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What day is the lunar calendar today?

Today is the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month. China lunar December (also known as the twelfth lunar month) is commonly known as the twenty-fifth; One of the traditional customs of the Han nationality during the Spring Festival. On this day, the folk activities of the Han nationality mainly include picking up the jade emperor, raising silkworms in the fields, the Thousand Lantern Festival, and driving away chaos.

There is a folk proverb, "On the 25th of the twelfth lunar month, grinding bean curd". The twelfth lunar month has passed, people have spent a long winter and are about to enter a new year. According to the folk custom in China, the Spring Festival is a symbol of "the beginning of unification". People are very friendly to the New Year, and at the same time, many different local customs have been formed. There is also a saying that "twenty-five windows should be pasted", that is, on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, the windows should be pasted. With the development of society, most people have lost the tradition of pasting windows, but in stick grilles, pasting the word "Fu" and hanging couplets is an essential procedure. In short, people all have the same desire and pray for prosperity in the coming year.