Why can't you ask for money on the 25th?
Why can't you ask for money on the 25th?
"Can't ask for money on the 25th" is a custom in southern Fujian. The 25th day of the twelfth lunar month is said to be the day when "the gods descend" and "heavenly god blesses the people". This day is also a day to be kind and accumulate virtue. All the money and grain promised to God for various reasons should be sent to the Town God Temple (or the temple in the village) on their own initiative, and the manager will turn it into charity for the poor and beggars. On this day, you must do good deeds, such as those with outstanding debts, and you can't collect debts.
The old custom holds that after the kitchen god went to heaven, the Jade Emperor himself went down to earth on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month to investigate the good and evil in the world and decide the good and bad in the coming year. Therefore, every family offered a blessing, which is called "receiving the Jade Emperor". This day is not only not to ask for money, but even to be careful in your daily life and words, so as to win the favor of the Jade Emperor and bring good fortune in the coming year.
Why can't you ask for money on the 25th?
What's the custom on the 25th?
Seeing the Kitchen God off until New Year's Eve. During this time, there is no God's jurisdiction on earth. In all is forgiven, people often marry, which is called "getting rid of chaos". Luannian is a specific period designed by the people for themselves to adjust social life. At the end of the year, people have leisure and savings, which is a good opportunity for those who rarely have the energy to do big things.
To drive away the chaos
It is not until New Year's Eve that the Kitchen God is sent to welcome him back. In the meantime, there is no god's jurisdiction on earth. In all is forgiven, people often marry, which is called "to drive away the chaos". Luannian is a specific period designed by the people for themselves to adjust social life. At the end of the year, people have leisure and savings, which is a good opportunity for those who rarely have the energy to do big things.
according to the field silkworm
"burning field silkworm", "according to the field silkworm" and "burning field wealth" are popular folk customs of praying for the New Year in the south of the Yangtze River. On the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, the long pole tied with the torch will stand in the field, and the flame will be used to predict the New Year, and the flourishing flame will herald a bumper harvest in the coming year.
Thousand Lantern Festival
Thousand Lantern Festival is a religious festival of Mongolian and Daur people. Mongolian is called "Minggan Zhuola", which means Thousand Lights Festival. On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, I made "Minggan Zhuola" and lit it in the temple, thinking that the more I ordered, the more auspicious it would be. This festival custom is the most popular among Mongolians in Vilat, Xinjiang. Local people eat roast beef and mutton and hold traditional entertainment activities on this day.