This year's Lunar New Year's Day 23 is January 28, 2019.

Sugar melons are eaten on the 23rd day of the Lunar New Year, and the folk song has it that "Sugar melons stick on the 23rd day".

Customs:

1, Zaos worship

This day is the day of "Zao Wangwang goes to heaven", Zao Wangwang will report to the Jade Emperor on the family's character, so you need to sacrifice Zao Shen.

2, eat Zao sugar

Lunar New Year's Day 23 days this day, Zao Wang Wang will go to heaven to report to the Jade Emperor on the situation on earth, this day every family should be set up offerings to sacrifice Zaojun heaven, the sticky and sweet sugar melons offered to the Zao Wang, sticky Zao Wang's mouth, so that he "said good things to the sky, back to the Palace of good luck".

3, dust sweeping

From the 23rd day of the lunar month to New Year's Eve, this period of time for the "Spring Festival", also known as "dust sweeping day".

4, cut the window

Cutting and pasting the window is also a popular folk activity in the small year.

5, writing spring couplets

Writing spring couplets is also a folkloric activity of the Lunar New Year, the spring couplets can drive away ghosts and evil spirits, to ensure that families are safe and sound.

4, catch messy marriage, haircut

According to the northern custom, on the day of the New Year, adults and children should be bathed and haircut.