1. On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, drink Laba porridge. The most important festival of the twelfth lunar month in the Chinese lunar calendar is the twelfth lunar month. The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month was called "Laba Day" in ancient times and is commonly known as "Laba Festival".
Since the pre-Qin Dynasty, the Laba Festival has been used to offer sacrifices to ancestors and gods, praying for a good harvest and good luck.
It is said that the enlightenment day of Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, was also on the eighth day of December, so Laba is also a festival for Buddhists and is called "Buddha's Enlightenment Day".
2. Paste couplets Couplets are various patterns cut from red paper.
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On New Year's Eve, everyone in the family held homemade Spring Festival couplets and sang "New Year's Eve Song" by foothold.
3. Farewell to the Gods The 24th day of the twelfth lunar month is the day to send off the gods. Every household holds a ceremony to offer sacrifices to the kitchen god and send off the kitchen god and other gods to heaven.
4. On New Year's Eve, also called Chinese New Year's Eve, family members who have gone out to make a living have to rush back to their hometown to reunite. If they cannot make it back, they have to leave a place to put that person's clothes to express reunion.
The whole family gathers around the table to eat the most sumptuous meal of the year. There is a blazing oven under the table and some copper coins beside the stove to show warmth like spring and strong wealth.
5. On the twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, every household has to "worship the wok stove Buddha".
It is said that this day is the day when the Kitchen God goes to heaven to report the merits and demerits of mortals to the Jade Emperor. It is said that the Kitchen God is greedy. As long as he eats sweets, his mouth will be sealed. Therefore, maltose is indispensable in sacrifices to the Stove, so that the Kitchen God will not be embarrassed in front of the Jade Emperor.
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