On the 24 th of the twelfth lunar month, dust and sweep the house. " According to Lu Chunqiu, when did the custom of dust removal in the New Year begin?

According to "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals", China had the custom of sweeping dust during the Spring Festival in the Yao and Shun era.

"On the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, dust sweeps the house". According to Lv Chunqiu, China had the custom of sweeping dust during the Spring Festival in the Yao and Shun era. According to the folk saying, because of the homonym of "dust" and "Chen", sweeping dust in the Spring Festival means "getting rid of the old and not being new", and its original intention is to sweep away all "unlucky" and "unlucky".

Sweeping dust also means driving away the epidemic and praying for a healthy New Year, which embodies the tradition of China people's love for cleanliness and hygiene, embodies people's beautiful expectations, and still maintains tenacious vitality.

Matters needing attention in dust removal

1, clean carefully.

You can rummage through the cabinets and clean them, but be careful not to damage the damaged items.

2. Clean everything.

When sweeping the dust, we must pay attention to everything and leave no dead ends, just according to the legend above, and also to prevent the three corpse gods from leaving traces in some dead ends that have not been cleared. Pay attention to modern appliances, ceilings, range hoods and doormats.

3. It is best to use bamboo broom for cleaning.

In ancient times, it was necessary to prepare green bamboo leaves with the ability to ward off evil spirits and clean up dirt, and remove the gray cobwebs from high places. Now there are special brooms or other cleaning tools. If it is not a bamboo broom, it is best to use bamboo leaves for symbolic cleaning.

Everyone should take part in cleaning.

On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, couples can't quarrel no matter what they are unhappy about. On this day, if the company has not had a holiday, they should also take time out to do some cleaning work. Every family member should do something to clean the dust.