During the New Year, the time varies from place to place, mainly from north to south. Generally speaking, the small year in the northern region is on the 23rd day of the lunar month, while in the southern region it is on the 24th day of the lunar month. This difference stems from the fact that in the middle and late Qing Dynasty, the emperor's family would hold a ceremony to worship the heavens on the 23rd day of the lunar month, followed by the traditional festival of worshipping the king of the stove the next day. In order to save money and convenience, the ceremony of worshiping the heavens and worshiping the king of the stove was placed on the twenty-third day to worship together, and later the people in the north followed suit, and gradually formed the difference between the north and the south in the time of the New Year.
In addition to the difference in time, there are also differences in the customs of the small year in the northern and southern regions. On the important event of the sacrificial stove, the northerners will carefully prepare some sweets to worship, such as sugar melons and pastriesSoutherners, on the other hand, worship by burning paper money. In many customs of the young year, cutting window flowers is an activity with a beautiful meaning, its style and pattern are mostly some animals and plants with beautiful meanings, and the cut out window flowers are not only festive, beautiful but also symbolize good blessings. In addition, before the New Year, people will also do a big cleaning to show that they will get rid of the old and welcome the new.
In general, although the North and the South differ in terms of the timing and customs of the New Year, they are full of people's expectations and good wishes for the New Year. No matter what day it is, people will come together on this day to celebrate this important holiday.