After cleaning the house, the shops and residents' homes are completely new. The newly posted Spring Festival couplets are bright and dazzling, showing the prosperity of the world. Lifelike door gods, looking up at happy banners, exquisite window grilles, colorful New Year pictures, colorful lanterns and rich sacrifices on shrines all present a festive scene.
Generally, sticky cakes are eaten on the festival of offering sacrifices to stoves. On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month every year, Shandong folks have the custom of steaming sticky cakes, and sticky sticky cakes are dedicated to the kitchen god. After eating the sticky cake, his mouth will stick, so he won't speak ill of the world. Therefore, there is a custom of eating sticky cakes on the festival of offering sacrifices to stoves.