The first eight days of the first month of the four major customs and two taboos

The first eight days of the first month, according to legend, for the "Valley Birthday", also known as "Shunxing Festival". As the old saying goes, "not out of the first month is the year", so in the first month of the traditional customs of many days is still very interesting.

As the saying goes, "seven people, eight grains, nine vegetables and ten fruits," meaning that people are created on the seventh day of the month, the eighth day of the month to create grains and cereals, the ninth day of the month to create vegetables, the tenth day of the month to create fruits. So the first eight days of the first month is also called "Valley Day", there are four major customs and two taboos must know.

The four customs

1, to go out: the eighth day to go out to work, and can not stay at home, with the hope that the meaning of the grain prosperity prosperity.

There is also a saying that on the eighth day of the bad behavior of people shall not return home, otherwise it will bring bad family. Therefore, on the eighth day of the first eight days, the old people will teach us to be careful with our words and not to do things that are detrimental to our moral character.

2, release: the Ming Dynasty Liu Dong in the "Imperial Capital Scenic Spectacle" recorded that: "the eighth day of the first month, Shideng Lane release, cage birds and birds, pots of fish and shrimp, baskets of snails and mussels, Luo Hall in front of the monks to do the Brahman, thousands of each other, vertical feathers flying in the air, the sins of the landed on the house, move when it is to go, the water and so on, casting the Imperial City of the Jinshui River in the nets and bamboo shoots of baits in the Higashi to."

According to traditional customs in the first eight days, in order to make small animals no longer spoil food, many people will be released on this day, to pray for an environment where people and nature live in harmony.

3, Shunxing Festival: According to the "Yanjing Times" recorded: "the eighth day, after dusk, paper dipped in oil, burning lamps one hundred and eight, burning incense and worship, called 'Shunxing'". Folk legend has it that on the eighth day of the first month for the stars down to the world, will make small lamps lit to sacrifice, called Shunxing.

4, Valley Day: According to folklore, the eighth for the birthday of the Valley, in the "Valley Day" day, traditional customs need to write the name of the Valley of the tablets to worship, pray for a good harvest and to teach children to recognize the five valleys, is very educational.

Two taboos

1, do not kill: the eighth day of the first month is to speak of open doors to the blessing of man and nature in harmony with the day, so in the first eight taboo killing.

2, do not waste food: "who knows what's on the plate, all the grains are bitter" in the grain's birthday day how can waste food? And on this day, everyone will be home to the rice bowl and bag full of flour, called "gathering wealth", hoping that the new year can be a bumper crop of prosperity.