The Great Cold is the last solar term in the twelfth lunar month. Since in the cold winter season and during the slack time, people are preparing for the New Year, so what are the folk customs of the Great Cold? The twelfth lunar month, also called the twelfth lunar month, is the last month of the year and the cold winter season. Follow me to learn about the good and bad days of the twelfth lunar month in 2021, and spend the cold winter together.

What are the folk customs of the Great Cold? 1. Dust removal

Dust removal is also called removing old things and dusting, which means general cleaning. Every house paints the walls to sweep away bad luck and sweep away bad luck. On the contrary, if the dust is not removed in the twelfth lunar month, the god of plague will be attracted in the coming year. Dust removal is usually done on the 23rd or 24th of the twelfth lunar month, which is the day of worshiping the kitchen stove. You should not talk too much when dusting, as it has the meaning of making money by muttering.

2. Wei Ya Festival

The Wei Ya Festival originated from the custom of worshiping the Lord of the Land to have teeth made. It is said that the second day of the second lunar month is the first tooth. From then on, every second day and the sixteenth day of the lunar month must be done until the sixteenth day of the twelfth lunar month happens to be the last tooth. On the second day of the second lunar month, spring pancakes (called run pancakes in the south) are eaten. On this day, traders will hold a banquet, and white-cut chicken is an indispensable dish at the banquet. Generally speaking, the chicken-headed boss of Bai Zhanji will face himself. If he wants to recruit an employee, it means that the employee will be fired next year.

3. The Great Cold Welcomes the New Year

The Great Cold solar term often coincides with the end of the year. Therefore, in such solar terms, in addition to doing farm work according to the solar terms, you also have to rush around for the New Year: attending New Year fairs, buying New Year goods, writing Spring Festival couplets, preparing various sacrificial offerings, sweeping dust and cleaning things, removing old things and making new ones, preparing New Year goods, and pickling all kinds of things. Sausage, bacon, or fried chicken, duck, fish and other New Year dishes. At the same time, sacrifices are made to ancestors and various gods to pray for good weather in the coming year.

What are the common sayings about the Great Cold? 1. After the Great Cold, it’s another year (lunar calendar).

2. Small cold and big cold freeze into a ball.

3. Whether it should be cold or not is not a good idea.

4. The severe cold has reached its peak, and the weather will get warmer in the future.

5. A minor cold is not as cold as a major cold. After the major cold, the weather gets warmer.

6. On the 59th and 69th, look at the willows along the river.

7. Garlic won’t die when frozen, and onions won’t die when dried.

8. Celebrate the New Year happily, and don’t forget to protect the forest and the orchards.

9. There is a lot of noise around the Spring Festival, so don’t forget about the vegetables in the greenhouse.

10. Do not relax on the care of poultry houses, pig pens and livestock sheds.

11. There is less farm work around the Spring Festival, so don’t forget to patrol the fish ponds frequently.

12. During the Great Cold Year, we should sum up our experiences.

13. Discuss more before and after the festival, and then put your ideas on the stage.

14. Spend the New Year frugally and don’t spend money wildly.

15. Don’t waste time, just wait for the hole.

16. When you have money, you often think about the days when you don’t have money.

17. Swallows carry large nests of mud in their mouths.

18. If you don’t smoke for a year, you will save yourself a fortune.

19. Save a handful a day and buy a horse in ten years.

20. Save one thread a day and weave a piece of silk in ten years.