In the past, farmers were superstitious. It is said that on the first day of the first month, the God of Wealth will visit every household and send them wisdom. The god of wealth is most afraid of sound, so every household will not set off fireworks for future generations to have talented people and beautiful women.
In the old society, in order to increase the festive atmosphere during the Spring Festival, some rich families would let those single long-term workers set off firecrackers in the wild. This custom has been passed down from generation to generation over the years, forming a proverb, so there is an old saying that "bachelors shoot guns, rich people listen."
Therefore, there is a saying in the countryside: "Don't sleep on New Year's Eve, and don't set off firecrackers on the first day of the first month". Among them, "Don't sleep on New Year's Eve" means telling everyone not to sleep on New Year's Eve and to keep watch for their old people.
After all, the traditional virtue of "filial piety first" has always been preserved in the countryside. Although science and technology have advanced and superstitions have been broken, many families still keep this traditional habit of keeping old. Perhaps it is because the younger generation passed on this custom as a good wish in order to make the elderly live a long and healthy life.
The second half of the rural saying "Don't set off firecrackers on the first day of the first month" is rarely heard in rural areas now. They all want to set off fireworks at any time. Sometimes some people go home after playing mahjong in the middle of the night and will set off a salute. The deafening sound can wake up half the villagers from their dreams.
In addition, the first day of the first month is to welcome the God of Wealth, even some superstitious farmers will not care about him, because it doesn't matter whether there are literati at home, as long as they have money. Therefore, only when we welcome Wu Caishen will we respond positively, because the legendary Wu Caishen sent us gold and silver treasures. "Wu Caishen frequented and beggars became rich", that is to say.
Related taboos on the first day of the first month
It is said that the first day of the first month is the birthday of a broom, so you can't use a broom on this day, otherwise it will ruin your fortune, attract a "broom star" and cause bad luck. If you must sweep the floor, you must sweep it from the outside to the inside.
Don't throw water on the garbage on this day, for fear of breaking the money. In many places, this custom still exists. On New Year's Eve, don't put a broom, don't take out the garbage, and prepare a big barrel of waste water, and don't spill it that day.