February** Dynamic Incentive Program
On February 3 (the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month), Jiufeng Town, a historical and cultural town, held an annual "firewood well" custom ancient activity.
Legend has it that on the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, the stove king wants to say things in heaven, and the family has a cup and plate for a rich ceremony. On the same day, the family should clean the kitchen stove, clean the house, wash and clean, and then put dessert offerings such as wine, tea, meat, brown sugar, winter melon strips, and firecrackers on the stove, and the family will officiate at the ceremony.
After worshipping, the firecrackers are set off at the door, and the god of the stove is sent to heaven, because on this day, the gods such as the king of the stove want to report to the Jade Emperor the merits and deeds of each family in the past year, so the god is sent to return to life and entrust the people's yearning for a happy life, commonly known as "the heavens"; On the morning of the fourth day of the first lunar month, put fruit candied fruit on the stove to welcome the gods of the stove and other gods to go to the ground, commonly known as "the earth". In order to pray to the gods to bless the family with peace in the New Year, auspiciousness and good luck, and a safe year.
In front of each land nunnery, a large piece of dry firewood should be used to form a tower, called "firewood well", and then the firewood well is lit, and the flames are ignited, and the people add firecrackers to the firewood well from time to time, accompanied by the rumbling sound one after another, resounding through the clouds, in order to be auspicious, praying for the prosperity of the New Year.
At the same time, fireworks burst into the sky, decorating the night sky into a beautiful hanging garden. The onlookers were full of happy smiles, and the smell of the New Year in the air was extremely strong.
At the end of the "firewood well" activity, some residents will use iron tongs to clip a piece of charcoal and put it in the door of the stove at home, praying for a bumper harvest of grains, prosperity of six livestock, prosperity of the family, and a prosperous and sweet life in the coming year.