Which day of the twelfth lunar month is Little New Year? What are the taboos on the Little New Year?
At the end of the year, the Little New Year becomes a topic of debate between the north and the south. Is it the 23rd or the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month? In fact, there are differences in the time of the Little New Year, but the main content is still similar. So which day of the twelfth lunar month is the Little New Year? What are the taboos on the Little New Year?Which day of the twelfth lunar month is Little New Year?The Little New Year in the north falls on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, while in the south it falls on the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month.This is mainly due to historical, geographical and customs reasons. According to historical records, people in the Tang and Song dynasties celebrated the Little New Year on the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month. But during the Qing Dynasty, the time for celebrating the Little New Year changed. Before Emperor Yongzheng, the emperors of the Qing Dynasty worshipped gods in the Kunning Palace on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month according to the traditional worship, and worshipped the kitchen god on the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month. But later in the Yongzheng period, perhaps out of frugality, the emperor also completed the Kitchen God worship ceremony on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month. Following the example set by the emperor, all civil and military officials worshipped the Kitchen God on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month to celebrate the New Year, while ordinary people and people in the south far away from the political center still worshipped the Kitchen God on the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month. Later, when the Qing Dynasty fell, the boundaries between officials and ordinary people gradually disappeared, and it gradually evolved into the tradition of celebrating the Little New Year on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month in the north and the 24th of the twelfth lunar month in the south. Offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God during the Little New Year is a widely spread custom. People send the Kitchen God to heaven with good intentions, hoping that he will report well when he returns, so as to bless the family with peace in the coming year. In addition to worshiping the kitchen god, what people do most regardless of north or south is sweeping the house. Before the New Year arrives, every household will clean the house and wash various utensils, especially those used for worship, which must be wiped clean. Since the “尘” in dust removal has the same pronunciation as the “陈” which means old, the spring cleaning during the Spring Festival every year also has the meaning of “saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new”. People hope to get rid of all the bad luck and welcome a better year. What are the taboos on the Little New Year?1. Women don’t worship the Kitchen God: There is a folk saying that men don’t worship the moon and women don’t worship the Kitchen God; it means that men cannot go out to admire the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and women should not participate in worshiping the Kitchen God on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month.2. The whole family comes to worship the Kitchen God: A folk saying goes: Whether you worship the Kitchen God or not, the whole family comes; it means that people who are away from home should return home before the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month to prepare to worship the Kitchen God and celebrate the New Year. 3. It is forbidden to kill animals on the Minor New Year: There are taboos in some rural areas. The 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month is the traditional Minor New Year. Do not kill or slaughter animals on this day. Animals are also living beings. Don't stir up evil spirits on the Minor New Year. 4. Don’t give steamed buns as gifts : According to local customs, the steamed buns made during the Little New Year should not be given as gifts. People believe that the steamed buns made during the Little New Year are used for offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors and are not suitable for giving as gifts. 5. It is taboo to crush garlic on the Minor New Year: According to local customs, you should not crush garlic on the Minor New Year. According to the older generation, if you crush garlic on the Minor New Year, you will drive away the luck in the New Year. 6. Don’t borrow things on the Little New Year: In some rural areas, it is taboo for others to borrow things on the Little New Year, and it is also taboo to borrow things from other people’s homes, because the Little New Year is as important as the first day of the New Year. Both borrowing and being borrowed have bad connotations. 7. It is taboo to collect debts on the Minor New Year: People believe that you cannot collect debts on the Minor New Year, otherwise it means that you will be collecting debts every day for the whole year. 8. It is forbidden to buy things on credit during the Little New Year: People believe that you cannot buy things on credit during the Little New Year, and you should not sell things on credit to others. The meaning is that buying things on credit for one day during the Little New Year is like owing money for a year. |
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