First, the third day of New Year's Eve
1, the third day of the first month is also called Xiaonianchao, also called Red Dog Day. As an ancient traditional festival in China, it is said that Nu Wa Niangniang made pigs on this day. According to China folklore, the third night is the day when mice get married, so most people turn off the lights early to sleep, so as not to disturb the mice (some people say that turning off the lights early at night is to make the mice invisible and unable to get married, thus reducing their reproductive speed).
2. Sprinkle some rice grains and cakes in the corner for the mice to eat. This is called mouse money, which means sharing a year's harvest with 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.
Second, the fourth day of the lunar calendar
1, Lunar New Year's Day, the fourth day of the first lunar month, also known as Sheep Day. This is the day when China people meet God. 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 lunar new year's eve, the whole family get together for a discount. The so-called discount is a hodgepodge of rice left over from cleaning up the new year's goods in a few days. Cleaning the room and stacking the garbage in one place is also called "throwing the poor" in China folklore.
3. Due to modern historical reasons, some areas such as Putian and Xianyou in Fujian have the custom of being too old in the fourth grade, which has been included in the fifth batch of provincial intangible cultural heritage representative projects.