Renri
renri th day zhengyue first month traditional chinese calendar according chinese custom renri day human being created celebrated china also surrounding region influenced chinese culture chinese mythology nüwa goddess created world created animal different day human being seventh day creation world question answer rite custom 答問禮俗說 dong xun 董勛 jin dynasty book divination 占書 earlier publication dongfang shuo western han dynasty specify order creation first zhengyue chicken second zhengyue dog third zhengyue pig fourth zhengyue sheep fifth zhengyue cow sixth zhengyue horse seventh zhengyue human hence chinese tradition set first day zhengyue birthday chicken second day zhengyue birthday dog etc seventh day zhengyue viewed common birthday human being according legend custom date back han dynasty gained importance three kingdom period jin dynasty ancient chinese tradition wearing head ornament called rensheng 人勝 made ribbon gold represented human people also climbed mountain composed poem emperor tang dynasty granted ribbon rensheng subject held festivity good weather renri considered people year peace prosperity firework huapao 花炮 lit renri celebrates birthday fire well since first day zhengyue considered birthday different animal chinese people avoid killing animal respective birthday punishing prisoner renri nowadays zhengyue renri celebrated part chinese new year chinese people prepare lucky food new year seven vegetable soup 七菜羹 seven vegetable congee 七菜粥 jidi congee 及第粥 specially prepared renri malaysian singaporean chinese use sevencoloured raw fish 七彩魚生 instead seven vegetable soup japan renri called jinjitsu 人日 jinjitsu one five seasonal festival 五節句 gosekku celebrated january also known nanakusa sekku 七草の節句 nanakusa sekku feast seven herb custom eating sevenherb kayu 七草粥 nanakusagayu ensure good health coming year celebration feast japan moved seventh day first lunar month seventh day january meiji period japan adopted gregorian calendar genesis creation narrative