Each day of the 16 days of celebration of the Chinese New Year has its own traditions and rituals. Each day marks an important celebration, the last day being the Lantern Festival held on the 15th day.
Day 1 is the beginning of the year. Day 2 is when people visit friends and relatives as part of the celebrations. On Day 3, people stay home as it is not considered auspicious for socializing.
On Day 4, people worship gods and welcome kitchen god, god of fortune and other gods essential to their traditions and culture.
On Day 5, the Po Wu Festival is celebrated and on this day taboos can be broken and activities are carried out normally. Day 6 of the Chinese New Year is the day also known as "Ma Ri," which can be translated to "The Day of the Horse." On this day, people send away the ghosts of poverty.
On Day 7, it is referred to as day of humans, the day when god created human beings. People follow different traditions to celebrate this day.
On Day 8, people celebrate the birthday of millet, which is a significant crop in China.
On Day 9, it is the birthday of Jade Emperor or the supreme deity of Taoists.
On Day 10, it is the birthday of god of stone.
On Day 11, it brings an interesting celebration where fathers-in-law are expected to entertain their sons-in-law.
On Day 12, it is important as the people prepare for the final celebrations of the Lantern Festival.
On Day 13, different parts of China celebrate this day in different ways. While southern part of China takes this day as appreciating and seeing lanterns, people from northern part of China observe this day as ominous day.
On Day 14 and Day 15 are marked as the days of celebration of the Lantern Festival.
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