Today is the twenty-third day of the lunar month - the northern year.
The arrival of the new year is a sign that a new year is coming.
Every family is busy preparing for the New Year.
Knowledge about the northern little year.
How much do you know?
Let's take a look.
Northern YouthOrigin
The 23rd and 24th day of the twelfth month of the lunar calendar is the traditional day of the Han folk sacrifice, also known as the "small year".
The small year is regarded as the beginning of a busy year, which means that people begin to prepare New Year's goods, sweep dust, sacrifice stoves, etc., and prepare to have a good year, expressing people's good wishes to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. Due to the different customs in different places, the days called "small years" are also different. In some places in modern China, it is circulated: "the official three people, the four boats and the five", which means that the small year of the official family is the 23rd day of the lunar month, the 24th lunar month of the common people's family, and the 25th lunar month of the water people. In fact, there is no distinction between "official and people" and "people", but there are different concepts and dates in different regions, and the official and private years in the same region are the same. Traditionally, the date of the small year in most parts of the country is on the 24th day of the lunar month. Before the Qing Dynasty, the officials and people in the northern region also celebrated the New Year on the 24th day of the lunar month, because the emperor's family in the middle and late Qing Dynasty worshiped the prince on the 23rd day of the lunar month one day in advance, so the people in the northern region also celebrated the New Year on the 23rd of the lunar month one day in advance.
Northern New Year customs
1. Sacrifice to the king of the stove.
On this day, it is also the day of the folk sacrifice stove. According to folklore, every year on the twenty-third day of the lunar month, the Lord of the Stove has to go to heaven to report the good and evil of this family to the Jade Emperor, so that the Jade Emperor can reward and punish. When sacrificing to the stove, the Kanto sugar is melted with fire and applied to the mouth of the stove king. In this way, he can't speak ill of the Jade Emperor. The sacrificial stove has a history of thousands of years in Chinese folk, which reflects the Chinese people's pursuit of "more food and clothing".
2. Sweep the dust.
After the wax moon. Two.
Ten. Three, twenty-four, the Spring Festival is left.
Six or seven days later, the families began to make preparations for the New Year. "Dust" and "Chen" are homophonic, so the purpose of sweeping dust is to remove the old and welcome the new, and to remove the ominous. Every household should be thoroughly cleaned without leaving any dead corners, so that the windows are bright and clean. At the same time, on this day of the New Year, there is also a saying that "if you have money or not, shave your head for the New Year".
3. Paste window grilles.
Cutting and pasting window grilles is a popular folk activity, and the window grille patterns include various animals and plants. Pasting window grilles means that the new year is getting better and better, and pasting them in a cleaned house after cutting them will naturally add a lot of joy to the home.
Northern YouthWhat to eat
Dumplings
Every New Year's Festival in the northern region, the most indispensable festival food is dumplings, dumplings imply happiness and auspiciousness, the sacrificial stove is placed on a plate of hot dumplings on this day, it is the meaning of taking "sending off dumplings to receive the wind", I hope that the king of the stove can say more good things after eating dumplings, and the family can be safe and smooth in the coming year.
Sesame sugar
There is a folk proverb, "twenty-three, sugar melon sticky", the sugar melon here refers to the sesame sugar, sesame candy is also called "Kanto sugar", is an indispensable offering when sacrificing to the king of the stove, the folk customs believe that the king of the stove will eat the sesame candy will say more good things, and the life in the coming year will be sweet and sweet, prosperous.
Red date hair cake
There is also the custom of evaporating cake on the 23rd day of the lunar month in the north, the cake has the meaning of "good things happen step by step", on this day, a pot of cake is steamed, the more noisy the cake, the more prosperous the day of the coming year, which also entrusts people's yearning for a better life.
The New Year is the prelude to the Spring Festival.
The streets and alleys are already filled with the atmosphere of the New Year.
Wanderers began to pack their bags.
Embark on the journey home.
The new year has arrived, and the flavor of the year is getting stronger.
Xiaoyan wishes everyone peace and joy, and all things are successful.
The new year will be even more sparkling.