Is the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month in 2019 a good day for decoration? Since the middle and late Qing Dynasty, the imperial family has held a ceremony to worship heaven on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month. Therefore, people in northern China mostly celebrate the Little New Year on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month. 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 23rd day of the 12th lunar month in 2019 a good day for decoration?Lunar calendar: December 23, 2019 Gregorian calendar: January 17, 2020, Friday, Capricorn【Today’s lunar calendar is suitable】 [Do not use it for important matters when the sun is inauspicious or the moon is inauspicious] Getting married, taking office, fasting and offering sacrifices, seeking medical treatment, breaking down the house to make a stove, taking medicine, sailing, recruiting a son-in-law, signing a contract [Today’s taboos in the almanac] [Do not use it for important matters when the sun is inauspicious or the moon is inauspicious] Opening the market, traveling, seeking wealth, building, offering sacrifices, praying for blessings, burying, moving coffins, breaking ground, burying, accepting marriage proposals, moving into a new house, installing doors, separating, breaking ground, installing beds, closing tents, putting up beams, erecting pillars, building houses, buying property, releasing water, accepting livestock, migrating According to the lunar calendar, the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month in 2019 is a day that is not suitable for any major events. Therefore, it is not recommended to decorate your home today. What are the customs of the Little New Year?1. Xiaonian Festival: Worship the Kitchen God <br /> Xiaonian Festival is also the day for folks to worship the Kitchen God. 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 bad deeds of the family to the Jade Emperor, who will reward or punish them. Therefore, when sending off the Kitchen God, people put 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 for his ascension to heaven. When offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God, you would melt Guandong sugar with fire and apply it on the Kitchen God's mouth. In this way, he could not speak ill of him to the Jade Emperor.2. Sweeping the dust on the Minor New Year <br /> After the 23rd, there are only six or seven days left until the Spring Festival, and the preparations for the New Year are becoming more intense. The room should be cleaned thoroughly, commonly known as sweeping the dust. The purpose of sweeping the dust is to get rid of the old and welcome the new, and to remove bad luck. Every household must clean carefully and thoroughly to make sure the windows and tables are clean. Painting the walls, cleaning the glass, pasting stained glass windows, putting up New Year pictures, etc. 3. Cutting paper-cuts on the Little New Year <br /> Among all the preparations, cutting paper-cuts on the little year is the most popular folk activity. The contents include various stories about animals and plants, such as magpies climbing on plum trees, swallows flying through peach and willow trees, peacocks playing with peonies, lions rolling embroidered balls, three sheep (yang) bringing good luck, two dragons playing with pearls, deer, cranes, tung trees and toon trees (six harmonies in spring), five bats (blessings) holding longevity, rhinoceros looking at the moon, lotus (continuous) years with fish (yu), mandarin ducks playing in the water, Liu Hai playing with golden cicadas, the two immortals of harmony and unity, etc. 4. Eat Kitchen God Sugar on the Minor New Year <br /> As the saying goes, "On the 23rd, sugar melons are sticky." During the Minor New Year, people will buy sugar melons, Guandong sugar, sesame candy, etc. as offerings, praying that the Kitchen God will have a sweet mouth and say good things to the gods. As the saying goes, "A good fate is not as good as good luck." A person's destiny is already determined, and the only thing one can control is his or her "luck." There are unexpected changes in the world, and people are subject to misfortunes and blessings at any time. Do you want to know when your good luck will come? Then take a look at the [ Excellent Calculation ] below and wish you a safe and smooth life! |
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