The 23rd day of the first lunar month is the "Liaogan Festival"

In the northwest region, the 23rd day of the first lunar month is the "Liaogan Festival", which is a widely spread traditional Spring Festival custom. On this night, every household will light a firewood pile at the door of their house, and the firewood must be collected from outside and cannot be taken from home, which means gathering wealth. The whole family jumps up and down on the fire, which means that it can burn away a year's bad luck.

? In fact, "Liaodian" on the 23rd of the first lunar month is the real end of the Spring Festival for Northwest people. After this day, the New Year is completely over. Let the New Year be completed in a blazing red, and the next step is to Start preparing for spring plowing and production. People use "burning fire" to avoid disasters, and some even want to jump over the fire with smaller livestock or cubs in order to make the livestock prosperous. The last step is to raise flowers. When the firewood burns out and there is only a pile of sparks in the ground, adults use shovels to gently lift up the remaining ashes with sparks and sprinkle them in the air. Based on the size and shape of the sparks, the year will be predicted. The grain is plentiful. The sparks are small and round, and they shout "wheat flowers" in their mouths. If the sparks rise and fall brightly and evenly, people will know that the wheat planted this year will have a good harvest. If the Mars is large and round, there will be a good harvest of corn; if when calling a certain crop, the rising Mars are dim and sparsely fall to the ground, then people will lament that the harvest of this crop is not good this year. The sparks flew with the wind and flashed a little light in the dark night, like firelights flying in the air, and as dazzling as fireworks. In addition to viewing, it expresses the farmers' hope for a good harvest in autumn. The dolls have to step on the falling sparks one by one with their feet, firstly to prevent fires; secondly, by stepping on "dry insects", they will not get sick or be bitten by mosquitoes. When all the sparks on the ground are stamped out, the "burning dry" activity comes to an end.

When I was a child, the annual "Liao Qian" event was very lively, with several households joining together to make a fuss. When the fire was strong, the adults would come first, and then it would be our turn when the fire was less intense. When a group of dolls jump over the fire, it is really a pleasure to throw away the bad luck. In recent years, it is forbidden to burn fireworks and firecrackers during the Spring Festival, let alone burn them. They are gradually leaving our lives.