What is the 29th day of the first lunar month and what are the customs?

What is the 29th day of the first lunar month and what are the customs?
Introduction: The first month of the lunar year is the month when many folk cultural festivals gather together. In addition to the Spring Festival, there are many other meaningful festivals in the first month of the lunar year. So, do you know what day is the 29th day of the first lunar month? What are the customs? Now, let’s follow the editor to learn about it. The first month of the lunar calendar is the beginning of spring, and there are beautiful festivals everywhere in this month. Mr. Shui Mo lists these traditional Chinese festivals and customs for you one by one.

What day is the 29th day of the first lunar month?

The 29th day of the first lunar month every year is the traditional "Aojiu Festival" in Fuzhou. People in Fuzhou call the ninth day of the first lunar month the "Shangjiu", the nineteenth day the "Zhongjiu" and the twenty-ninth day the "Houjiu", so this festival is also called the "Aojiu Festival". In Fuzhou dialect, "hou" and "ao" are homophones. People in Fuzhou believe that the number nine is unlucky, so on this day every year, people whose age is nine or a multiple of nine have to celebrate "nine".

What are the customs on the 29th day of the first lunar month?

The 29th day of the first lunar month is a traditional folk festival unique to Fuzhou and Xiapu. "Aojiu Festival" is also known as "Houjiu Festival" and "Filial Piety Festival". In the traditional concept of Fuzhou people, "Nine" is not a good day. Early in the morning of this day, every household uses glutinous rice, brown sugar, peanuts, red dates, water chestnuts, sesame seeds, longans, ginkgo nuts and other ingredients to cook a sweet porridge called "Aojiu porridge", which is used to worship ancestors or give gifts to relatives and friends. Married daughters must also send a bowl of "Aojiu porridge" to their parents' home as a gift to their parents. Some of them may also add Taiping noodles, eggs, pig's trotters, etc. In addition, anyone whose age is nine (in virtual age), such as nine, nineteen, twenty-nine... (called "Ming Jiu"), or a multiple of nine, such as eighteen, twenty-seven, thirty-six... (called "An Jiu"), should also eat a bowl of "Taiping Noodles" like celebrating his birthday, in order to pray for peace and health.
Summary: Through the above article content, we know that the 29th day of the first lunar month is Fuzhou’s traditional custom "Aojiu Festival", and we also know some of its customs. I hope you like this content. I wish you all peace, health and happiness in the new year!

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