On the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, the so-called "cleaning day" means year-end cleaning. Every household cleans the cobwebs, dusts them and cleans them. Although it is the "24th dust removal day", it is actually the dust removal time from before and after the sacrifice to the end of the year. In some parts of China, the period from the early years (the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month) to New Year's Eve is called "Dust-cleaning Day", also called "Spring Festival Day".
December 25th of the lunar calendar is the common name of December 25th of the lunar calendar in China. Spring Festival is one of the traditional festivals in China. The traditional folk activities on this day mainly include picking up the jade emperor, raising silkworms in the fields, the Thousand Lantern Festival, and driving away chaos.
The 26th of the twelfth lunar month refers to the common name of the 26th of the twelfth lunar month in our country. One of the customs of the Spring Festival. On this day, we will kill pigs and cut their annual meat, and start buying new year's goods.
On the eve of the 27 th lunar month. This is the traditional custom of the Spring Festival in China. There is a folk proverb in China that says, "On the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, chickens are slaughtered to catch a big party". On this day, every household has to slaughter its own domestic birds and go to the market to buy them. Compared with the market on weekdays, the market on the 27th of the twelfth lunar month mainly deals in New Year's Day items, such as firecrackers, Spring Festival couplets, incense sticks, burning paper, beef and mutton, various gifts for children, and various headdresses for girls. On this day, markets all over the country are very lively.
The 28th of the twelfth lunar month refers to the common name of the 28th of the twelfth lunar month in Chinese lunar calendar. One of the traditional customs of Spring Festival in China. China folk songs on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month include "Noodles on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month" and "Steamed cakes and flowers on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month". China's folk tradition has reached the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. Whether it's dough mixing or steamed buns, every household should start preparing the staple food for the New Year.
The day before New Year's Eve, the 28th or 29th of the twelfth lunar month is called Little New Year's Eve, which is a folk culture in China. On this day, there will be a banquet at home and people will visit each other to celebrate the New Year. Burning incense outdoors is called Tianxiang, and it usually takes three days.
December 30th of the lunar calendar, also known as New Year's Eve, is one of the traditional festivals in China. The time is the night of the last day of the twelfth lunar month, which is connected with the Spring Festival (the first day of the first month). The word "except" in "New Year's Eve" means "go, change and alternate". New Year's Eve means "the month is poor and the old year is exhausted". People should bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. The old year has come, and the new year means the new year. This is the last night of the Lunar New Year.
Therefore, the activities in this period are centered on eliminating the old and welcoming the new, eliminating disasters and praying for blessings. On this day, the main traditional folk activities are ancestor worship, putting up doors, setting off firecrackers, giving lucky money, eating New Year's Eve dinner and sending the God of Wealth. During the Zhou and Qin Dynasties, an exorcism ceremony was held in the palace at the end of each year. Drums were used to exorcise epidemic ghosts, which was called exorcism. Later, the day before New Year's Eve was called New Year's Eve, that is, New Year's Eve. New Year's Eve is New Year's Eve, which is New Year's Eve.
The first day of the first lunar month is the beginning of the year, month and day of the lunar calendar, which is the first day of the first lunar month; Because it is the first Shuori, it is also called "Yuanshuo". Spring Festival, commonly known as Chinese New Year, is the most important and grand traditional festival in China. The main folk activities include New Year greetings, setting off firecrackers, posting Spring Festival couplets and giving lucky money. Du Taiqing of Sui Dynasty said in Jade Candle Collection: "The first month is the end of the month, and one day is the day of Yuan, which is also the cloud of Yi Yun and Yuan Shuo."
On the second day of the first month, the married daughter returned to her parents' home for the New Year with her husband and children. When a daughter goes back to her mother's house, she must bring a big bag of biscuits and sweets, which are distributed to her neighbors by her mother, just like the scene of the New Year. If there are many daughters at home and these daughters don't come back on the same day, then we will have to share them one by one. The gift is very thin, only four biscuits. However, it reflects a strong affection, and the real "courtesy is light and affection is heavy" expresses the girl's eager yearning for the villagers.
On the third day of the first month, it is also called Xiaonian Dynasty and Red Dog Day. As an ancient traditional festival in China, it is said that Nu Wa Niangniang created a pig on this day. According to China folklore, the third night is the day when mice get married, so most people turn off the lights early to sleep, so as not to disturb the mice (some people say that turning off the lights early at night is to make the mice invisible and unable to get married, so as to slow down their reproduction), and sprinkle some rice grains and cakes in the corner for the mice to eat, which is called sharing money with the mice, indicating that they share the harvest of the year. People in China regard the third day of the first month as Xiaomi's birthday. On this day, they hope to sacrifice and pray for the new year. They don't eat rice.
