It is the day when tossed raw fish salad, yusheng, is eaten. This is a custom primarily among the overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia, such as Malaysia and Singapore. People get together to toss the colourful salad and make wishes for continued wealth and prosperity.
For many Chinese Buddhists, this is another day to avoid meat.
(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year#Seventh_day_of_the_new_year)
Frankly and unashamedly, I admit that I only knew about 人日 three years ago in year 2005.
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