What is the third day of the first lunar month called? What do you eat on the third day of the first lunar month?

On the third day of the first lunar month, every household is still filled with the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year. As the third day of the Spring Festival, the third day of the first lunar month is also an extremely important day in people's hearts. So what is the third day of the first lunar month called? What to eat on the third day of the first lunar month?

What is the third day of the first lunar month called?

1. Red Dog Day <br/>According to legend, Red Dog is the god of anger and anyone who encounters him will be unlucky, so the third day of the first lunar month is an unlucky day and it is not advisable to go out. It is said that whoever you wish a happy new year to on the third day of the Lunar New Year will have a quarrel with that person, so people do not wish to wish a happy new year; in addition, the word "deficit" means extreme poverty, so the Chinese people do not hold banquets on this day, as it will offend the Red Dog and bring poverty.
2. Pig Day <br/>The third day of the first lunar month is also known as "Pig Day". Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the traditional view is that the first day of the first lunar month is the Chicken Day, the second day is the Dog Day, the third day is the Pig Day, the fourth day is the Sheep Day, the fifth day is the Ox Day, the sixth day is the Horse Day, and the seventh day is the Human Day. According to Han Chinese folk legend, this is because when Nuwa created all living things, she first made the six domestic animals and then humans, so the first six days of the lunar month are all days for the six domestic animals. Therefore, people don't have the habit of slaughtering pigs on this day. If the weather is good on that day, the pigs will grow fat and strong, and the owner will naturally be happy.
3. Millet’s Birthday <br/>The third day of the first lunar month is commonly known as the “Millet’s Birthday” and has been passed down among the people. On this day, every household will pray for a good harvest and abstain from eating rice, otherwise it will affect the grain harvest in the coming year. However, this custom has long been outdated. With the progress of the times, it is rare for people to get together to celebrate the Spring Festival, and this custom has faded a lot.

What to eat on the third day of the first lunar month

1. Vegetable Rice Stuffing "Vegetable Rice Stuffing" is a unique Chinese New Year delicacy in Ding'an. On the third day of the Chinese New Year every year, every household will prepare a meal of "Vegetable Rice Stuffing". What is wrapped is not white rice, but gold, silver and treasures, which indicates that the new year will bring prosperity! .
According to reports, "Vegetable Rice Wraps" is not simply wrapping rice with vegetables. Garlic, beans, dried shrimps, leeks and lettuce are all essential ingredients for vegetable rice wraps. Pour white rice into the pot and stir-fry it with leeks, garlic, beans, etc. Then, spread the lettuce and place it on the palm of your hand. Then add the fried rice. Put your hands together, roll up the lettuce leaves, let the hot rice cook the lettuce, and you can eat it.
2. Hezi <br/>There is a folk saying: dumplings on the first day of the New Year, noodles on the second day, and hezi on the third day. Obviously, there is a custom of eating hezi on the third day of the Lunar New Year. Hezi is a kind of Chinese pasta and is popular in northern China, especially in Beijing and Tianjin. It is a small thin-crusted pie, which belongs to the pie category. It is round, with only one layer of filling between two layers of thin crust, and needs to be baked in a pan.
The dough should be relatively soft, with the skin as thin as paper and elastic. For fillings, single layer, the more common ones are leek, fennel, egg, and pork. The combinations of leek + egg, fennel + pork, and leek + pork are the most common and popular. Some of them look similar to steamed buns, dumplings, and pies, and their fillings are almost the same as dumplings and pies. The dough for Hezi is generally not made with fermented flour, but with hot flour and cold water flour. The hezi has a thin skin, large fillings and delicious taste, so it is very popular.