Seeing one's ancestors off is a traditional folk custom of the Han nationality. After the Spring Festival, sending ancestors means sending memorial tablets symbolizing ancestors to the cemetery to burn.

Some places pay attention to "three ghosts and four ghosts" and send their ancestors on the fourth day. Some places also pay attention to the "double ghost list" and send ancestors on the third day of the first month.

On the third day of Lunar New Year's Day, the traditional customs of the Han nationality include going back to their mother's house, burning door-gods' paper, and not eating rice on a grain day. On the third day of New Year's Eve, people usually don't go out to pay New Year's greetings. Because of "red mouth", they want to avoid quarreling with others. In order to prevent quarrels, everyone does not go out to pay New Year greetings to relatives and friends, but only stays at home and worships God. If you must go out to pay a New Year call, you can put a bag of words on your body to ease your breath. In some rural areas and cities, there is a custom of not using knives or scissors from the first day to the third day of the lunar new year. On this day in Kaifeng, we have to get up early, go to the ancestral grave to burn paper and shoot guns, and kowtow to the elders who have passed away to pay New Year greetings.

The third day of the Lunar New Year, also known as Red Dog Day, is an unlucky day. The red dog is the god of anger, and there will be evil things when it meets. Therefore, the residents of the older generation stayed at home on this day to avoid encountering murderers.

The custom of New Year's Day and the third day.

Burning door god paper

In the old society, on the third day, pine and cypress branches were burned together with the janitor's note hanging on the festival to show that the New Year had passed and it was time to start business. As the saying goes, "if you burn the janitor's paper, one will seek physiology."

Guzi birthday

People celebrate Xiaomi's birthday on the third day of the first month. On this day, they hope to sacrifice and pray for the new year without eating rice. I think that if you violate the law, it will lead to a reduction in grain production.

Xiaonianchao

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. Later, it was called Xiaonian Dynasty, which did not sweep the floor, beg for fire or draw water, just like the old dynasty.

Hungry ghost festival

On the third day of New Year's Day, the old habit is called "Mid-Autumn Festival", which is a day to avoid visiting relatives and friends. 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.

Not suitable for going out

Taboos on the third day of New Year's Eve: The first to third day is the beginning of a year. Taboos are basically the same as those on the first day, referring to the taboos on the first day. In addition, the third day, commonly known as "Red Dog Day", is not suitable for going out or entertaining guests. You must turn off the lights and go to bed early.

Yangri

The third day of the first month is the day when Nu Wa herded sheep, so it is called "Sheep Day". On this day, people cannot kill sheep. If the weather is good, it means that sheep will be raised well and sheep farmers will have a good harvest this year.

Post "Red Mouth"

In the south of China, on the morning of the third day of New Year's Eve, a "red mouth" is posted. I think this day is easy to quarrel and not suitable for New Year's greetings. The so-called "red mouth" is usually a piece of red paper about seven or eight inches long and one inch wide, on which are written some words of peace and good luck, and the other is placed on the garbage, picked out and thrown out. These rubbish are all piled up on the second day of the first grade, and they should be cleaned up and dumped together by the third grade. Otherwise, it is equivalent to the outflow of gold and silver at home. In a word, sticking a "red mouth" is to make people feel that they can go in and out safely all year round, will not quarrel with others, and will not encounter all kinds of unfortunate disasters, and make more money at home and all the best.