大年初三：肥猪拱门

On the third day, an old saying goes: "A fat pig at the door", meaning the arrival of good luck and happiness.

初三，有一句俗语“肥猪拱门”，预示着好运和幸福的到来。

Traditionally, the third day is known as "Chigou's Day". Chigou literally¹ means "red dog", an epithet² of "the God of Blazing Wrath³", and it is considered an unlucky day to have guests or go visiting.

初三还有一个传统俗称是“赤狗日”。赤狗的意思是红色的狗，是熛怒之神的绰号，因此人们认为这一天不宜接客或出访。

Folklore⁴ says the 3rd day is also "rat marriage day" (Chinese: lao shu qu qin), so people often go to bed earlier to give rats time for their wedding.

民间还传说初三是老鼠娶亲日，所以人们晚上会早早上床歇息，腾出时间给老鼠们成亲。