How to spend a small year in Shandong?

In all parts of Shandong, China, most people celebrate the Lunar New Year on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month. People clean, offer sacrifices to stoves and eat all kinds of traditional Chinese New Year foods. At this time, the folk activities in various regions of the province have their own characteristics. Then let Lao Huangli tell you how to spend a small year in Shandong.

Jinan: Beat the crispy pot.

The older generation of Jinan people used to prepare food every year after the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, such as steamed pork with fat pig, glutinous rice duck, pickled cabbage and peanuts, crispy rice and steamed dry food. Crispy pot is a special food in Jinan in the early days. That is, put bones, meat, fish and kelp in a big pot, put Chinese cabbage, lotus root and other condiments under it, and put them on a honeycomb coal stove for a night with low fire. Everything inside is crisp, delicious and nutritious.

Qingdao: A Busy Year

Festivals are grand in rural areas, but in cities, jiaozi is often taken care of. In the past, even in urban areas, there were many pressures. According to Qingdao Archives Youth Daily in June 1947+ 10/3, "Tomorrow is the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month in the summer calendar, commonly known as off-year. Because of the accumulation of old habits, ordinary people often eat, drink and be merry every day to meet the kitchen god, so as to sum up the hard work, good luck and bad luck of the past year. I have been competing to buy wine, meat, vegetables and fruits in the market for days, so that the sales of general foods in the market are extremely strong and the prices suddenly rise, especially fish, vegetables and fruits. "

People in Jiaodong usually start from the beginning of New Year's Day, which is a busy year. In addition to cleaning, the content of busy year is to prepare for eating, drinking and having fun on New Year's Eve, the first to fifteenth day of the New Year's Day or even the whole first month, such as writing Spring Festival couplets, making tofu, buying New Year's Eve and steaming rice cakes. There is such a folk song: "quit the stove and the year will come." Prostitutes want flowers, boys want guns, old women want new clothes and old people want new hats. "It can be said that it vividly depicts the scene of off-year.

Rizhao: Bao jiaozi.

Since Laba, the annual flavor of sunshine has become stronger and stronger. From the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, everyone is very busy. On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, there will be a speech. Legend has it that Kitchen God, as the head of the family, has been staying at home to protect and supervise the family since last New Year's Eve. On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, the Kitchen God will ascend to heaven to report the achievements of this family for one year to the Jade Emperor in heaven.

On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, every household packs jiaozi. When they leave the kitchen, they usually offer the cooked jiaozi to the Kitchen God on the kitchen table, and then they can have dinner. Some people also like to put some snacks and sweets on the stove and give them to the chef. After praying for the kitchen god to enjoy the delicious food, "God speaks well and is lucky in the next world."