The origin of the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month.

The origin of the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month is as follows:

According to folklore, every year on the 23rd and 24th of the twelfth lunar month, the Kitchen God will tell the Jade Emperor about the good and evil of each family, so that the Jade Emperor can reward and punish them and return to the bottom of the kitchen on New Year's Eve. People think we should pay a little respect to the kitchen god, so there will be a small year to worship the kitchen god on the 23rd and 24th of the twelfth lunar month, praying for peace and good luck in the coming year.

Off-year, not just a day, is called off-year because of local customs. During the off-year period, the main folk activities include sweeping dust and offering sacrifices to stoves. The traditional off-year (dust-sweeping day) is the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month. In most parts of the south, the ancient tradition of celebrating the New Year on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month is still maintained.

Festival custom

1, king of men

It is an important activity to offer sacrifices to the kitchen stove on the off-year day. Besides providing honeydew melons and cakes, we also need to change the portrait of Kitchen God. When the old portrait of Kitchen God is torn down, every household should invite a new one. Due to different customs and habits, the dates of offering sacrifices to stoves vary from place to place.

Step 2 clean the dust

From 24th to New Year's Eve, China folks call this period Spring Festival, also known as Dust Day. Dust removal is year-end cleaning. On this day, every household should clean the environment, clean all kinds of utensils, tear down and wash bedding curtains, clean the courtyard of Liu Lu, dust off cobwebs and dredge culverts in open channels.