今天大鹏看到有风俗讲“大年初三，肥猪拱门”觉得挺有意思，就上网查了查。看到一段有趣的解说，就尝试翻译了一下。译文有不当之处，还望指正交流。

相传，远古时天是一团混沌，地是一堆烂泥巴，人祖女娲就掺水和泥摔着自乐。

According to legend, in the ancient time,the sky was a mass of chaos, while the earth was a pile of mud. Our Creator Nuwa mixed the mud and water and knead anything at will.

一天无意中捏出一只头戴冠，尾巴翘，一撒手喔喔叫，给它取名叫“鸡”。鸡一叫，天门开了，日月星辰都出现在了高空。

One day she unintentionally made a creature with womb on head and cocked tails, named as Rooster. When it crowed, the gate of sky opened, then the Sun, the Moon, and the stars all showed up on the sky.

第二天，捏出一只四条腿，尖巴颏，汪汪叫，梅花脚，取名叫“狗”。狗一阵乱跑，地门开了，便有了东西南北四个方向。

The second day, she made a creature withfour lags and paws in plum blossom shape, it’s named as Dog. When the dog bark and ran around, the earth gate opened, so there are four orientation East, West, south and north.

第三天，捏出一只嘴巴长，四腿短，哼哼叫，有点懒，取名叫“猪”。肥猪成为一宝，食用集肥都需要。

On the third day, she made a creature with long mouth and short legs, named as Pig.The pig is so valuable that it could provide plenty of meat and manure.

第四天，捏出一只头顶叉，浑身毛，白胡子，咩咩叫，取名叫“羊”。用羊祭天神，天神赐福气，吉祥又如意。

On the fourth day, Nuwa made a creature with big horns and white beard, it was named Sheep. Worshipping the heaven by sacrificing sheep and the God gives blessing, and good fortune.

第五天，捏出一头蹄如锤，尾如鞕，角如钻，耳如扇，取名叫“牛”。牛的个头大，有力气，能干活，出大力。

The fifth day, a strong creature named Ox wascreated. It’s big with strength, could manage heavy works.

第六天，捏出一匹矫健身，色如棕，善奔跑，快如风，取名叫“马”。

On the sixth day, she made a creature who’s really good at running, and named it as Horse.

这六种动物造出来后，为了管理它们，第七天女娲捏出了人，对着人吹了口气，人就有了灵气，被称为万物之灵。

When she done with the six animals, Nuwa still needed someone to control them, so she created human, and gave human spirituality by a gentle blow. Therefore the human was called the lord of creation.

所以传统习俗就把大年初一到初七按照女娲造物的顺序来定日子：

大年初一为“鸡日”吉言“金鸡报晓”

大年初二为“犬日”吉言“玉犬闹春”

大年初三为“猪日”吉言“肥猪拱门”

大年初四为“羊日”吉言“三羊开泰”

大年初五为“牛日”吉言“艮牛耕春”

大年初六为“马日”吉言“马到成功”

大年初七为“人日”吉言“人寿年丰”

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