According to China folklore, the third night is the day when mice get married, so most people turn off the lights and go to bed early to avoid disturbing the mice. People in China regard the third day of the first month as Xiaomi's birthday. On this day, they hope to sacrifice and pray for the new year. They don't eat rice.
1, Red Dog Day
The third day of New Year's Day is Red Mouth Day, also called Red Dog Day. According to folklore, the red dog is the god of anger, that is, the god of the south. It is generally believed that the sun angered his younger brother, and he was unlucky when he met it; Southerners even hang up "red mouths" in the morning, thinking that it is easy to quarrel on this day. Therefore, on the third day of the first month, it is generally considered inappropriate to go out. You must turn off the lights and go to bed early, just stay at home and worship God. If you must go out to pay a New Year call, you can put a bag on your body to relieve the breath.
2. Off-year.
That is, tianqing festival. The court festival in the Song Dynasty, the first year of Song Zhenzong Dazhong Xiangfu, was spread all over the world because of the gobbledygook, so Zhenzong issued an imperial edict, which designated the third day of the first month as Tianqing Festival, and officials and others had five days off. In the Qing Gulu's Ting Anne Lu Xiaonian Dynasty, it was recorded: "The third day of the first month is a small year dynasty, which is the same as the old dynasty."
3. Xiaomi's birthday
The third day of the first month, commonly known as "Xiaomi's birthday", has been circulating among the people. On this day, every household will pray for the New Year and fast food, otherwise the grain harvest will be affected in the next year. However, this custom has long been out of date, because with the progress of the times, it is rare for people to get together for the Spring Festival, which has faded a lot.
4. The mouse is married
In China, it is said that the night of the third day of the first month is a big day for mice to get married, and they will hear the squeaking of mice. In order not to disturb the wedding of mice, they will try to turn off the lights and go to bed early that night, sprinkle some rice and salt, cakes and mice in the kitchen or the corner where mice often appear, and enjoy the joy of their wedding and the harvest of the year. These things are commonly known as "rice makeup" or "mouse money sharing"