When the Little New Year comes, people start preparing New Year's goods, sweeping the house, and offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God in preparation for the Spring Festival. Want to know more about New Year’s Eve? The reason why the twelfth month of the lunar calendar is called the La Yue is because the ancients regarded the twelfth month of the lunar calendar as a month for sacrifices. If you want to know more about the twelfth month of the lunar calendar, please follow Mr. Shui Mo's website.What date is the Chinese New Year's Eve in 2022?Xiaonian usually refers to the day of house sweeping and worshiping the kitchen god. Xiaonian Eve is from 8:00 p.m. to midnight on Xiaonian day. In the north, the Little New Year usually 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.The 2022 Northern New Year's Eve falls on the 23rd day of the 12th month of the lunar calendar, and the 25th day of the 1st month of the Gregorian calendar, which is Tuesday, 2022. The 2022 Southern New Year's Eve falls on the 24th day of the 12th month of the lunar calendar, and the 26th day of the 1st month of the Gregorian calendar, 2022, Wednesday. What can I eat on New Year’s Eve?1. DumplingsIn the north, there is a custom of eating dumplings during the Little New Year, and cooking dumplings to worship the Kitchen God. In fact, eating dumplings is a traditional custom not only during the Little New Year but also on almost every important festival in northern winter. 2. Glutinous Rice Balls In the South, there is a custom of eating glutinous rice balls during the Chinese New Year, which symbolizes reunion. During the Little New Year in the South, people use glutinous rice balls to "send off the Kitchen God". Because glutinous rice balls are made of glutinous rice and are sticky to the teeth, the meaning is similar to eating sugar-coated melons. 3. Sugar Melon In the north, there is a folk saying that goes "On the 23rd, sugar melons are sticky and the Kitchen God is going to heaven", which means people will use sugar melons to worship the Kitchen God on this day. Tanggua is a very sticky malt sugar that comes in various styles. Because it is used to worship the Kitchen God, it is also called "Kitchen Sugar". It is a traditional snack during the Chinese New Year. 4. Sticky Cake In some areas of Shandong, there is a custom of eating sticky cakes on the Little New Year. Sticky cake is similar to the "rice cake" in the south, and the preparation method is also similar. Steam the yellow rice and red dates in a steamer. It can also be eaten with brown sugar. It tastes sweet and delicious and is loved by children. 5. Fire In some places in Hebei and Henan, people eat fire-baked bread on the Little New Year, which symbolizes a prosperous new year. The fire-baked bread eaten on the eve of the Chinese New Year is generally made of flour and brown sugar. Some are also filled with sesame and brown sugar. On this day, almost every household will make some brown sugar biscuits, which are golden brown and crispy. This kind of fire-baked bread can also be used to offer sacrifices to the kitchen god. Do you want to know your own Bazi? Want to figure out where your golden marriage is? Click on the [Premium Calculation] below to calculate your horoscope and fortune! |
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