What are the traditional folk customs of Chengde Rooster Spring Festival, 20 17?

The Spring Festival in Chengde actually started on the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month. On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, every temple and every household has to cook porridge, which is called Laba porridge. On the one hand, it commemorates the day when Buddha Sakyamuni became a monk, and on the other hand, it celebrates the prosperity of Wuguan Valley. On this day, New Year pictures, firecrackers and meat began to appear in the market. There is a folk song to prove it: "children, children, don't cry, kill pigs after Laba;" Children, children, don't be greedy, and celebrate the New Year after Laba. "When I was a child, I began to prepare for the New Year with a rice mill. First, rice noodles were used to make rice cakes, and then other noodles were used to make dry food. In short, I must earn enough food on the second day of the second lunar month. Then we will make tofu (see www.yw 1 1.com for more customs), including fresh tofu and frozen tofu. A series of activities to welcome the new year, such as killing pigs and sweeping houses, are in full swing. The cleaning and painting of the house must be finished before spring, which is the best. On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, every family should sweep the yard. This day is called "Celebrating the New Year". Usually every family will hold a banquet to worship the chef. It is said that Kitchen God will go to the Western Heaven to report on the production and life of a family. If the distance between the chef and the leader is wasted, I will tell you. Therefore, the prayer is: "Twenty-three, after the New Year, send the chef to the West, with many good words and few bad words", and burn the sacrificial paper and send it away. It is said that he will come back on New Year's Day and continue to be responsible for supervision.