The customs on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month are king of people, eating jiaozi, sweeping dust, taking a bath, having a haircut, cutting paper and eating kitchen candy, as follows:

1. king of people.

In the north, on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, every family goes to worship the Kitchen God. However, in some southern areas, it is the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, and there are certain cultural differences in different places. On the off-year day, the custom that people feel the most should be to resign from the kitchen, that is, to worship the kitchen god, and also to worship the kitchen festival, which is a good day for people to worship the kitchen. When offering sacrifices to the kitchen, people put up pictures of the Kitchen God in the kitchen, and put candy, clear water, cooking beans, etc. in front of the Kitchen God statue, praying for good deeds and good luck.

2. Eat jiaozi.

In the northern traditional customs, jiaozi is always eaten on holidays. There is a good saying, "Who doesn't eat jiaozi for the New Year?". It can be seen that eating jiaozi is a very important custom on holidays. Eating jiaozi in the evening of Chinese New Year celebrates family reunion. This is not only a symbol of reunion, but also because jiaozi is like an ingot, which symbolizes the new year and the wealth is rolling.

3. Sweep the dust.

On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, it is only today before the Lunar New Year, and the atmosphere of the New Year is getting stronger and stronger, in order to have a clean Spring Festival. At this time, it is necessary to clean up. Before the Chinese New Year, cleaning, commonly known as sweeping dust. Also known as "sweeping the house" or "dusting". Later, "dust" and "Chen" were homophonic, meaning to sweep away old things. In fact, it is the meaning of getting rid of the old and welcoming the new. Get rid of the old and bad things of this year, usher in a new and bright new year and pray for a better life.

4. Take a bath and get a haircut. It's the New Year, not only to clean up the house, Lili Suosuo. Everyone should also clean up and prepare for the new year. The most common thing to do is to take a bath, get a haircut, get rid of the old and welcome the new year.

5. cut paper.

Paper-cutting is a tradition and a craft of the Chinese nation. Especially in the early years, paper-cutting is very popular. It is a folk activity during the early years and is very popular among people. People cut window grilles in various shapes. There are lovely and beautiful birds that symbolize beauty, such as magpies, Yuanyang Chun Yan and so on. There are also twelve zodiac signs, which represent all the best in the new year, such as ugly cows and yinhu.

6. Eat stove candy.

"Twenty-three, candied melons are sticky", which is naturally inseparable from candied melons in the new year. Candied melons are used to worship the kitchen god, and God says good things. When I was a child, I had to wait until I finished my speech before I could share candied melons and fruits. Cooking sugar is an ancient traditional name, also called candied melon, Guandong sugar, sesame sugar, etc. The main raw material is maltose, some of which contain sesame seeds, and some of which are not sesame seeds. It is not only a traditional food for the New Year Festival, but also a special product for offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God.