On the 24 th of the twelfth lunar month, dust and sweep the house. " According to Lu Chunqiu, when did the custom of dust removal in the New Year begin?

According to "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals", China had the custom of sweeping dust during the Spring Festival in the Yao and Shun era.

Dust removal, also known as dust removal, slag removal, dust removal and dust removal, is one of the traditional customs in China. Originated in ancient China, it is a religious ceremony to drive away epidemics. This ceremony later evolved into a year-end cleaning, which pinned the good wishes of the working people in China to ward off evil spirits and eliminate disasters and welcome good luck. China folk proverb says: On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, clean the house.

The north is called cleaning the house and the south is called dust removal. Indoor and outdoor, in front of and behind the house, thoroughly clean up, wash clothes and household appliances, and greet the Spring Festival cleanly. Everyone is preparing for the Spring Festival. For example, before and after the sacrifice of the stove to New Year's Eve, there is a general cleaning, and the dust accumulated under the bed of the corner and the beam of the house for a year must be removed with a broom on this day; The metal handles on the cabinets should also be cleaned, which has a very old origin.