Why is Red Dog Day on the third day of the first month?

The reason why the third day of the first month is Red Dog Day is because of a legend. Legend has it that people who meet red dogs are unlucky, so the third day is an unlucky day and it is not suitable for going out. It is said that people will quarrel with them on the third day of New Year's greetings, so they don't pay New Year's greetings. In addition, deficit means abject poverty, so if China people don't treat them on this day, it will offend the red dog and bring poverty. This is the origin of the legend commonly known as the third day of the first month.

The third day of the lunar calendar is also called Red Dog Day, which is an unlucky day in China folklore. Red Dog is the God of Anger. Red Dog is one of the so-called Five Emperors of the ancient Vision Wei family, that is, the Southern God in charge of summer. It is common to think that the sun is red and angry, but it is unlucky to talk about it. Therefore, the older generation of Hong Kong residents stay at home on this day to avoid encountering evil spirits and offering sacrifices to their ancestors.

The red dog is the God of Anger, one of the so-called Five Emperors of the ancient Vision Wei family, that is, the Southern God in charge of summer. It is generally believed that it is unlucky to be angry with my brother when the sun is red. Therefore, the example of "Xiao Nianchao (the third day of the New Year)" should be a sacrifice to ancestors and gods.

Red dog day custom:

1, no New Year greetings.

The ancients thought that ice and fire were heartless, and it was easy to argue with people on that day. In order to avoid stirring up trouble, they didn't go out to visit relatives on New Year's Day. Therefore, New Year's Day is also called "rest day".

2. Don't kill pigs.

The third day of the first month is the day when Nu Wa raises pigs, which is called "Pig Day". On this day, people cannot kill pigs. If the weather is fine this day, it means that there will be a good harvest this year and the pigs will be very healthy.

3, avoid lighting.

On the third day of New Year's Eve, everyone usually rests early so as not to disturb the mouse's wedding. They also scatter some rice grains in every corner of the room and give some food to the mice. This is called "mice share money", which means they can enjoy the harvest with the mice.