It is a "small year" in most parts of the north, and it will not be celebrated until the 24th of the twelfth lunar month in the south. Although New Year's Eve is the beginning of the New Year, off-year has officially kicked off the Spring Festival, which is called "busy year", that is, people are busy preparing for the New Year.
Every household is immersed in a busy and cheerful atmosphere when preparing for the new year's goods and removing dust to welcome the new year. As a traditional festival in China, off-year should have a sense of ceremony, especially for children. It is necessary to inherit the national culture. Tell children the origin and rules of off-year and let these old traditions be passed down from generation to generation.
Origin and evolution
According to "Records of Local Customs" written by Zhou Chu, a celebrity in Jin Dynasty in China, "On the 24th night of the twelfth lunar month, the kitchen god offered sacrifices to heaven, and he was one year old the next day, so he offered sacrifices to the day first."
In Song Dynasty, Fan Chengda said in "Poem of Sacrificing a Kitchen": "According to legend, there was a twelfth lunar month in ancient times, and the kitchen owner spoke to heaven. Clouds, cars and horses linger, and there are cups and plates at home. The pig's head is rotten and hot, the fish is fresh, and the bean paste is Gan Song powder bait.
When a man asks his daughter to avoid it, he drinks and burns money. You can't smell the struggle of servants, and you are not angry about the horns of cats and dogs; Send you to Tianmen to get drunk, with different lengths. Don't go back to the clouds, ask the market for some. "