Why don't you eat thin on New Year's Day?

As we all know, China has left many folk customs for five thousand years. Although some customs have become "feudal dross" in the eyes of all people and have been abandoned after thousands of years, some customs have been passed down to this day because they are sought after by the majority of Chinese people.

For example, the custom of "don't eat thin food on New Year's Day" that the elderly often say is a good proof. However, when it comes to the custom of "don't eat thin people on the first day of the New Year", I believe many people don't understand it very well, and even are curious. Why is there such a wonderful custom? .

New Year's Eve is not the first day of January in the Gregorian calendar, but the first day of the Lunar New Year in China, and it is also the most important traditional festival in China. "Don't eat porridge on New Year's Day", as the name implies, is to warn us not to eat porridge on New Year's Day.

There are different explanations about why porridge is not allowed on New Year's Day, but most of them are similar. The first statement: "sparse" means "rain". Some places explain that if you accidentally eat porridge and porridge on the first day of the Lunar New Year, you may get caught in the rain when you go out for a long trip. Because people want to travel or work smoothly and avoid unnecessary troubles, many people pay a little attention to their diet on the first day of the Lunar New Year. The second statement: "sparse" means "poor"

That is, people think that the word "sparse" usually means "less" and "thin", and by extension, it often means poverty; On the contrary, it is "thick" and "real". The new year often indicates a year of luck. If you eat porridge on New Year's Day, it will always make people feel miserable on New Year's Day, and naturally the next year will not be much better. Therefore, people are very taboo about this issue.

The third statement: "porridge" means "in a fog". In some areas of China, porridge is often called "muddleheaded". Speaking of the word "muddleheaded", it is not difficult to associate it with a confused and confused state.

Therefore, many old people say: "If people eat porridge on the first day of the New Year, it may often indicate that they will be in a daze in the following year and it is difficult to support their family business. If the child accidentally eats porridge, he may doze off and get confused while studying. "