Is the day before the 2020 Little New Year an auspicious day for praying? When is the best time to worship the Kitchen God during the 2020 Little New Year?

Is the day before the 2020 Little New Year an auspicious day for praying? When is the best time to worship the Kitchen God during the 2020 Little New Year?
Introduction: You also need to choose an auspicious day to pray for blessings. So is the day before the 2020 Little New Year an auspicious day to pray for blessings? When is the best time to worship the Kitchen God on the 2020 Little New Year? The twelfth month of the lunar calendar has many nicknames, such as Ladong, Candong, Qiongdong, Layue, and Bingyue. The most familiar name is "Layue". Let’s take a look at Shuimoxiansheng.com’s special topic for the twelfth month of the lunar calendar in 2019.

Is the day before the Chinese New Year in 2020 an auspicious day for praying?

Gregorian calendar: Thursday, January 16, 2020 Capricorn
Lunar calendar: December 22, 2019, God of Duty → Heavenly Prison (Black Road Day)
Year: Year of the Pig, Zodiac Pig, Month of Ding Chou, Day of Wu Wu
Conflict: Rat (Ren Zi) Conflict North
Today's suitable things: Seek medical treatment, file lawsuits, build buildings, break ground, accept marriage proposals, get married, dig wells, plant crops, build houses, pray for blessings, offer sacrifices, and catch fish
Today's taboos: putting up beams and erecting pillars, entering the house, opening warehouses, opening the market, setting up securities, collecting money, shipping, taking up office, collecting livestock, breaking ground, drilling, burial, funerals, traveling, migration, separation
From the above content, we can see that praying on this day is in line with the lunar calendar, so the day before the Chinese New Year in 2020 is not an auspicious day for praying!

When is the best time to worship the Kitchen God during the 2020 Little New Year?

The Kitchen God is usually worshipped on the night of the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month. The Kitchen God Festival has a long history in Chinese folk customs and is a traditional festival of the Han nationality. It is also known as the Little New Year, Thanksgiving, and Kitchen God Festival.
The tradition of worshiping the Kitchen God is commonly known as "sending off the gods" in Chinese folk beliefs, and is called "Gowankai" in the Ryukyuan language. Firecrackers are set off on the night of Little New Year (the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month).
It is said that at the end of each year, the Kitchen God, Tai Sui God and other folk gods would return to heaven to report to the Jade Emperor. In particular, the Kitchen God would report to the Jade Emperor about the good and evil in the world as a basis for rewarding or punishing humans. Therefore, most people worship the gods and the Kitchen God at home at this time.
The 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month is also regarded as the beginning of the Chinese New Year. In ancient times, the Kitchen God Festival was second only to the Mid-Autumn Festival in status. In ancient times, those who were officials, businessmen or students away from home would rush home before the Kitchen God Day to reunite with their families and eat homemade candies in order to pray for blessings from the Kitchen God and peace for the whole family in the coming year.

Differences in the timing of Xiaonian in different regions

Most of the northern regions: The 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month - "Little New Year in the North"
From the middle and late Qing Dynasty onwards, the imperial family held a ceremony to worship the heaven on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month. In order to "save money", they also worshipped the Kitchen God. Therefore, the northern regions mostly celebrate the Little New Year on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month.
Most of the southern regions: The 24th day of the twelfth lunar month - "Traditional Chinese New Year"
As early as the Song Dynasty, there were records of "celebrating the Little New Year on the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month". In most parts of the south, the ancient tradition of celebrating the Little New Year on this day is still maintained.
Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai regions: the day before New Year's Eve - "Little New Year's Eve"
In the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai regions, New Year's Eve is usually called "Big New Year's Eve". Correspondingly, the night before New Year's Eve is called "Little New Year's Eve", and this day is also called Little New Year. Historically, the 24th night of the twelfth lunar month, which the people of Wu called the 24th Night, is the day to send off the Kitchen God, and therefore called this night the Little New Year's Eve.
Parts of Sichuan and Guizhou: New Year's Eve - "Little New Year"
In some areas in southwest my country, people celebrate the Little New Year on New Year's Eve, and their Big New Year is mostly on the 14th or 15th day of the first lunar month.
Jiangsu, Nanjing and other places: The 15th day of the first lunar month - "Little New Year"
According to legend, after Emperor Chengzu Zhu Di usurped the throne, the people of Nanjing complained about his cruelty and harsh rule. They used the lantern festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month to remember the previous emperor's lenient rule, so the Lantern Festival became Nanjing's Little New Year.

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