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China New Year Custom Culture (from the 24th of the twelfth lunar month to the Lantern Festival)

On the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, after cleaning the house, we held a kitchen festival and officially began to prepare for the New Year. Dust-cleaning day, that is, the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, is a year-end cleaning. Every household cleans cobwebs, raises dust and cleans them up. In addition, pay attention to wearing masks, hats and glasses when cleaning. Change clothes in time after sweeping the dust.

The 25th day of the twelfth lunar month-The Jade Emperor (grinding bean curd) believed that the kitchen god went to heaven (the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month), and the Jade Emperor himself came down to earth on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month to investigate the good and evil on earth and decide the fortune of the coming year, so every household offered blessings to him, which was called "receiving the Jade Emperor". On this day, the folk activities of the Han nationality mainly include picking up the jade emperor, raising silkworms in the fields, the Thousand Lantern Festival, and driving away chaos. And we should be careful in our daily life and words on this day and strive for good performance in order to win the favor of the Jade Emperor and bring happiness to the next year.

Twenty-six of the twelfth lunar month-killing pigs and cutting meat in the twelfth lunar month refers to the common name of the twenty-sixth lunar month (also known as the twelfth lunar month) in China; One of the customs of the Han nationality during the Spring Festival. On this day, we will cut annual meat and start buying new year's goods.

December 27th-Killing Year Chicken

Common name for New Year's Eve on December 27th of the lunar calendar. It is a traditional custom of the Spring Festival of the Han nationality. The folk proverb of the Han nationality says, "On the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, kill the chicken and catch a big gathering".

Spread the dough on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month-the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month Han folk songs include "Spread the dough on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month" and "Make cakes on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month and stick decals on steamed buns". The traditional folk custom of the Han nationality has reached the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. Whether it's mixing noodles or making buns, every household should start preparing the staple food for the New Year.

Twenty-nine of the twelfth lunar month-The day before the New Year's Eve of steamed bread in the twelfth lunar month is called Xiaonian 30, which is a folk culture of the Han nationality. 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, which usually takes three days.

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Go and kowtow to the Chinese New Year. After people finished eating jiaozi before dawn, the younger generation kowtowed to the elders at home and began to walk the streets to pay New Year greetings to the elders in the same family. If the younger generation is a child or a newly married daughter-in-law, the elders will give some lucky money.

Go back to my mother's house on the second day of the lunar new year. The married daughter should go back to her parents' home for the New Year accompanied by her husband, and the gifts should be matched to make a good start. At the same time, I have to get back to my husband's house before dinner. Usually take a family photo record.

On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, five poor people were driven out. Cleaning and setting off firecrackers on the day of "Breaking Five" is to blow out all unlucky things. Represents people's good wishes for the new year.

Lantern Festival is on the fifteenth day of the New Year. On this day, every household should prepare a bowl of Yuanxiao or jiaozi, and then prepare a lantern for children to play in the street.

Visiting a temple fair on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year is basically the end of the whole year after the temple fair.