The 23rd of the twelfth lunar month is a traditional small year in the north. What are the customs in the north on this day?

The 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month is a traditional small year in the northern region. On this day, people generally ask the king's people not only to provide food, but also to replace the portrait of the new kitchen king, and invite a new kitchen king every year. Because there is a legend, every year, the kitchen god will report the good and evil at home to the jade emperor, so when sending the kitchen god, people will also prepare some tributes, in order to let the kitchen god speak well in front of the jade emperor, and

There is also a folk saying that no matter whether you have money or not, you should celebrate the Spring Festival, so you should also wash yourself and welcome the Spring Festival. If it is a child, parents should also wash the child clean and don't get dirty. And this time is also considered to be a very good time, so many people get married at this time. There are no taboos during this period, and there is no need to choose what to hold on special days, so moving, marriage and engagement are generally held during this period.

However, there are some taboos during the off-year period. For example, women are not allowed to worship the kitchen god, and men must worship. In addition, in the early years, many people began to steam steamed buns, but steamed buns can only be used to pay homage to ancestors or immortals, and cannot be given to others, including some sweets. Children should not eat too much sugar, including too much salt, which is not good for their health and cannot guarantee their healthy growth.

In some areas, there are also related taboos. For example, in Hunan, it is forbidden to kill sheep and blood during the off-year period, but there is no such taboo in some areas, so it is still necessary to follow the region. However, in some areas of Henan, it is considered that garlic can't be smashed in off-year and it will ruin the family. This is a superstitious statement, which is equivalent to homophonic. Pouring garlic will ruin the poor, so in fact, there are very different sayings and customs about short-term life.