Returning to the tradition of writing couplets, let the charm of calligraphy make our years more interesting. The calligraphy homepage hopes that all book lovers can upload Spring Festival couplets in "Twenty-four, Write Big Characters", so that we can all share your happiness ~! We will update the custom of the twelfth lunar month at any time these days. Today, let's take a look at the customs on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month.
The folk proverb says "Twenty-four, sweep the house". After the Stove Festival, preparations for the Chinese New Year officially began. Every year from the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month to New Year's Eve, China folks call this period "Spring Festival" or "Dust Day". Dust removal is year-end cleaning, which is called "house cleaning" in the north and "dust removal" in the south. It is a traditional habit of our people to sweep the dust before the Spring Festival. Whenever the Spring Festival comes, every household should clean the environment, clean all kinds of electrical appliances, remove and wash bedding curtains, sweep six yards, dust cobwebs and dredge culverts in open channels. North and south of the great river, everywhere is filled with the atmosphere of being willing to engage in hygiene and welcoming the Spring Festival cleanly. It will be hard to go to work on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, but you should also make time to write big characters, haha.
According to ancient records, there was a habit of year-end cleaning in ancient times. The custom of "sweeping the house with dust on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month" has a long history. According to "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals", China had the custom of sweeping dust during the Spring Festival in the Yao and Shun era. 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 "unlucky" and "unlucky". Volume 12 of Jia Qinglu records: "La will be disabled, so it is advisable to choose a constitutional book to sweep away the day and go to the court to collect dirt. Or 23 rd, 24 th and 27 th, commonly known as' dust'. " On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, the house was thoroughly cleaned inside and outside. It can be seen that this custom has placed people's desire to break the old and establish 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.
In the past, people believed in animism. Therefore, according to folklore, on the 24th, all the immortals stopped taking care of the worldly affairs, but returned to heaven to report their work, that is, to report their work over the past year, leaving only some small gods on duty to maintain order like the land gods. In this way, at this time, even if you turn over your home, you don't have to worry about anything at all, because the gods are gone. So everyone took advantage of this rare opportunity to move things or fly around, not afraid to offend the gods at home, so the ancients designated this day as cleaning day. 、
To put it bluntly, sweeping the house on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month is actually a general cleaning before the Spring Festival. The north is called "sweeping the floor" and the south is called "dust removal". At this time of the year, every household will take action to sweep the floor, wipe the floor, clean all kinds of utensils, remove and wash bedding curtains and so on. For families with a yard, they will also clean the flowers and leaves in the yard and dredge open channels and culverts. All over the country, there is a scene of jubilation and excitement.
After understanding the traditional custom of the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, we still have a little question, that is, why do southerners say "sweeping the house on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month"?
"Five Classics and Different Meanings" said that on the 23rd, the official worshiped the stove, and on the 24th, the people worshipped it. In fact, as early as the Song Dynasty, there was a record of the lunar new year, but the new year was divided into two days. So when did it change? This is going to the Qing Dynasty. Every year, on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, the emperors of the Qing Dynasty began to offer sacrifices to the gods in Kunning Palace, that is, to report to the gods of heaven and earth. In order to save money and build a harmonious society, the emperor also paid homage to the kitchen god. Later, the royal family and Baylor followed suit and sacrificed stoves on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month. Because the state organs and government departments worship God on this day, the staff can only postpone worshipping God for one day. Since then, there has been a division between the government and the people, and they live a small life on different days.
I am the kitchen god.
During the Republic of China, the folk formed the saying of "three officials and four people", that is, on the 23rd, cadres at or above the department level offered sacrifices to the kitchen, but the general public postponed it to the 24th. Later, it was said that because of social progress, everyone was equal, and everyone became "expensive" with the emperor, and they sacrificed stoves on the 23 rd of the twelfth lunar month. As the imperial capital in the past was Beijing, the north was closely linked with the leaders and was greatly affected. The south has always been consistent with the people.
During the off-year period, it is really a pleasure for the family to sit around the table and eat together. In addition, the calligraphy homepage wishes everyone a happy New Year and all the best!
(I hope to adopt it, thank you)