On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, that is, the eighth day of the first month, China people prefer the number "eight". The eighth day of the first month, the first day of the first month falls on the eighth day. The eighth day of the first month, also known as Shunxing Festival, is one of the traditional lunar festivals in China. On this day, I mainly learned astronomy from the names of the stars listed by Ma in the incense wax shop.
The star-offering ceremony of Shunxing Festival is held in the evening. The rich hang 108 lanterns, and ordinary people can also hang 49 lanterns, at least 9 lanterns, representing nine fleeting stars, namely, the sun, the moon, the water, the fire, the wood, the gold, the earth, Luohou and Du Ji. The lamp bowl is shaped like a small goblet with muddy copper and soybean oil in it. The lamp is twisted with "lamp paper".
The eighth day of the first month is Xiaomi's birthday.
There are other names on the eighth day of the first month, including "Valley Day" and "Shunxing Festival". The eighth day of China folklore is Xiaomi's birthday. If the weather is fine this day, there will be a bumper harvest of rice this year and it will be cloudy next year.
The custom of "Valley Day" is to worship memorial tablets with the names of grains written on them, and not to eat cooked grains. This custom contains the idea of attaching importance to agriculture and cherishing food.
The eighth day of the first month, also known as Shunxing Festival, is a festival that can predict one year's luck. Many traditional customs of this day are still widely circulated today.