The second and sixteenth days of the month are the days when the merchants in southern Fujian pay homage to the God of the land, which is called "making teeth". The first two days of February is the first to do teeth, called "first teeth"; December 16 to do teeth is the last to do teeth, so called "tail teeth".

The last tooth is a traditional folk festival in Fujian, the "end" of a year's activities of merchants, but also the "prelude" to the activities of the Spring Festival of ordinary people.

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Tailgate and Tailgate Banquet

Folks in the second day of February after the birth anniversary of the Land God, the proprietor of the feast will be invited to the partners to the 16th of December, "Tailgate" day, merchants in order to thank the Land God's care for a year, will prepare a rich offerings to pay tribute to the Land God, and after the worship of the things will be treated to the employees. The businessmen would prepare rich offerings to thank the God of the Earth for his care during the year.

In the early days, businesses and factories used to dismiss their employees or workers by using the "tailgate meal" as a hint of what was to come. However, in the old days, people were more generous, if not the partner is really not good, or the proprietor's business operation is not good. The way of dismissal is not to send a notice of dismissal or dismissal, but to tell the employees to be dismissed by hinting in the tailgate dinner.