What are the customs on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month?

The customs of the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month are: offering sacrifices to stoves, sweeping dust and cutting window grilles.

It is said that every year on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, Kitchen God will tell the Jade Emperor about the good and evil of this family and let the Jade Emperor reward and punish them. Therefore, when the stove is delivered, people put the candy on the console table in front of the statue of the kitchen king and wipe it on the mouth of the kitchen king. Making rice cakes with glutinous rice is also a custom in some places, which means sticking the mouth of the kitchen god so that he can't speak ill of the jade emperor. As the saying goes, heaven speaks well, and returning to the palace is a blessing. ?

Dusting is year-end cleaning, which is called "house cleaning" in the north and "dust removal" in the south. The main thing is to clean all the rooms thoroughly, scrub the tables and chairs and clean the floor after sweeping, so as to greet the arrival of the new year neatly and brightly.

Cutting window grilles was also a popular folk activity in the early years. In the past, a clever handicraft in women's competitions was usually improvisation, which was very casual and could cut animals and plants or bless or imply beautiful jubilation.