On the fourth day of the Chinese New Year, greet God! What are the customs you know?
Meet God
On the fourth day of the first lunar month, the gods returned from the heavenly court to the earth and continued to bless the people with peace. In the folk, there is a saying that "sending the gods early, receiving the gods late", which means that the sending of the gods should start early in the morning, and it is not too late to receive the gods in the afternoon.
Therefore, on the fourth day of the first lunar month in the old days, around four o'clock in the afternoon, everyone would prepare the fruits and vegetables of the sacrifices, and each household would set off firecrackers, burn incense, and burn gold paper to welcome the return of the gods.
Pick up five
The so-called "five roads" originally referred to the five ways of walking gods, and later evolved into the five ways of wealth gods. Because the fifth day of the Chinese New Year is said to be the birthday of the god of wealth, in order to compete for profits, people will worship in advance on the fourth night of the first month, so as to receive the god of wealth and bring endless wealth to their families.
In the old days, after the Spring Festival holiday, merchants would generally receive the five-way fortuna on the evening of the fourth day of the first year, so that the opening of the market on the fifth day of the first year would be auspicious. The custom of greeting the god of wealth expresses the hope of everyone to get rich, and people believe that as long as they are respectful enough, they can get the appearance of the god of wealth, so that the god of wealth can bring gold, silver and treasure into the home and become rich in the new year.
Since the fourth day of the first year of the first year is to greet the gods of all walks of life, this day is not suitable for going out.
Annunciation removes bad luck
On the fourth day of the Chinese New Year, we must announce good news and blessings to each other, although we do not have to meet in the streets and alleys to say that the New Year is good, but at least when answering the phone, say a word of good news to relatives and friends, which is a kind of courtesy and the custom of eliminating bad luck on the fourth day of the first year.
Sheep Day
Han folklore believes that when Nuwa created all living beings, she first created six animals and then created human beings, so the first to sixth days of the first month is the day of the six animals.
The fourth day of the first lunar month happens to be sheep day, so it is best not to slaughter sheep on this day, so as to bless the coming year with smooth winds and rains, family harmony, prosperity of people and animals, and peace in the years.
Eat folds
"Folding Luo" actually refers to the leftovers left over from the banquet, in the homes of ordinary people, the leftover meals from the first to the third day of the first month of the first month are called "Folding Luo". Because people's lives were not rich in the past, in such an era when material supply was not abundant, the New Year was undoubtedly the best time to feast on happiness.
And because in the case of sufficient preparation of new year goods, the food surplus is a very normal thing, so on the fourth day of the first year, people have to clean up the food left over. At the same time, eating "folding luo" also reflects the good habit of the masses of the people on the mainland in working hard and being diligent and thrifty.
Throw away the poor
In the new season of the year, the people prayed for joy and health in the coming year, and that there would be more than enough wealth. On this day, every household will clean the room and collect the garbage and pile it up in one place, which is also what the Han folk say about "throwing away the poor."
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