What does Chaoshan proverb mean?

"hoarding" is another custom in Chaoshan area. This folk custom means clearing away all the bad luck of the past year and welcoming the arrival of the new year.

At the end of each year, Chaoshan people will carry out a general cleaning at home, using bamboo leaves, banyan leaves, sugarcane tails or long brooms to clean the ceiling and corners of their homes, which is called "picking and hoarding". "Cleaning up" means cleaning up the spider silk and dust at home and cleaning up all the furniture.

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There is a time difference between the collection and storage of Chaoshan. Some places stipulate before the 24th, and some places stipulate after the 24th.