The custom of the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month.

The custom of the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month: being king, eating stove candy, taking a bath, having a haircut, cleaning the dust, saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new, and getting married.

1, king of men

Although the customs and habits of each region are different, the date of off-year is not the same, but the most representative custom of off-year is to send the kitchen god, that is, on this day of off-year, every household prepares offerings such as sesame candy and sesame cakes to send the kitchen god to heaven and report it to the Jade Emperor.

Step 2 eat stove candy

As the saying goes, "Twenty-three, honey melon paste", it is a custom in northern China to eat stove candy in off-year. In off-year, people will buy some honeydew melons, sesame candy and so on. Go to worship the kitchen god, pray that the kitchen god will be sweeter after eating the honeydew melon, and say a good word in front of the jade emperor, which is the "God speaks a good word" in that pair.

Step 3 take a shower and get a haircut

There is a folk saying that "if you have money, you have to shave your head during the New Year". The Spring Festival is a time for family reunion. No matter how the year goes, you should get a haircut, take a shower, put on new clothes or clean clothes and have a happy New Year. The new year should have a new look.

In some areas, there is a saying that a haircut in the first month will be bad for my uncle, so it is unscientific to wait until February 2 for a haircut years ago, but now people still pay attention to this statement, so it is necessary to have a haircut years ago.

4, clean the dust, bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.

Less than a week before the Spring Festival, every household should carry out year-end cleaning, cleaning all kinds of electrical appliances, sweeping the yard, dusting and sweeping cobwebs. Everywhere is filled with the festive atmosphere of the New Year, and welcoming the Spring Festival cleanly means saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new, sweeping away bad luck.

Step 5 get married

There is a folk ballad, "Marry the hometown and be busy with Yan's age, while the post office is full of spring". The common people think that after a short period, many folk immortals have gone to heaven. At this time, it is an auspicious day to be forgiven to marry a daughter-in-law or prostitute. Therefore, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, many new people will hold weddings.