Twenty-five, grind tofu

According to ancient Chinese folklore, after the king of the 23rd lunar month reported to heaven, the Jade Emperor would visit the heavenly realm on the 25th day of the lunar month to personally examine the good and evil in the world, so as to determine the blessings of the coming year. So every family ate tofu residue to show their bitterness and concealed the jade emperor's punishment. This legend is also known as the "Jade Emperor". Later, on the twenty-fifth day of the Waxing Moon, people made tofu one after another for slow enjoyment in the first month. And "tofu" is in harmony with "tofu", carrying people's desire to pray for wealth and peace. In addition, there is also the saying of "twenty-five, paste the window", that is, after sweeping the dust on the twenty-fourth day of the waxing moon, the twenty-fifth should paste the window. With the development of society, most people no longer have the tradition of pasting windows, but sticking window flowers, sticking blessing characters, and hanging couplets are still indispensable procedures.

Source: Liaoning Daily, Northland Client