What day is the third day of the first month in 2022?

Introduction to 2022:

Gregorian calendar year 2022 is a year with 365 days and 53 weeks. Year of the Tiger, no leap month, ***365 days. 73rd anniversary of the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Introduction to the third day of the first month:

On the third day of the first month, it is also called Xiaonian Dynasty and Red Dog Day. As an ancient traditional festival in China, it is said that Nu Wa Niangniang made pigs on this day.

The third day of the first month of 2022 is:

Gregorian calendar Thursday, February 3, 2022 Aquarius (Gregorian calendar); The third day of the first lunar month (lunar calendar)

On the third day of the first month of 2022, the solar calendar is February 3, 2022.

Why do you burn paper on the third day of the first month?

1, go to the grave to worship ancestors

Burning paper on the third day of the first month is because there is a custom of going to the grave to worship ancestors on the third day of the first month, and it is necessary to burn paper on the grave to worship ancestors. However, it is not a national custom to worship ancestors on the third day of the first month, and most of them are in northern cities on the third day of the New Year. Moreover, on the third day of New Year's Eve, married daughters and sons-in-law have to go back to their parents' homes with their families to worship their ancestors.

2, burning door god paper

In some areas of our country, paper is burned on the third day of the first month, and door god paper is burned. In ancient China, people burned pine and cypress branches and hanging door gods on the third day of the New Year, which indicated that they would start business soon after the end of the New Year. Therefore, there is a saying that "burning the door god paper, individuals seek physiology."

Different regions have different customs. China burning paper on the third day of the first month may also be due to other factors, mainly local customs.