Laba prays for the Year of the Dragon
Unconsciously, we are one step closer to the Spring Festival, and in two days we will usher in the "small year", with the arrival of the small year, then the real big year is not far away. As we all know, small years are divided into "northern small years" and "southern small years", but many people do not know why there is such a difference.
The folk spread the saying of "three officials, four people, four boats, and five", which means that the officials pass the twenty-third day of the lunar month, the ordinary people celebrate the twenty-fourth lunar month, and the fishermen celebrate the twenty-fifth lunar month. Because in ancient times, the imperial city was basically in the northern city, and every twenty-three royal families had to hold a ceremony to worship the heavens, as well as worship the god of the stove, under the influence of the court, and later there was a "Northern Year". In the south, because it is far away from the imperial capital, it will be a day later.
Regardless of whether the North or the South is a more important traditional festival, then naturally there are some folk customs, such as dusting, sacrificial stoves, cutting window flowers, etc., in addition to the old tradition also pays attention to "1 to hide, 2 not to do, 3 to eat", safe and happy New Year.
As the old saying goes, "Debts are not too much for the New Year, and there are no debts for the New Year", although the small year is not as grand as the real New Year, it is also the prelude to the New Year, and it is to remind people that the Spring Festival is not far away, and always be prepared. At this time, those who owe money to others should not hide from the debt, and those who should repay the money should actively repay the money, even if they really can't pay it back, don't deliberately dodge, explain the situation to the other party, and maybe give grace time.
After all, the Chinese New Year is a festive day, everyone wants to have a good year with ease and wealth, if you don't pay back the money to others, it will lead to a gap in the relationship between each other, and this Spring Festival is bound to be unhappy.
Women don't sacrifice to the stove
In the small year, every household needs to sacrifice the stove, the so-called sacrificial stove is to worship the god of the stove, according to legend, the god of the stove is in charge of the world's stove food, he will tell the Jade Emperor on the day of the year, the good and evil things of the family in the past year, the Jade Emperor will punish or reward according to the content.
In order to make the king of the stove go to heaven and say a few good words, people often hold a grand ceremony to sacrifice the stove, put on the tribute, and burn incense to worship. But in this ceremony, women can not sacrifice to the stove, folk often say that "men do not worship the moon, women do not sacrifice to the stove", because people believe that the stove prince is in charge of the fire, so it belongs to the yang, and the weak woman is yin, the woman sacrifice stove will collide with the stove king, attracting the displeasure of the stove god, so the woman can not sacrifice the stove.
Xiao Nian does not kill
Xiao Nian is a festive day, but also the day of the Lord of the Stove "God says good things", this day the folk pay attention to the life can not kill, if you kill, it will make the Lord of the Stove think that you have done evil things, then the new year will naturally not be blessed, and the family will be less lucky. In order to avoid killing, people avoid the days of the young year and try to choose other times.
Eat stove sugar
As the old saying goes, "Twenty-three, sugar melon sticky", the sugar melon here can also be called "stove sugar", because this is the sacrificial stove is indispensable, stove sugar is made of maltose, it tastes very sweet, but it is a little sticky. The reason why people will use it in the sacrificial stove is to hope that the mouth of the god of the stove will become sweet or sticky after eating, and the heavenly queen can say more auspicious words, don't say bad things, and pray for peace and happiness in the new year, and the family is prosperous.
Red date hair cake
In the northern region, you also need to eat red jujube cake on this day, first of all, because the red jujube cake is sweet and delicious, and it tastes more delicious, and the color of the jujube is red and bright, symbolizing that the new year will be prosperous, and the "hair" of the cake is believed to have the meaning of "making a fortune", so after eating the cake, the New Year will be able to "make a fortune".
Eat dumplings
As the saying goes, "delicious is not as good as dumplings", dumplings as a traditional food have always been one of the delicious foods that people like from ancient times to the present, and dumplings are inseparable from almost all major festivals. The main reason is that dumplings are so delicious, they can wrap all kinds of different ingredients, meat, vegetarian, and can be matched in a variety of ways to eat different flavors.
In addition, dumplings also have a meaning that is in line with the festive atmosphere, and the dumplings are packed on a plate and lean on each other, symbolizing family reunion. The shape of the dumplings has similar ingots, which means that the wealth is rich and the wealth is rolling, so the dumplings have become a must-eat delicacy during the New Year's holidays.
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