In the new year of the world, everything you ask for is as you wish.
The small year, which usually refers to the day of sweeping dust and offering sacrifices, is regarded as the beginning of a "busy year". Due to the different customs in the north and south, the days called "Little Year" are also different. Traditionally, the small year (dust sweeping, offering stove day) is the twenty-fourth day of the Waxing Moon, and most of the southern region still maintains the tradition of the twenty-fourth lunar month. Before the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the northern region was also the 24th year of the Waxing Moon.
Before the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the northern festival was also the twenty-fourth day of the Waxing Moon. And at least until the Qianlong period, the people in the north were all celebrating the twenty-fourth year of the lunar month. For example, the twelfth volume of the Qing Jia Lu, "December, Reading the Four Nights to Send the Stove," says: "The twenty-fourth night of the month of the month of The Common Saying is to read the four nights, and it is the night to send the stove." The "Qing Dynasty Wild History Grand View and Qing Palace Testament" also says: "In the Qianlong Dynasty, every year on the night of the twenty-fourth day of the waxing moon, the god of the stove was worshipped in Kunning Palace. From the middle and late Qing Dynasty onwards, the imperial family held a ceremony to sacrifice the heavens on the twenty-third day of the Waxing Moon, and in order to "save money", they also worshiped the King of the Stove by the way, so the upward and downward effects were also carried out, and the people in the northern region also celebrated the New Year on the twenty-third day of the Waxing Moon one day in advance.
The 23rd and 24th days of the 12th month of the lunar calendar are the traditional han folk festival days, also known as "Small Year". Folk sacrifice stoves originate from the ancient custom of worshiping fire. For example, in the "Interpretation of the Name", it is said: "Stove, creation also, creation of food also." "Vesta's duty was to take charge of the stove and manage the diet, which was later expanded to examine the good and evil of the world in order to bring blessings and misfortunes. The belief in Vesta is a reflection of the people's pursuit of the dream of "more than enough food and clothing". According to the "Record of Customs and Lands" made by the famous Zhou Of the Jin Dynasty in the mainland, "On the night of the twenty-fourth day of the waxing moon, the stove is said to be the god of the stove the next day, and the white one year is one year old, so the first day is worshiped." The Song Dynasty Fan Chengda's "Poem on sacrifice to the stove": "In the twenty-fourth day of the ancient month, the king of the stove wanted to say something to the heavens, sent the king drunk and full to the gate of heaven, and the long and short did not return to the clouds, and begged for the return of the city." ”
The festival stove is an important event on the day of the New Year. The southern small year is on the twenty-fourth day of the waxing moon, and the northern small year is on the twenty-third day of the waxing moon. Vesta's duty is to take charge of the stove fire and manage the diet. The sacrificial stove has a history of thousands of years in Chinese folklore, and the belief in the god vesta is a reflection of the mainland people's pursuit of the dream of "more than enough food and clothing". In the old days, almost every stove had a "stove prince" god seat. Known as the "Bodhisattva of the Stove" or "The Lord of the Stove", this deity was worshipped as the protector of the family. Most of the shrines are located on the north or east side of the stove house, and the statue of the king of the stove is provided in the middle. People who do not have a shrine have also attached idols directly to the wall.
Sweeping dust, the twenty-fourth day of the waxing moon, sweeping the house: from the twenty-fourth to the Chinese New Year's Eve, the mainland folk call this time "Spring Day", also called "Dust Sweeping Day". "Sweeping dust" is the year-end cleaning, every household must clean the environment on this day, clean up various utensils, dismantle and wash the bedding curtains, sprinkle the liulu courtyard, dust and dirt cobwebs, and dredge the open channels and ditches. Everywhere is filled with joy and joy, hygiene, clean and clean to welcome the new year. The purpose of sweeping the dust is to remove the old and welcome the new, and to remove the ominous. After a small year, there are only six or seven days left before the Spring Festival, and the preparations for the New Year are even more enthusiastic.
When the little year arrives, the text message is called; everything is smooth, the heart is smiling; health comes, peace arrives; blessings arrive, wealth is shrouded; good luck is full, warm and warm; all as desired, auspicious stars shine. Happy New Year! Small Chinese New Year's Eve, cannon and bamboo sounds, cleaning, dust removal, sacrifice to the king of the stove, eat the sugar of the stove, the king of the stove ascends to heaven, say good things, and descend auspiciously! The arrival of the small year SMS blessings greetings, good luck first to report, happy life with you to run, career big step by step, happy days everywhere wonderful, happy mood with you to laugh. String up fiery red Chinese knots; hang up auspicious red lanterns; light loud long firecrackers; send sincere text messages; and convey sincere greetings: The New Year has arrived, I wish everyone a happy and happy New Year!
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