What to do from the 23rd to the 15th day of the first lunar month?

From the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month to the sixteenth year of the first lunar month, what are the specialties of these 24 days? The editor collects them all for you. The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. After eating Laba rice porridge, everyone begins to prepare for the "busy new year" and wait for the 23rd lunar month of the twelfth lunar month.

On the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month, worship the Kitchen God. Every year, the Kitchen God is worshiped on the 23rd or 24th of the twelfth lunar month. There is a saying that "officials, three people, four boatmen and five", that is, the official ceremony is on the 23rd or the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, and the people on the water are on the 20th. On the fifth day, a sacrifice to the stove is held. The twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month is the day of general cleaning.

There is a saying that "On the twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, dust the dust and sweep the house." On this day, every family will clean their house thoroughly, which is similar to the modern concept of "spring cleaning".

On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, grinding mills to make tofu. "Making tofu" has a symbolic meaning. The Chinese words "fu" and "福" have similar pronunciations, and making tofu means "harvesting happiness and blessings in the New Year."

On the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, pigs are killed to cut off the New Year meat. In the past, many people could not afford meat, so they looked forward to having a meat meal for New Year's Eve dinner. In traditional belief, meat represents wealth. The most famous holiday meat is "braised pork".

On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, there is a big gathering of chickens being slaughtered. The Chinese word "chicken" has a similar pronunciation to the word "ji" in "auspicious". The Chinese will keep a complete chicken (the head, tail and feet are all kept), which represents the meaning of reunion.

On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, hair comes out. On the 26th and 27th, the meat for the New Year was prepared. On the 28th, it was time to prepare the staple food.

On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, I went to get a drink. Since the food has been prepared in the past few days, the Chinese will prepare some wine in the coming days. You can see that what is written here is "get wine", not "buy wine". This is because in the old days, many people could not afford to buy wine in bottles. They use their own bottles or plastic bags and go to the wine shop to buy wine, where the wine will be placed in a large container.

On New Year’s Eve, stay up all night. In ancient times, there was a harmful monster called "Nian". Later, people discovered that the monster would come out every New Year's Eve, so people got together on that day and chatted all night, hoping to spend this time safely.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, we visit relatives. Wish each other good luck, wealth and all the best in the New Year.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the daughter-in-law returns to her parents’ home. In the old days, people believed that "a girl who gets married is a loser", so they generally couldn't go home for a reunion dinner on New Year's Eve or the first day of the Lunar New Year. However, now that men and women are equal, people do not follow such customs very seriously. However, when visiting their parents, a married woman should come with her husband and bring some cakes and gifts.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, you will not go out to pay New Year greetings. Legend has it that it is easy to have verbal disputes with others on this day, but this custom has long been outdated, because it is now rare for people to get together during the Spring Festival, and this has been downplayed a lot.

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, worship the God of Wealth. In the past, if the boss wanted to "fire" someone, he would not invite him to worship God on this day, and the other party would know it and leave on his own. There is also a legend that the Kitchen God is coming to check household registration on this day, so it is not advisable to go far away.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, we must break five. It is necessary to "catch up with the five poor", including "poor in intelligence, poor in learning, poor in literature, poor in life, and poor in communication". People get up at dawn, set off firecrackers and clean the house. The firecrackers were set off from the inside out, and they were set off while walking out the door. It is said that all unlucky things will be blasted away. On this day, the popular food custom among the people is to eat dumplings, commonly known as "pinching the little man's mouth". On this day, every household in Tianjin eats dumplings, and the chopping board must make a clanging sound for the neighbors to hear, to show that they are chopping " villain".

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, give a gift to the poor. Shops and restaurants have just officially opened for business, and they have to set off firecrackers, no less than the situation on New Year's Eve. Legend has it that the most popular people on this day are boys who have reached the age of 12, because 12 is twice as much as 6, which is called Liuliu Dashun.

On this day, every household must throw away the garbage accumulated during the festival.

The seventh day of the Lunar New Year is a person’s birthday. According to the "Book of Divination", starting from the first day of the lunar month, the order in which God created all things is "one chicken, two dogs, three pigs and four sheep, five oxen and six horses, seven people and eight grains", so the seventh day of the lunar month is the human day. On this day, Hong Kong people like to eat jidi porridge. The so-called jidi means that they hope to be the top scholar in high school. Everyone must be respected on this day. Even the government cannot execute criminals on this day, and parents cannot teach their children on this day.

The eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Grain Day. Legend has it that it is the birthday of Millet, also called the Shunxing Festival. It is said that it is the day when the stars descend to the lower world, and the stars in the sky are most visible. If the weather is clear on this day, it indicates a good harvest of rice this year, and if the sky is cloudy, it will be poor.

On the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, I wish God my birthday. Folk custom is that on the Jade Emperor's birthday, a grand ceremony to worship heaven will be held. Many believers in Hsinchu, Taiwan, go to the Tiangong Temple, which has a history of more than 200 years and is dedicated to the Jade Emperor, to wish Tiangong a birthday and pray for good weather, safety and health in the new year.

On the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, stones are sacrificed. On this day, all stone tools such as grinding and milling are not allowed to be moved, and even stones must be sacrificed. In places such as Yuncheng, Shandong, there is a saying about carrying stone gods. On the night of the ninth day of the lunar month, people freeze an earthen jar on a large smooth stone. On the morning of the tenth day of the lunar month, the nose of the earthen jar is tied with a rope, and ten young men take turns carrying it away. If the stone does not fall to the ground, it indicates a good harvest that year.

The eleventh day of the first lunar month is the son-in-law’s day. It is the day when the father-in-law entertains his son-in-law. There is still a lot of food left over from the celebration of "God's Birthday" on the ninth day of the lunar month, apart from eating it for one day on the tenth day of the lunar month. Therefore, the mother's family does not have to spend any more money, so they use the leftover food to entertain their son-in-law and daughter. The folk song is called "Eleventh Day" Invite your son-in-law."

On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, a lamp shed is built. From now on, people begin to prepare to celebrate the Lantern Festival, buy lanterns and build lantern sheds.

On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, people turn on the lights. Folks light lamps under the kitchen stove on this day, which is called "stove lamp". In fact, it is because the day of lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is approaching, and every family is trying out the made lamps, so it is called the "lamp head" day. .

On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, worship the empress. Legend has it that the Queen of Linshui, surnamed Chen, lived during the Dali period of the Tang Dynasty and later became a goddess who saved women with difficult childbirths. So people built temples to worship her, which were called "Linshui Queen" and "Shuntian Holy Mother". In fact, it was a patron saint created by women in an era when there was no status and science was underdeveloped. It was also a way for them to encourage themselves when they were afraid of difficult childbirth.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there is a Lantern Festival. China has a vast territory and a long history, so the customs of the Lantern Festival vary across the country. Among them, eating Lantern Festival, admiring lanterns, and guessing lantern riddles are some of the important folk customs of the Lantern Festival. Young girls in traditional societies are not allowed to go out for free activities, but they can go out together during festivals. Lantern viewing during the Lantern Festival is an opportunity for socializing.

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, touch the lantern. All the children took out their own lanterns and bumped them hard against others, and then laughed and watched other people's lanterns catch fire. This is called "touching lanterns". The important thing is that this year's lanterns cannot be kept until next year and must be destroyed by "touching the lanterns."