The 23rd of the twelfth lunar month is our Chinese New Year. Since the beginning of the new year, we have basically entered the state of welcoming the new year. Since then, every day in China has different customs. These customs are preparing for the arrival of the new year. So what are the traditional customs since childhood? Let's talk about the traditional customs of welcoming the new year from the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month to the arrival of the new year.
On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, tanggua is sticky; The custom of sweeping the house on the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month; The custom of grinding tofu on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month; On the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, it is a custom to cut meat; On the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, it is a custom to kill cocks; On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, it is a custom to send your face; The custom of steaming steamed bread on the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month; Stay up all night on the 30th of the twelfth lunar month and twist on the new year's day.
On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, tanggua is sticky. This day is what people call Xiaonian. As the name suggests, it is the day when the Chinese new year officially begins. 23 this day is the beginning of serious affairs. On this day, people will buy candy, peanuts, melon seeds and other food needed for the Chinese new year, and wait for guests at home to eat in their spare time. From this day on, children are the happiest because there are enough sugar tubes.
December 24, dust removal. On this day, every family will clean the house. The words "dust" and "Chen" mean old. On this day, the whole family will mobilize to remove the old, bad luck and bad luck and prepare for the new year.
On the 25th of the twelfth lunar month, grind tofu. The custom of this day comes from the legend. It is said that the kitchen god will report the human suffering to the jade emperor after he goes to heaven. The Jade Emperor will visit the world on the 25th day to see if the world is like what the Kitchen God said. People make tofu and eat tofu on this day to express their pain and hide the punishment of the Jade Emperor.
On the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, it is a custom to cut meat (stew big meat). On this day, every family is preparing to serve the guests for the new year. This day is also Xiaobian's favorite day, because no matter where they go, there is meat to eat. On this day, the meat should be cut into large pieces and stewed slowly in a large pot. In ancient times, there was no refrigerator. The stewed meat can be preserved until about the 15th of the first month. This day is fragrant to every family.
On the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, it is a custom to kill cocks. This day is to kill the poultry in the family for standby, because the new year's dinner table can't only have animals running on the ground, but also have animals that can fly, which means that they can prosper in the coming year. Of course, this day is also a good day to catch up with the Grand fair. Every family will prepare enough new year's goods on this day, such as firecrackers, Spring Festival couplets, divine horses, incense candles, burning paper, beef and mutton, various toys and gifts for children All kinds of headdress for girls and so on.
On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, it is a custom to send your face. Meat is prepared on the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, and staple food must be prepared on the 28th day of the eighth lunar month. In the past, stores were not open from the first day of the first lunar month to the 15th of the first lunar month. Therefore, sufficient meals must be prepared before the new year. It takes a lot of time to prepare noodles and raw materials for staple food. Of course, it's different now. Supermarkets open on the second day of the new year, and they won't even close for the new year.
It is a custom to steam steamed bread on the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month. This day is to steam steamed bread from the noodles sent yesterday. The more, the better. This is to prepare staple food for guests coming in the new year. Some large families have many guests. They may start steaming steamed bread on the 28th.
Stay up all night on the 30th of the twelfth lunar month. This is the most important day. I am busy from morning to night. I get up in the morning to prepare dumpling noodles, dumpling stuffing and dishes for new year's Eve dinner. The men in the family are ready to paste Spring Festival couplets, set off firecrackers, paste blessing characters and write memorial tablets. After the sun goes down, they have to go to the grave (in some areas, the deceased will be invited home for the new year). It is called ShouSui on the evening of the new year's Eve. Every family, old and young, sits in front of the TV to watch the Spring Festival Gala. Children set off firecrackers until 12 o'clock to welcome the arrival of the new year. In addition to the sound of firecrackers, the spring breeze warms people and kills su. Thousands of families are in the pupil day. Always exchange new peaches for old ones.
On New Year's day, twist. On the first day of the lunar new year, every family will get up very early. After eating early, they begin to pay New Year's greetings door-to-door at dawn. The Centennial customs across the country are different. In Xiaobian's hometown, they go door-to-door to pay New Year's greetings to the elderly, and kowtow after their parents. At this time, women are not allowed to go out. They have to wait until the old men are almost ready to pay New Year's greetings before it's their turn to go out. Unlike those people, women only go to the old people in their own homes, not others.