Isn't the first day of the lunar new year a bad year?

It is a feudal superstition that it is difficult to cry for a year in the New Year.

New Year's Day is the beginning of a year. As the old saying goes, "On the fifteenth day of the first month, two heads are red on the New Year's Day." Getting up early on New Year's Day is a day to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, which indicates a better life. Sleeping late is expensive.

Secondly, we should set off firecrackers on New Year's Day (get up early and don't fall behind others). One purpose of setting off firecrackers is to welcome the God of Wealth and XiShen. If we sleep late on this day, our wealth and good luck will slip away.

Third, as the saying goes, "A year's plan lies in spring, and a day's plan lies in the morning. The early bird catches the worm." People are diligent in spring, and getting up early on New Year's Day indicates that they should work hard in the following year. Getting up early is a symbol of vigor and vitality, and a year must have a good start.

Finally, there is another custom on New Year's Day, that is, to pay New Year's greetings on the morning of New Year's Day. After getting up, the younger generation should pay New Year greetings to the elders, who will give them the lucky money prepared in advance.

The earlier the New Year wishes, the better. This will not only show sincerity, but also bring good luck and fortune. If you sleep late on this day, if others come to your home to pay New Year greetings, it will make others look down on you, which is impolite.

Customs of New Year's Day:

First, have jiaozi for breakfast.

In many parts of our country, there is a custom of eating glutinous rice balls (vegetarian breakfast) on the morning of New Year's Day, which means reunion and family happiness.

In addition, when making dumplings, people are very particular. For good luck, people will wrap coins, peanuts, sesame seeds, sugar and red dates in dumplings. Eating glutinous rice balls with sugar symbolizes the sweetness of life, while eating glutinous rice balls with coins means "prosperity", which means making a fortune. The happiest thing when I was a child was jiaozi who ate a coin bag. At that time, things were cheap and coins were good pocket money.

Second, get up early and open the door.

The first thing to do when you get up on New Year's Day is to set off firecrackers, commonly known as "opening firecrackers", which means opening the door and is also an expression of welcoming the New Year.

When the new year comes, people are looking forward to a safe, healthy and well-being new year in the middle of firecrackers. In addition, getting up early and shooting guns is also a way to meet the western gods and the god of wealth, which means that luck has arrived and happiness has arrived.

Third, don't kill chickens on the first day of the first month.

In ancient China, there was a natural worship of the stars, and people would predict this year's success according to the sunny weather a few days before the first month. There is an ancient saying that the first day of the first month is the Year of the Rooster, the second day is the Year of the Dog, the third day is the Year of the Pig, the fourth day is the Year of the Sheep, the fifth day is the Year of the Ox, the sixth day is the Year of the Horse, the seventh day is the Year of the Man, and the eighth day is the Year of the Valley.

In many places in China, there is a saying that chickens are not killed on the first day of the first month, dogs are not killed on the second day, pigs are not killed on the third day, sheep are not killed on the fourth day, cows are not killed on the fifth day, and horses are not killed on the sixth day. Therefore, chickens are not killed on the first day of the first month, and some places avoid killing chickens on the first day of the first month.

Fourth, get up early on New Year's Day to pay New Year's greetings.

Many places pay New Year's greetings on the second day of New Year's Day, but some places are used to paying New Year's greetings on the first day of New Year's Day. This morning, people put on beautiful new clothes, dressed neatly, went out to visit relatives and friends and congratulated each other. In ancient times, it was also popular to send people with "posts" to pay New Year greetings, mainly including congratulations on a happy New Year and greetings to life.

Don't sweep the floor on New Year's Day.

The first day of the first month is the birthday of the broom, so you can't sweep the floor on this day. The ancients thought that moving a broom on this day would ruin money, sweep away luck, and perhaps bring a jinx and bad luck.

On New Year's Eve, when families get together to eat, drink and have fun, a lot of garbage will inevitably be produced on the ground, but the garbage on the ground can't be cleaned up on New Year's Day and can't be taken out on this day, so it can only be cleaned up on New Year's Day. Although it seems a little superstitious, it also reflects our ancestors' expectations for a better life.

Special attention: if you must sweep the floor on the first day of the lunar new year, you must sweep it from the outside to the inside, and it is best not to sweep the floor.