The twenty-fourth day of the Lunar New Year is the "Dust Sweeping Day", which is also called the "Spring Welcoming Day".

Sweeping the dust day, that is, the twenty-fourth day of the month of Lunar New Year, the so-called "sweeping the dust" is the end of the year cleaning, household cleaning cobwebs dust, cleaning. Although "twenty-four, dust day", in fact, from before and after the sacrificial stove to the end of the year, are dust time. Some places in China, every year from the small year (Lunar Lunar 23) to New Year's Eve, this period of time is called "dust day", also known as "spring day".

The 24th day of the 12th month of the lunar calendar is the "dust day" for every household. Folk belief that the gods from this day to ignore things on earth, back to the sky to the Jade Emperor. Folklore, this is the day of the gods return to heaven, the earth only some of the day god and the landlord and other minor gods to take care of the order; folk also thought that the gods went to heaven, have to wait until the fourth night of the second year, before returning to the earth; so there is a legend, this time, even if you turn over the house, do not have to worry about any details, the use of the day to move objects or dust flying more not afraid of offenders in the home of the gods.

Ancient Chinese people set this day as a day for cleaning. The correct dates for the "Dust Sweeping Day" and the "Sending God Day" are said to be the 23rd day, or the 24th day.

The Wujing Xiyi (The Five Classics and Different Meanings) says that the government sacrifices zaobao on the 23rd day, while the people do so on the 24th day. Based on this book, which advocates that the government sacrifices zaobao on the 23rd day, it also points out that the government chooses to send the gods to the gods on the 23rd day when the yin and the yang are intertwined.

Thus, it is actually the junction time between the 23rd day of the year and the 24th day of the year, which is still the 24th day of the year. Most of the Chinese in Southeast Asia originate from Fujian and Guangdong provinces, and are influenced by local folk customs. Therefore, it is common for Southeast Asian Chinese to regard the 24th as the day of "sending the stove" and "sweeping the dust day".