What is the twelfth day of the Lunar New Year?

On the twelfth day of the first month, in order to drive away mice, people in ancient times had to get up early, beat gongs and drums and set off firecrackers on the twelfth day of the first month. In some places, they have to hide scissors, collect old shoes and pinch mice's mouths, which means that there will be no mice in the new year, a bumper harvest of food and peace at home.

The origin of the twelfth day of the first month is folklore. It is said that the twelfth day of the first month is the day when mice marry their daughters-in-law, also called Mouse Day. In ancient times, people made a lot of efforts to prevent "rats from thriving". On the night of eating peanuts, people are used to drinking millet flour or cornmeal porridge, which means "confusing the eyes of mice" and making them unable to see clearly. Stir-fry peanuts after meals, because peanuts and mice have similar eyes. Eating peanuts is also called chewing the mouse's eyes, which means "making the mouse blind". In short, in the Year of the Rat, people will come up with various symbolic means to pray that they will not be hurt.