There is a folk proverb called "official, three people, four people and five", which refers to the people, who are water residents born by the sea. Therefore, the meaning of this proverb is: officials celebrate their holidays on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, and ordinary people celebrate their holidays on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month. However, houseboats were once called "untouchables" because they lived on the water for many years, so their off-year holidays would be delayed by one day compared with ordinary people.
Later, because the ancient north was the political center, northerners followed officials to celebrate the holidays on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, while the south was remote and far from Beijing, so the custom of celebrating the holidays on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month was still preserved.
On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, there is a custom of sweeping dust, that is, cleaning at home. Before the new year, every household will sweep the dust, which means to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new year with a new look. There is a saying among the people: "On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, every family writes big characters." It means the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, and the Chinese New Year is coming soon. Everyone is busy writing couplets and blessing characters, which is also a traditional custom. From this day on, relatives and friends also have activities such as treating each other and giving gifts to each other, which we used to call "sending new year's goods".
I believe that my friends have already started to prepare for the New Year. It's the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, and people are busy preparing new year's goods, eating them during the Spring Festival and offering them as offerings. The most common thing is to catch up with the New Year's party, visit the vegetable market, buy new year's goods, and do whatever you want to make the home purchase rich and complete.