What is the lunar date of 2021’s Little New Year’s Eve? What can Xiaonian do?
There is a Little New Year to celebrate before the Spring Festival, but whether it is on the 23rd or the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, friends in the north and south argue every year. So what day is the Little New Year's Eve in 2021 in the lunar calendar? What can Xiaonian do? Let’s take a look together!What is the lunar date of 2021’s Little New Year’s Eve?Because of the differences between the north and the south, the New Year's Eve in 2021 is the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month in the south and the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month in the north. It is the same every year.What do we eat during the Little New Year? 1. Dumplings Speaking of dumplings, dumplings are a must on the northerners’ dinner tables during every festival! Dumplings are eaten not only during the Winter Solstice, but also during the Little New Year, to see off the Kitchen God, which means "sending off dumplings like the wind." Dumplings are rich and balanced in nutrition. The flour-made dumpling skins supplement carbohydrates for the human body, and the combination of meat and vegetables in the fillings can supplement protein, vitamins, fiber, etc. 2. New Year's Rice Dumplings People in Nanning have the custom of eating "New Year's Zong" during the Little New Year, that is, "New Year's Zong, New Year's Zong, success every year (Zong)". It has stuffing and comes in different shapes and sizes, some are long, some are short, some are round, and some are flat. The main ingredient is glutinous rice, which is rich in carbohydrates. It is paired with bean filling, which supplements protein and vitamins and is easy to digest. 3. Rice Cake In Wuxuan, Guiping and other places in Guangxi, there is a custom of eating rice cakes during the Little New Year. It is also made of glutinous rice flour as the main ingredient, and peanuts, sesame seeds, and white sugar as the ingredients. It is shaped into a round shape and then steamed at high temperature, which means "reunion". Rice cakes can be eaten as snacks. Glutinous rice flour provides carbohydrates, and peanuts and sesame fillings provide fat and some trace elements, most of which are good unsaturated fatty acids. 4. Hemp candy There is a saying in Northwest Shanxi: "Eat sesame candy on the 23rd. If you can't eat sesame candy, bite your fingers." Sesame candy is made from glutinous rice, sesame and white sugar as the main ingredients. Hemp candy is rich in nutrients, containing protein, glucose and multiple vitamins. However, Xiaoquan would like to remind you that it has a high sugar content, so patients with diabetes should eat less. What can Xiaonian do?Offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God: Offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God is one of China's traditional festival customs. It is an activity to worship the Kitchen God during the Spring Festival and is more popular in northern China. The Kitchen God is a deity worshipped by folk stoves, also known as the Kitchen Lord, Kitchen God, etc. According to folklore, every year on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the Kitchen God goes to heaven to report the good and evil deeds of the family to the Jade Emperor, who will reward or punish them. Therefore, when sending off the Kitchen God, people would place candies, clean water, beans and hay on the table in front of the Kitchen God statue. Among them, the last three are preparations for the Kitchen God’s mount to ascend to heaven.Sweeping the house: After the 23rd, there are only six or seven days left to the Spring Festival, and the preparations for the New Year become more lively. In the following days, in addition to purchasing various New Year's goods, people generally have to clean the house thoroughly, paint the walls, scrub the glass, paste window decorations, put up New Year pictures, etc., commonly known as sweeping the dust. "Sweeping the dust" is to get rid of the old and welcome the new, and to remove bad luck. Cutting window flowers: Cutting window flowers is a very old traditional festival custom in China. On the day of "Little New Year", people in many parts of China like to paste various paper-cut window decorations on their windows. Window paper-cuts not only set off the festive atmosphere, but also bring people aesthetic enjoyment, combining decorative, aesthetic and practical functions. Paper-cutting is a very popular folk art that has been loved by people for thousands of years. Because they are mostly pasted on windows, people generally call them "window flowers". The content of window paper-cuts is rich and the themes are wide-ranging, including myths and legends, opera stories and so on. Bathing: On the day of "Little New Year", both adults and children have to bathe and have a haircut. There is a saying among the people that "Whether you are rich or poor, you should get a haircut during the New Year." In Luliang area of our country, on this evening, women would scald their feet with boiling water to leave no trace of dirt. Therefore, there is a local saying that goes "On the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, all wives and children should wash their feet. If one person does not wash his feet, he will have pus and watery feet for seven months." Marriage: 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. Therefore, until the end of the year, there are a lot of wedding ceremonies held in various places. 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." |
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