Is it good to go back to your natal family on the fourth day of the first lunar month? Other customs on the fourth day of the new year in 2023
The Spring Festival is coming , everyone hopes to be with their family and reunite with the family, so many people will choose to go back to their natal homes at this time, but the first month is the first month of the new year, so there are many taboos.So now let’s go and see if we can go back to our mother’s house on the fourth day of the first lunar month.
Can I go back to my natal home on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year?
In many areas of China, people go back to their natal family on the fourth day of the first lunar month.In this case, you should go back to your natal home according to local customs.Most places do not go out on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.There is a folk saying that on the fourth day of the first lunar month, the Stove Lord returns from heaven to the people.On this day, he must stay at home, prepare abundant fruits, burn incense and candles, and set off firecrackers to show his respect., so it is not advisable to go out from home.Every household must stay at home, prepare abundant fruits, burn incense and candles and set off firecrackers, so if you return to your natal family on this day, you must celebrate with your natal family.
What day is this day
The fourth day of the Lunar New Year, in the lunar calendar, is the fourth day of the first month, also known as Sheep Day.It is the day when Chinese people welcome the gods.Occupying sheep in the old imperial calendar, so the often said "three sheep (yang) Kaitai" is a symbol of auspiciousness, and it is also a day to welcome the Kitchen God back to the folk.On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the whole family eats Zheluo together.The so-called Zheluo is a hodgepodge of meals left over from a few days.In culture, people also refer to this behavior as throwing away the poor.
Other customs on the fourth day of the first lunar month
Jiewulu generally represents Jiewulu God of Wealth in today’s life.In the old days, after the Spring Festival holiday, merchants usually invited the Five Gods of Wealth on the evening of the fourth day of the lunar new year, and opened the market on the fifth day of the new year for auspiciousness.To pick up the five roads, the owner should bring incense candles to the God of Wealth Hall in the five directions of east, west, south, north, and middle to invite them.Every time a road is picked up by the God of Wealth, a string of Baizi cannons will be set off in front of the door.After receiving all the offerings, the host and the buddy worshiped the God of Wealth one by one, and cremated the horse curtain on the original table after the worship, expressing their respect to the God of Wealth, which means that the ceremony of receiving the God of Wealth is over.
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