It’s the third day of The Lunar New Year, In Chinese folklore, Chigou, or the “Red Dog,” is the deity of blazing wrath and fire. His presence defines the third day of the Lunar New Year (Chigou Day), making it one of the few days of the 15-day festival considered inauspicious
Traditionally, it is unlucky to visit friends or relatives on this day. Encountering the Red Dog is believed to bring misfortune, specifically poverty and intense arguments. Therefore, the Red Dog day is a good excuse for people who need a rest.
While Chigou represents a day of caution, the third day is also celebrated as the Mice Wedding Day.
They said that people should turn off the light and go to bed early, because the night is the Mice’s Wedding and one shouldn’t disturb them. The other reason people should turn out the lights, so the mice can’t see their wedding, which would slow down mice breeding. In the old farmer society, people would leave a few grains of rice or cake crumbs in the corner of a room for the mice at night.
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