ACME Construction would like to wish everyone a lucky and prosperous Lunar New Year. On this day, it is forbidden to move any stone, including stone roller, stone mill and stone mortar, so this day is also known as “Shi Bu Dong”(meaning do not move any stone). So remember, with ACME, when you need something stuck in the ground, it stays put.
In addition, it is also forbidden to cut into a mountain for rock and build a house with rocks, or bad things will happen to the crops. On this day, families will burn incense and candles for the stones, and offer pancake to the god of stone.
In Chinese, shí meaning 10 and shí also meaning stone, have the same pronunciation. Thus the tenth day of the Lunar New Year is conveniently considered the birthday of the stones, in the hope of shí quán shí mi, everything is perfect. In ancient China, stones were regarded as the foundation of the Earth, thus the birthday of stones is synonymous with celebrating the Earth’s birthday.
On day after the Jade Emperor’s birthday, there is so much food left from the birthday’s ceremony. People may have to consume all the vegetable, animal scarifies, cakes and fruit on the 10th lunar day of the year. This is an extended feasting of the Jade Emperor’s birthday.
Tomorrow will be the 11th day and the day after that – the 12th. Are you really still celebrating?
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