When is the off-year in 2023?

The off-year of 2023 is also the off-year of the lunar calendar in 2023, which is June 65438+10/October 65438+Saturday April 2023, the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the day after beginning of spring. Off-year, not just a day, is called "off-year" because of local customs. During the off-year period, the main folk activities include sweeping dust and offering sacrifices to stoves. Traditionally, the day of offering sacrifices to stoves is the 24th of the twelfth lunar month. In most parts of the south, the ancient tradition of celebrating the 24th of the twelfth lunar month is still maintained.

The origin of off-year is related to the activities of offering sacrifices to the kitchen god: it is said that the kitchen god was originally a civilian Zhang Sheng, and he reveled all day after marriage. Finally, I lost all my money and ended up begging on the street. One day, he begged at his ex-wife Guo Dingxiang's house, ashamed and burned to death under the stove. When the Jade Emperor knew about it, he thought that Zhang Sheng could change his mind, so he was named the Kitchen God, reported to the sky on the 23rd and 24th of the twelfth lunar month every year, and returned to the bottom of the kitchen on the New Year's Eve. The common people think that the Kitchen God must be respected, because he wants to repay his kindness to heaven, so he puts on incense tables and tributes to worship. Over time, the custom of offering sacrifices to stoves in off-year has been formed and spread to this day.

Most parts of South China: the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month-"Year of Folk Tradition"

In the Song Dynasty, there was a custom of "having a small annual holiday on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month". "In ancient times, it was said that on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, the kitchen owner expressed his ambition to heaven". Today, in most parts of the south, the ancient tradition of celebrating the New Year on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month is still maintained.

Most parts of northern China: the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month-"Northern Small Year"

From the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, the sacrificial ceremony was held on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month. In order to "save money", the emperor also worshipped the kitchen god on this day. Since then, the royal family and Baylor have followed suit and sacrificed stoves on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month. Since then, there has been a division between the government and the people, and they have spent off-year on different days. Influenced by the government, the off-year in most parts of the north is now the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month.

Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai: The night before New Year's Eve-"New Year's Eve"

Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai are used to calling New Year's Eve "New Year's Eve". Correspondingly, the night before New Year's Eve is called "New Year's Eve". Nanjing, which belongs to Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, falls on the same day as the Lantern Festival.

Off-year custom

On this day of off-year, you must eat jiaozi. Although jiaozi is just a delicious food. In fact, it has a history of thousands of years and is the representative of traditional culture. Eating jiaozi means more happiness and longevity. You can even wrap some coins or other small items in jiaozi's stomach to see who is better off. Sesame candy is sesame candy, and many people have eaten it. The taste is sweet and crisp, plus the aroma of sesame. Taking a bite will really leave a fragrance on your teeth and cheeks, and it will be memorable. It is said that the purpose of eating sesame candy in the next year is to add a little sweetness to the mouth of the kitchen god and make life better in the future. It is also a traditional food for the kitchen god. Nowadays people not only eat sesame candy in their early years, but also eat sesame candy in peacetime.