How are you doing during the Little New Year? What is the origin of Xiaonian?
Introduction: When is the Little New Year usually and what is its origin? 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!How are you doing during the Little New Year?Xiaonian does not refer to a specific festival. Due to local customs, the festivals called Xiaonian are also different. The main folk activities during the Little New Year include pasting Spring Festival couplets, sweeping the house, and offering sacrifices to the kitchen god.The concept and date of Xiaonian vary from place to place. In the northern region it is the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, in some southern regions it is the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai regions both "the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month" and "the night before New Year's Eve" are called Xiaonian, in Nanjing area the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month is called Xiaonian, in some parts of Yunnan it is the 16th day of the first lunar month, and in some ethnic minority areas in the southwest and north it is New Year's Eve. The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month (lunar calendar) February 8, 2018, Thursday, Aquarius (Gregorian calendar) 【Today’s lunar calendar is suitable】 Repairing graves, fasting and offering sacrifices, marrying, accepting marriage proposals, seeking heirs, breaking ground, taking office, erecting pillars and beams, planting, accepting livestock, digging wells, building houses, catching and signing contracts [Today’s taboos in the almanac] Opening the market, traveling, seeking wealth, building, offering sacrifices, praying for blessings, burial, moving coffins, breaking ground, burial, moving into a house, moving, separation, opening warehouses, receiving wealth To sum up: The 2018 Little New Year is not a good day. What is the origin of Xiaonian?Xiaonian is a traditional festival of the Han nationality in my country, also known as Xie Zao, Zao Wang Festival, and Zao Wang Festival.Starting from the reign of Emperor Yongzheng, the emperors of the Qing Dynasty would worship gods in the Kunning Palace on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month every year. In order to save money, the emperors would also worship the Kitchen God at the same time. Later, the royal family and nobles followed suit and worshipped the Kitchen God on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month. From then on, officials and civilians began to celebrate the New Year on different days. Xiaonian is the day when people worship the kitchen god. It is said that on this day, the Kitchen God would go to heaven to report the good and evil deeds of the family to the Jade Emperor, so that the Jade Emperor could reward or punish them. When offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God, you would melt Guandong sugar with fire and apply it on the Kitchen God's mouth so that he would not be able to say bad things in front of the Jade Emperor. There is a custom that “men do not worship the moon, and women do not worship the Kitchen God”, so worshiping the Kitchen God is limited to men. Since Chinese people mainly eat rice, cooked food is generally not easy to preserve and must be cooked at all times. Unlike Western bread, which can be baked in large quantities at one time and stored for consumption. Therefore, for Chinese people, "firewood" (fuel) is the most important of the "seven necessities" (firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea) in life. Without fuel, even if there are basic food, there is no way to eat. Summary: The above is [How is the Little New Year? What is the origin of Xiaonian? 】, I hope the entire content can be helpful to everyone! |
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