What date is the lunar New Year’s Eve? What should we pay attention to during the Little New Year?

What date is the lunar New Year’s Eve? What should we pay attention to during the Little New Year?
Little New Year is our traditional festival. It is the day when people worship the Kitchen God once a year. However, due to differences between the north and the south, the time of Little New Year is different in each place. So what day is Little New Year's Eve in the lunar calendar? What should we pay attention to during the Little New Year?

What date is the lunar New Year’s Eve?

Little New Year falls on the twenty-third or twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month every year.
In most parts of the north, the Little New Year falls on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, commonly known as the Northern Little New Year. In most parts of the south, the Little New Year falls on the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, commonly known as the Southern Little New Year.
The Kitchen God portrait will be posted on the Little New Year: The Kitchen God is worshipped. In fact, the most important activity on the day of the Little New Year, in addition to offering sugar melons and cakes, is to change the Kitchen God portrait. While taking down the old image of the Kitchen God, every household also has to "invite" back a new one.
Drive away incestuous marriages: After the 23rd, people believe that the gods have gone to heaven and there are no taboos. There is no need to choose a date to marry a wife or a daughter, which is called a hasty marriage. There is a saying in the folk song, "At the end of the year, villages are busy with weddings, and Yichun’s invitations are sent to celebrate the spring. Sisters whisper to each other in front of the lamp, and this year’s staying up late is the bridal chamber."
Spring cleaning: "Dust" and "Chen" are homophones, so the purpose of sweeping the dust is to get rid of the old and welcome the new, and to remove bad luck. Use a broom to sweep the walls clean, scrub the tables and chairs, and rinse the floor... Every household must clean thoroughly without leaving any dead corners, making sure the windows and tables are spotless. At the same time, there is a saying on the day of Xiaonian that "whether you have money or not, you should get a haircut to celebrate the New Year."
Setting off firecrackers: During the Little New Year, there is also the custom of setting off firecrackers, because it is the first shot before the New Year and is very important. Chinese people like to have fun during festivals, and the sound of firecrackers can create a festive atmosphere. However, due to factors such as air pollution, many cities have banned the sale and setting off of firecrackers during the Little New Year in recent years. In fact, the most important thing is that as long as people are reunited, the home will be lively and the festive atmosphere will be created.

What should we pay attention to during the Little New Year?

1. Men don't worship the moon, and women don't worship the Kitchen God: There is a folk custom that "men don't worship the moon, and women don't worship the Kitchen God", so worshiping the Kitchen God is limited to men.
2. Avoid giving away flower-shaped steamed buns: After the Little New Year, people will start steaming flower-shaped steamed buns. Remember, steamed flower buns cannot be given to others. They must first be offered to the heavens and ancestors.
3. Avoid eating too much stove candy: Although stove candy is delicious, children do not know how to be moderate. If they eat it blindly, it will be bad for their health.
4. Avoid killing sheep: In some areas of Hubei, it is forbidden to kill sheep on the Little New Year.
5. Avoid pounding garlic: In some areas of Henan Province, people avoid pounding garlic on the eve of New Year, as it is said that it will make the family poor.
6. Avoid pounding rice: In Taiwan, people avoid pounding rice during the Little New Year. It is said that this may bring down the God of Wind, which may bring wind disasters in the coming year.

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