Why do Cantonese people celebrate the 28th day of the Lunar New Year?

This custom, which is said to have its origin traced back to the Shang and Zhou dynasties, is a religious ceremony to drive away the ghosts and pray for health and well-being.

"On the 28th day of the 20th month of the Chinese New Year, it is a traditional custom of the Cantonese people to wash the dirt, and in Mandarin, it is said to be "cleaning up on the 28th day of the Lunar New Year". It refers to the process of a girl's adulthood, and in ancient times, when a woman reached the age of sixteen, she was considered an adult, and at this time, girls knew how to love beauty, knew how to dress, and no longer dressed as a child, as sloppy and unkempt.

Customs of the Spring Festival in Guangdong

1, December 28th of the lunar calendar to the New Year's Eve late at night to organize the Spring Festival Flower Market, millions of people to participate in the activities of the flower market.

2. Flowers. Every family must have flowers, including New Year's oranges, daffodils and flowers. Guangdong people are fond of flowers, whether it is the elegant people or vulgar city, New Year's Day to buy peach blossoms and other old kinds, and then with a variety of flowers.

3, thanks to the stove: the night of the 23rd day of the lunar month, to send Zaojun master to heaven, called "thanks to the stove", "send the stove" or "sacrificial stove". Tribute to the stove: a bowl of rice, two bricks of sugar, a letter of interest, a bowl of water, a gift of roast pork, some cane, orange, paper money and so on.

4, lion dance. Guangdong Lion Dance originated in Foshan during the Spring Festival lion dance activities, in addition to performances in the square, but also along the street dance, house by house to congratulate, in order to show that the wake up the lion at the door, good luck, the master of the house is rewarded in the door, packet red hanging green, so that RuiLi go to pick, the name is "picking the green". Through this activity, I hope the lion can bring good luck to the home.