The fourth day of the first lunar month, the fourth day of the first lunar month, also known as sheep day. This is a day for China people to welcome God. In the calendar of the old empire, people often said that "three sheep (yang) open Thailand" is a symbol of good luck and a day to welcome the kitchen god back to the people. On the fourth day of lunar new year's eve, the whole family get together to eat something on sale. The so-called discount is a hodgepodge of food left over from cleaning up the new year's goods in a few days. Cleaning rooms and putting garbage in one place are also called "throwing the poor" in China folklore.
The fifth day of the first month, commonly known as the fifth festival, is one of the traditional festivals with a long history in China. It is named after China folklore, and many taboos can be broken before this day. Because this day carries too many people's hopes and longings, there are many taboos in ancient times, such as having to eat jiaozi, not cooking with uncooked rice, and not allowing women to visit.
The sixth day of the first lunar month, also known as Horse Day, is a distinctive folk custom of sending the poor to China. There are different ways to send the poor to all parts of China. But the moral is basically the same, all to send the poor away. It reflects the traditional psychology of China people, who generally hope to bid farewell to the old poverty and hardships and welcome a better life in the new year.
On the seventh day of the first month, it is said that this day is the birthday of mankind, that is, the birthday of human beings. People once called this day "People's Day", "People's Day" or "People's Victory Day". On this day, the people of China won, eating seven treasures, eating noodles and climbing mountains to write poems. Folklore experts said that "Men's Day" reflected the desire of working people in ancient China to pray for Naji and seek peace and security, and their respect for "man" itself.
The eighth day of the first month, also known as Shunxing Festival, is one of the traditional lunar festivals in China. On this day, the names of the stars listed immediately were mainly invited from the incense wax shop to learn astronomical knowledge. The star-offering ceremony of Shunxing Festival is held in the evening. The rich can hang/kloc-0.08 lanterns, and ordinary people can also hang 49 lanterns, at least 9 lanterns, representing nine fleeting stars, namely, the sun, the moon, water, fire, wood, gold and the earth, Luohou and Du Ji.
The ninth day of the first month, commonly known as the heavenly descent, is one of the traditional lunar festivals in China. This is the birthday of the Jade Emperor, the tallest god in the sky. God is the Jade Emperor, the supreme god who rules the three realms. He is the highest god, commanding ten gods inside and outside the Three Realms and all souls on the earth, representing the highest heaven. In the traditional folk custom of this day, women prepared incense sticks and lent bowls, and put them outdoors at the entrance of patio lane to worship heaven and pray for God's blessing, which pinned the good wishes of the working people in China to eliminate evil, avoid disasters and pray for blessings.
On the 10th day of the first lunar month, one of the traditional folk festivals in China is called Stone Festival, which is the birthday of the stone god, and is called "Stone Mill Day", "Ten-Child Festival" and "Stone Immortality". On this day, stones and stone tools, such as grinding, grinding and mortar, are not allowed to move, otherwise common beliefs will hurt crops. On this day, it is also forbidden to build houses with stones, and it is customary to burn incense to stones and provide pancakes at noon.
The 11th day of the first month is one of the traditional lunar festivals in China. This day is the day when the father-in-law fetes his son-in-law. Except for the day on the tenth day, there was a lot of food left on the ninth day to celebrate Father's Day, so the bride's family didn't have to spend any more money, so she entertained her son-in-law and daughter with these leftovers. China folk songs are called eleven husbands.
The twelfth day of the first month is one of the traditional lunar festivals in China. On this day, China folk activities include hiding scissors, collecting old shoes, squeezing mice's mouths and building light sheds.
The 13th day of the first month is one of the traditional lunar festivals in China. China custom starts from the 13th day of the first month, and lights are turned off on the 18th day of the first month. There is a saying that "thirteen or four gods watch the lights, fifteen or six people watch the lights, and seventeen or eight ghosts watch the lights".
The fourteenth day of the first month is the fourteenth day of the first lunar month. As one of the traditional lunar festivals in China, China's folk activities on this day include drinking bright soup, trying lanterns, eating bad soup and worshiping the goddess beside the water. This day, 2008 has basically passed, followed by the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month, and after the Lantern Festival, 2008 has come to an end.
Lantern Festival, also known as Shangyuan Festival, Xiaoyuan Festival, Yuanxi Festival or Lantern Festival, falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month every year and is one of the traditional festivals in China. The first month is the first month of the lunar calendar, and the ancients called "night" "night". The fifteenth day of the first month is the first full moon night in a year, so it is called "Lantern Festival". According to the Taoist saying of "Sanyuan", the fifteenth day of the first month is also called "Shangyuan Festival". Since ancient times, the custom of Lantern Festival has always been based on the warm and festive custom of watching lanterns.