the Spring Festival is getting closer and closer. In a few days, it will be the small year in Chinese tradition. The atmosphere of the new year has become stronger and stronger since the small year. In Chinese tradition, many customs begin from a young age and last until the 15th day of the first month. Therefore, we have specific traditional customs every day from the 23rd lunar new year to the Lantern Festival on the 15th of the first lunar month. The small edition of this article will bring you different traditional customs every day from the small year to the Lantern Festival. Let's have a look at the specific contents.
Schedule of Chinese New Year holidays in 2019
2019 Spring Festival time: February 5, 2019
Notice of Spring Festival holiday in 2019: 7 days from February 4 (New Year's Eve) to February 10, 2019. Work on Monday, February 11, 2019.
Collection of Chinese New Year customs
The Chinese New Year is coming. The Spring Festival is a very important festival for Chinese people. People generally start to prepare for the new year from the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month. They have to be busy until the 15th of the first lunar month.
The 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, commonly known as "Xiaonian", is said to be the day when the kitchen god ascends to heaven.
On the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, dusting and sweeping the house is an agreed cleaning day.
On the 25th of the twelfth lunar month, it is said that the Jade Emperor will visit the lower boundary and eat bean curd residue to show his bitterness.
On the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, people kill pigs and cut new year's meat. People can only eat meat in the annual festival.
On the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, the Chinese New Year chicken is slaughtered and a large collection is driven. All the items needed for the Spring Festival are being purchased.
On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, there are decals for making cakes and steamed buns. The ancients took peach wood as the wood to ward off evil spirits, which was later replaced by red paper.
On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, please pay tribute to your ancestors. The worship of ancestors has a long history in China.
On New Year's Eve, one night is even two years old, and the fifth watch is divided into two days. Cold leaves winter snow and warm brings spring breeze.
On the first day of the new year, the Golden Rooster announces the dawn. The younger generation pays new year's greetings to the elders, and the elders give new year's money to suppress evil worship.
On the second day of the lunar new year, golden bark heralds spring. Relatives and family members go to pay New Year's greetings, the owner stays for dinner, and the West arranges wine banquets.
On the third day of the lunar new year, the fat pig arch. The son-in-law visited his father-in-law, and the daughter-in-law returned to her mother's house with double gifts.
On the fourth day of the lunar new year, Sanyang is happy. The kitchen god checks his household registration and welcomes the kitchen god back to the people.
On the fifth day of the lunar new year, Gen cattle plough in spring. Five routes connect the God of wealth, East, West, North and south, and wealth is connected by five routes.
On the sixth day of the lunar new year, success is imminent. In the liquor worship street, thousands of families see that no one is poor.
On the seventh day of the lunar new year, people have a long life. Spread pancakes and eat seven treasures soup to settle down and recuperate.
On the eighth day of the lunar new year, release and pray for blessings. On the day of the lower boundary of the stars, make small lamps to burn and sacrifice them. Every inch of time is an inch of gold.
On the ninth day of the lunar new year, the Jade Emperor's birthday. Because it is the highest god in the universe, people will hold sacrifices to celebrate.
On the tenth day of the lunar new year, sacrifice stones and be grateful. One day there was land, and the houses of men and animals, rice and wheat, and all the valleys gave birth to land.
On the eleventh day of the first month, sacrifice to purple Gu. Oppressed women regarded her as the patron saint of weak women.
On the twelfth day of the first month, build a light shed. As the Lantern Festival approaches, we begin to prepare for the Lantern Festival.
On the thirteenth day of the first month, lights are on under the stove. Since the 13th, bamboo lanterns have been woven in alleys and bridges.
On the 14th day of the first month, Linshui's mother's birthday, also known as the 'goddess of heaven', is a fairy to save dystocia women.
On the fifteenth day of the first month, the night shines on the field silkworm (God). Judging the abundance and apology of a year by color, it evolved into Lantern Festival.