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What are the customs on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month?

The customs of the 29th lunar month are as follows:

1 29, steamed buns

As the saying goes: the twelfth lunar month, steamed buns. It means that the new year is getting better and better, and the whole family is reunited and full of happiness.

2, 29, go to play wine

As the saying goes, "Twenty-nine, go and get some wine". Chinese New Year is popular and spicy, and wine is indispensable. Family members are reunited and accompanied by wine.

"Playing with wine" is actually selling wine. I remember preparing a bottle at home when I was a child and weighing some loose wine in the canteen. All the wine is packed in a jar with a lid. As soon as the lid was opened, the whole room smelled of fragrance.

3, 29, offering sacrifices to the bodhi old zu.

As the saying goes, "Twenty-nine days of the twelfth lunar month, go to the grave and ask for a big sacrifice from the ancestors." This is an important traditional custom. It's the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, and the Spring Festival is coming soon. Every family should prepare rich sacrifices to worship their ancestors. We are commonly known as "the grave of last year".

4, 29, catch up with the Chinese New Year.

Because the traditional custom of Tujia nationality is on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, which is one day earlier than our traditional festival Spring Festival, it is called "catching up with the Spring Festival". Of course, it is said that there is also a very touching legend, that is, the ancestors of Tujia nationality, in order to resist foreign aggression, ate New Year's Eve in advance to meet the challenge. Later, in order to commemorate this day, I came to pay a New Year call one day in advance.

Step 5 beat gongs and drums

The ancients believed that gongs and drums could make a loud sound and boost people's morale. Knock a few gongs and drums on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, and you can greet the New Year with a full attitude. Therefore, people will beat gongs and drums several times on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month.