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When the 23rd day of the lunar month arrives, the traditional Chinese festival Xiao Nian officially opens, also known as the "Stove God Festival", "Sacrifice Stove Festival", and "Xiao Nian Festival". After that, every household will start to get busy, people often say "twenty-three, sugar melon sticky", "twenty-three, sacrifice to the king of the stove", these are the food to eat and things to do on the twenty-third day of the lunar month, representing people's desire for a better life.
Tomorrow is the 23rd day of the lunar month, and I will go into detail in this article about the three foods to eat and the three things not to do on that day, so don't miss it!
The twenty-third day of the lunar month is the day when every household sacrifices to the stove. In order to worship the god of the stove, stove sugar is an indispensable food. It's a long candy stick sprinkled with sesame seeds, which is sticky but crispy, sweet and crispy.
When worshipping the god of the stove, people will also offer the stove sugar in front of the statue of the god of the stove, which means that the god of the stove can say more good things after eating the candy and bring good luck to the family. Therefore, there is a saying among the people that "God says good things, and returns to the palace to bring auspiciousness", "Good things spread to God, and bad things are thrown aside".
The first thing: reunion food on the twenty-third day of the lunar month, every household is busy preparing reunion food, the most representative of which are dumplings and glutinous rice balls. Dumplings symbolize family reunion and happiness, while tangyuan symbolizes the beautiful meaning of "sweet and sweet, reunion".
Regardless of whether it is north or south, dumplings and dumplings carry people's expectations for the New Year and deep attachment to family. The second way: farewell and greeting In the north, there is a tradition of "sending off dumplings to catch the wind", and dumplings should be eaten for the family members who go out, which means blessings and expectations for them.
And in the south, the twenty-third day of the lunar month is also the day when the god of the stove returns to the heavenly palace, just like people go out, so they should eat glutinous rice balls and pray for good things to be passed on to the sky. Whether it is dumplings or glutinous rice balls, it is people's reluctance to part and their expectations for the future.
The third thing: the delicacy of rice cakes in the Liangguang area, in addition to glutinous rice balls, there is also the custom of eating rice cakes. Rice crackers are made of glutinous rice flour as the main ingredient, plus peanuts, sesame seeds, sugar, etc., pressed into a circle, steamed and cooked, and can be eaten.
The deliciousness of rice crackers is evocative, and it also symbolizes the beautiful meaning of "reunion". On the twenty-third day of the lunar month, let us taste these delicacies together and feel the warmth and happiness of reunion.
Let's talk about three things that are taboo: First, kitchen cleaning cannot be ignored. On the 23rd day of the lunar month, we must keep the kitchen tidy. When cooking, choose clean firewood and don't use dirty firewood.
After cooking, the items on the stove should be neatly arranged and should not be thrown around. Pots and pans should be placed in order, cleaned in time after eating, and then placed neatly.
The reason for this is to hope that the god of the stove will make a good impression and that something good will happen in the New Year. Second, the position of the drying shoes is exquisite. On the twenty-third day of the lunar month, when it snows, adults are busy buying New Year's goods, children are playing outside, and their shoes are easy to get wet.
In the past, everyone was lucky to have a pair of cotton shoes, and if they got wet, they would not change to new ones, but chose to bake them. However, on the twenty-third day of the lunar month, you cannot dry your shoes on the stove, because it is the day to worship the god of the stove.
Our purpose is to pray to the god of the hearth to say good things to heaven. The core idea of the new copy is: on the 23rd day of the lunar month, we need to pay attention to keeping the kitchen clean and avoid drying shoes on the stove, in order to pray that the god of the stove can go to heaven to say good things.
The third thing: avoid arguing in the kitchen Every year before the Chinese New Year, parents in many families will quarrel over some trivial matters due to the large number of things that need to be done, such as the quantity and quality of New Year's goods purchased, or the distribution of housework.
Quarrels are inevitable, but in order to avoid affecting the good impression of the stove god, on the twenty-third day of the lunar month, try to avoid quarrels in the kitchen. If you really can't control your emotions, you can go somewhere else.
Our folk culture is broad and profound, and we hope that the tradition of "good things spread to the sky, bad things to be put aside" can be accepted and practiced by more people. The 23rd day of the lunar month is a sign of the official entry into the "year", let us commemorate this special day together and inherit our excellent folk culture.
Ask everyone, do you have any customs and taboos for the New Year? A little helper for farmers.