What is the origin of house sweeping on the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month? There is a saying in the folk that "house sweeping on the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month", that is to say, everyone generally has to sweep houses. Why does December 24th have this custom? Why do you need to clean on the 24th of the 12th month? Today Xiaobian will show you something.
What do you mean by sweeping the house
According to Lu's spring and Autumn Annals, there was a custom of sweeping dust during the Spring Festival in Yao and Shun dynasties. According to the folk saying: because of the homophony of "Chen" and "Chen", sweeping the dust in the new spring has the meaning of "removing the old and distributing the new". The intention is to sweep out all the bad luck and misfortune. This custom reposes on people's desire to make a new start from the old and their plea to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. Every time the Spring Festival comes, every family should clean the environment, clean all kinds of utensils, remove the bedding and curtains, sweep the six Lu courtyard, dust the cobweb, and dredge the open channel and underground ditch. There is a joyful atmosphere of sanitation and clean spring festival everywhere.
What do you pay attention to on the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month
1. On this day, people are busy from morning to night, hoping to clean up the house, but few people pay attention to the order of the big and the small. Some people start from the bedroom, some from the kitchen, and some from the door to the inside. In a word, they all hope to sweep away the poor luck, bad luck and leave good fortune. The best way to clean a house is to judge the overall situation of the family in the past year, and then clean it. If last year's overall situation of the whole family is favorable, we can start from the gate, and then clean the house, which means that we can get the gas back home. But if last year's fortunes are not so good, we can start from the end of the house and sweep to the gate, which means that we can sweep all the bad luck out of the house.
2. According to Chinese folklore, no matter what unhappy things happened on the 24th day of the 12th lunar month, the members of the family should not quarrel and be friendly. If you quarrel on this day, it will increase the power of misfortune, even if you clean your home clean.
3. In terms of cleaning tools, you may as well use the green bamboo leaves with the effect of exorcism and decontamination. Because green bamboo leaves can clear away the bad luck and misfortune of the past year, and help the family to welcome the good atmosphere. When cleaning, we must pay attention to everything and do a good job in every detail. If you need to rummage, remember to take care of the articles, not to break the damage. If you are careless, you should say sorry in your heart. The big God is not in the small God, so as not to leave mistakes.