice, thinking that if there is a violation, it will lead to a reduction in grain production.
"Three Gus and Three"
The third day of junior high school occupies the pig.It is said that the pig is the divine beast in the Tiyue King Kong Cave of Yinshan Bodhisattva in Beihai.In the old Beijing, the north was the top, and it was believed that one life was two, two begets three, and three begets all things, so it attached great importance to the third day of junior high school, called Xiaonian Dynasty.Many things that were not done on the first day of junior high school can be made up on this day, giving more affairs.A "New Year’s greeting" opportunity for everyone.
In some places in our country, sons-in-law are forbidden to go to their wives’ house in the third day of junior high school, and there are also sayings in Beijing that women must celebrate the sixth day of the new year.Those who are not restrained, instead call the third grade of junior high school "San Gu San".The girl who goes out brings her son-in-law home on this day and eats an egg pancake.
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