Is it okay to burn paper on the 26th in winter? What's the point?

Is it okay to burn paper on the 26th in winter?

Since ancient times, in some local villages, the 26th of the twelfth lunar month is the big market day, and people in the surrounding villages go to the market to buy new year's goods. There is no shortage of cigarettes, wine, fish, meat, firecrackers and gifts for visiting relatives and friends, and the flavor of the year is gradually getting stronger. Compared with the market on weekdays, the market on the 26th of the twelfth lunar month mainly deals in new year's goods, such as firecrackers, Spring Festival couplets, incense sticks, burning paper, beef and mutton, toys and gifts for children and headdresses for girls. On this day, markets all over the country are very lively.

What's the point?

Some activities need to be carried out on this day, such as washing Fulu, and its significance is not just superficial. As a traditional custom in China, washing Fulu means taking a bath before the festival. Washing fulu is generally carried out on the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, but there are differences in different regions. For example, in Beijing, there is a saying that twenty-seven washes the sick and twenty-eight washes the sloppy, so they also call the bath on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month washing the fulu. During those two days, people will concentrate on bathing and washing clothes.

What is the custom of this day?

Because the Spring Festival needs to be prepared, from the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month to New Year's Eve, China folks call this period Spring Festival Day, also known as Dust Day. Because the Spring Festival is coming, every household needs to clean furniture, dismantle and wash bedding, sweep away dust and garbage, and greet the Spring Festival cleanly. Therefore, on the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, there is a saying that there is a twelfth lunar month, washing the inside and washing the outside, and cleaning the barn during the twelfth lunar month.