Introduction: The Little New Year usually falls on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month and is also a major festival in China, when people bid farewell to the old and usher in the new. In the 2018 Chinese New Year and New Year’s Eve special topic, Fortune Teller.com has carefully prepared a variety of content for everyone, come and have a look!Is it a good idea to travel during the Little New Year?The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month (lunar calendar)February 8, 2018, Thursday, Aquarius (Gregorian calendar) 【Today’s lunar calendar is suitable】 Tomb repair, fasting and offering sacrifices, marriage, marriage proposal, seeking an heir, and breaking ground Taking office, erecting pillars, placing beams, planting, housing livestock, digging wells, building houses, capturing and setting up vouchers To sum up: The Little New Year in 2018 is a good time to travel. What are the food customs during the Little New Year?Eating dumplings on Kitchen God Festival is a tradition among the people, which means "sending off with dumplings facing the wind". People in mountainous areas mostly eat cakes and buckwheat noodles. In the southeastern part of Shanxi Province, it is popular to eat fried corn. There is a folk saying that goes, "On the 23rd, don't eat fried corn; on the New Year's Day - eat all of it."An old saying about eating kitchen candy goes, "On the twenty-third, the sugar melons are sticky, and the Kitchen God is about to ascend to heaven." Eat stove sugar. Stove sugar is a kind of malt sugar with great viscosity. When it is drawn into a long stick, it is called "Kanto sugar". When it is drawn into a flat round shape, it is called "sugar melon". In winter, it is placed outside. Because of the cold weather, the sugar melon solidifies and there are tiny bubbles inside. It tastes crispy, sweet and crunchy, with a unique flavor. Real Kanto sugar is extremely hard and cannot be broken even if dropped. It must be chopped with a kitchen knife when eaten. The material is very heavy and fine. Rice cakes are made on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, commonly known as "Little New Year". People in Wuxuan, Guiping and other places in Guangxi have the custom of making rice cakes. Rice cakes are made of glutinous rice flour as the main ingredient, with peanuts, sesame seeds and sugar as side ingredients. They are put into molds and formed into round shapes, then steamed at high temperature. They have a unique flavor and symbolize "reunion". Summary: The above is [Is it a good idea to travel during the Little New Year? What are the food customs during the Little New Year? 】, I hope the entire content can be helpful to everyone! |
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