China folklore is the birthday of stone, also known as the wedding day of mice, because the foundation of the wall is made of stone, and many mice live in holes in the corner. Stone Festival is closely related to the worship of rocks by primitive people.
The stone festival is scheduled for the tenth day of the tenth lunar month, which should start from the tenth day of the tenth lunar month. Ten is homophonic with stone. On this day, people in China avoid moving stone tools and do not move stones. They are used to offering sacrifices to the god of grinding, grinding, fixing the mold, Taishan Shi Gandang and so on. Old customs prohibit the use of couplets on these stone tools before New Year's Eve and the tenth day of the first month. You can open it after the tenth day of the first month, so there is no need to pay attention to it.
Customs before and after the Stone Festival
1, southeastern Shanxi: It is customary to use grain flour for steamed food, which is called "ten subgroups". Put it in a hole in the corner at night for mice to eat.
2. Xinzhou area: This big habit is to eat oat noodle or sorghum noodle fish. The woman rubs five fish with one hand, and her hands move at the same time, and ten slender fish rub on the panel, so this day is called ten fingers. When rubbing pink fish, pinch some sedan chairs and steam them at the same time, and put them at the bottom of the urn in the corner for the mouse to marry.