What month is the twelfth month?

The twelfth lunar month is the last month of the lunar calendar, usually around December of the Gregorian calendar.

First, the origin and significance of the twelfth lunar month

The twelfth lunar month is an important time node in traditional festivals in China. Its origin can be traced back to the ancient agricultural society. People ended their farming activities this month to celebrate the harvest and welcome the arrival of the New Year. The twelfth lunar month means traditional cultural connotations such as saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new, gathering together and praying for the ancestors.

Second, the twelfth lunar month is an important festival.

1. Twenty-four solar terms of the lunar calendar: One of the characteristics of the twelfth lunar month is that it contains many solar terms of the lunar calendar, such as winter solstice, slight cold and great cold. These solar terms mark the deepening of winter, and are also an important basis for farmers to observe the astronomical phenomena and make agricultural plans.

2. Laba Festival: The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month is Laba Festival. On this day, people have the custom of eating Laba porridge, which means praying for peace and health and welcoming the new year.

3. New Year's Day and Spring Festival: Although New Year's Day is a holiday in the Gregorian calendar, in China, people usually celebrate New Year's Day on the 23rd and 24th of the twelfth lunar month in combination with traditional lunar activities. As the most important traditional festival in China, the Spring Festival is usually held from the end of the twelfth lunar month to the beginning of the first month, symbolizing the beginning of the new year and family reunion.

Third, the folk custom of the twelfth lunar month.

1. Posting couplets and door gods: In the twelfth lunar month, people will post Spring Festival couplets and door gods, which means welcoming the new year and driving away evil souls.

2. Laba sweeps dust and steamed buns: In the twelfth lunar month, people clean up and remove the dust of the old year. At the same time, Laba also has the custom of steaming buns, which means grinding wheat into flour to make buns and praying for a bumper harvest in the coming year.

3. Visit relatives and friends and worship ancestors: In the twelfth lunar month, people will visit relatives and friends, pay New Year greetings to their elders and worship their ancestors to show their respect and prayers.

Fourth, the traditional cuisine of the twelfth lunar month.

1. Bacon Bacon: A major feature of the twelfth lunar month is to taste all kinds of bacon, such as sausage, belly and bacon. These pickled meat products are full of flavor and are indispensable delicacies during the Chinese New Year.

2. Eight-treasure rice: On the 24th New Year's Eve of the twelfth lunar month, family members make zongzi and cook eight-treasure rice together, which means that life in the new year is rich and colorful.

To sum up, the twelfth lunar month, as an important time node in China traditional culture, has many important festivals and folk customs. In the twelfth lunar month, people celebrate the harvest, worship their ancestors and celebrate the New Year. At the same time, they will also enjoy all kinds of traditional food to welcome the New Year.