What folk proverbs are there on the 27th of the twelfth lunar month?

There is a ballad that says: Twenty-three, send the master to heaven; Twenty-four, sweeping the house; Twenty-five, steamed dumplings; Twenty-six, cut meat; Twenty-seven, tin cleaner; Twenty-eight, sloppy; Twenty-nine, washing feet; On the 30th, the door gods and couplets were pasted together.

In addition, there is a proverb: children, children, don't be greedy, after Laba is the year. If you drink Laba porridge for a few days, it will be twenty-three miles. Twenty-three, honeydew melon is sticky; Twenty-four, sweeping the house; Twenty-five, make tofu; Twenty-six, fried mutton; Twenty-seven, kill the rooster; Twenty-eight, send face; Twenty-nine, steamed bread; 30 nights for one night, New Year's Day.

Local custom

1, take a bath

In the traditional folk custom of China, we should concentrate on bathing and washing clothes in these two days to get rid of the bad luck for one year and prepare for the Spring Festival next year. There is a saying in Beijing that "twenty-seven washes the sick, twenty-eight washes the sloppy". Taking a bath on the 27th of the twelfth lunar month is "washing Fulu".

2. Kill the chicken and catch the big episode

This year, it is said, "On the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, chickens were slaughtered to catch a big party." . On this day, in addition to slaughtering their own poultry, they also went to the store to go to the market and concentrate on purchasing. During the Spring Festival, "going to the store to go to the fair" also includes trading with second-hand goods markets and buying and selling surplus goods, but more is buying and selling new year's goods.

Such as: firecrackers, Spring Festival couplets, gods and horses, incense sticks, burning paper, various gifts for children, and various headdresses for girls. All the items needed for the Spring Festival are being purchased, so the markets all over the country are very lively on this day.