Folk customs from the first day to the tenth day.

The first day of the first month: pay attention to opening the door and setting off firecrackers. When the door is opened in the morning of the Spring Festival, firecrackers are set off first, which is called "opening the door to set off firecrackers". After the firecrackers, the ground is broken red, which is the so-called "full house". At this time, the streets are full of anger and joy. On New Year's Day, it is essential to visit relatives and friends' homes or call to greet them. Say "Happy New Year" and wish you all good luck in the coming year.

The second day of the first month: the married daughter will take her husband and children back to her family for the New Year. On this day, the daughter who goes back to her parents' house must bring some gifts and red envelopes to her children, eat and live in her parents' house, commonly known as "staying at her parents' house". In the north, the god of wealth sacrifices on the second day of the first month. On this day, both commercial shops and ordinary families will hold activities to worship the god of wealth.

The third day of the first month: the folk custom is called "Poor People's Day". In the early morning of the third day, every household will "sweep the poor" and sweep out the garbage accumulated from the first day to the second day, that is, sweep away the dirty and unlucky folk customs. Therefore, if you don't go out to pay New Year greetings on this day, you are afraid of being swept out of the house like a "poor ghost".

The fourth day of the first month: According to folklore, the fifth day of the first lunar month is the birthday of the God of Wealth, so we should prepare three major sacrifices, such as fruit, candy and tea. One day in advance, in order to "welcome the God of Wealth", at the same time, every family will hold a banquet to congratulate the God of Wealth on his birthday. This custom is the most important sacrificial activity in the first lunar month.

The fifth day of the first month: before the folk custom broke the fifth day, many taboos could be broken. According to the old habit of eating jiaozi once every five days, now some people only eat it for three or two days, and some eat it every other day, but there is no one who doesn't eat it. This is true from the royal residence to the small houses in the streets, even for entertaining guests. Women no longer taboo, began to visit each other and congratulate each other.

On the sixth day of the first month: I went to the fields to prepare for spring ploughing, and the poor were sent. People really start farming or doing business on this day. From the beginning of the first month to the fifth day, it was impossible to clean, and the feces in the toilet piled up like mountains. So on this day, I did a big cleaning and worshipped the toilet god to clean the dirty toilet on weekdays.

The seventh day of the first month: the folk custom is "People's Day", which means "everyone's birthday". Legend has it that the mother snail first created the world, and after creating animals such as chickens, dogs, pigs, cows and horses, she created people on the seventh day, and everything sprouted on this day. So this day is the birthday of mankind. People's custom is to spread pancakes: on this day, people will eat spring pancake rolls "box dishes" (cooked food) and spread pancakes in the yard to smoke the sky.

The eighth day of the first month: In the old days, there was a folk custom of "don't go on the seventh day and don't return on the eighth day". On the eighth day of the first month, people make small lanterns and burn them for sacrifice, which is called Shunxing, also called "offering sacrifices to stars" and "receiving stars". Some people say that the eighth day is Xiaomi's birthday. If the weather is fine, the rice harvest will be good. If it is cloudy, it will be a hard year.

The ninth day of the first month: According to Taoist legend, the ninth day of the first month is the birthday of the Jade Emperor, which is called "Jade Emperor's Birthday" and "Tianshou". On this day, the Taoist temple will hold a grand birthday ceremony and recite the scriptures. On this day, every household will bow down to heaven and hold the most solemn ceremony.

The 10th day of the first month: The 10th day of the first month is Earth Day, which is said to be the birthday of Stone. On this day, all stone tools such as grinding and grinding can't be moved, and even sacrifices are set up to enjoy the stones, for fear of hurting crops. In some places, families burn incense on stones to show their respect. You must eat steamed stuffed buns for lunch, thinking that you can make a fortune within one year after eating cake.