In 2008, the traditional custom of the festival of offering sacrifices to stoves was to sweep dust, also called sweeping the year. On this day, every household will do a general cleaning, which is called "house cleaning" in the north and "dust removal" in the south. Sweeping dust refers to sweeping away old dirt to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, and to remove the ominous. Every household should be carefully and thoroughly cleaned to make the windows bright and clean. According to ancient records, China has had the custom of cleaning houses before the Spring Festival since the Yao and Shun period.
According to the folk saying, because of the homonym of "dust" and "Chen", sweeping dust in the Spring Festival means "getting rid of the old and not being new", and its original intention is to sweep away all "bad luck" and welcome the new year with a new atmosphere. This custom places people's desire to break the old and create the new, as well as their prayers to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. It is also the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation to pay attention to hygiene and prevent diseases in winter accumulated in the long history.
Correlation order
The step of sweeping dust on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month is to look at the fortune of family members in the past year. If the fortune is good, then the location of sweeping the floor can start from the gate, and the home should start from the messy place. Most people will be in a hurry, cleaning the kitchen and cleaning the floor. After a long time, nothing can be done well. In fact, the general cleaning sequence should follow three principles: first, store first and then clean; Second, the kitchen precedes the bathroom; Third, from top to bottom, from inside to outside.
Household appliances, clothes and sundries, etc. If they are placed in disorder, it will only slow down the cleaning process. Get rid of the sundries first, so that the items can be put in the right place, so that the next cleaning work can be carried out smoothly. Rooms should be cleaned in the order of kitchen, bedroom, living room and bathroom.