How about December 28th?

The 28th of the twelfth lunar month is an auspicious day.

On the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, that is, the 28th of a year, there are still two days before the Spring Festival, and almost all the food and supplies for the Spring Festival have been prepared by every household. On the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, Han folk songs include making dough, making cakes with decals and making steamed bread.

According to the folk tradition of the Han nationality, on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, no matter whether it is mixing noodles or steaming steamed buns, in short, every household should start preparing the staple food for the New Year.

There is a saying in Guangdong: at the age of 28, washing dirty can be interpreted as dirty, while at the age of 28, washing dirty means cleaning up the house inside and outside and preparing for the New Year. In addition, washing dirty clothes also means sweeping all bad luck and musty smell out of the house with dirty garbage.

The custom of twelfth lunar month

The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month is called Laba, or Laba Festival, and the most famous one is to drink Laba porridge.

The 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, also called off-year, is the day when people offer sacrifices to stoves. There is a folk custom, men don't Yue Bai, women don't offer sacrifices to stoves, so the owner of offering sacrifices to stoves is limited to men. Among the folk gods in China, the qualification of Kitchen God has a long history. Kitchen God, in the Xia Dynasty, has become a respected god. Starting from the Zhou Dynasty, the imperial palace also included sacrificial stoves in sacrificial ceremonies, and established rules for sacrificial stoves throughout the country, which became a fixed ceremony.

In our country, every year on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, houses are dusted and cleaned, which is the traditional habit of our people. Northerners call it cleaning the house, while southerners call it cleaning. Sweeping dust not only means driving away the epidemic, praying for good health in the new year, but also getting rid of Chen Buxin's emotional desire. This custom sends a signal to people that the New Year is busy.