December of the lunar calendar is also called the twelfth lunar month, and the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month is also called off-year. It is said that on this day, Kitchen God will report the good and evil of each family to the Jade Emperor, so that the Jade Emperor can reward and punish them.
There are many customs on this day, such as sweeping dust, cutting window grilles and posting Spring Festival couplets ... Let me tell you something! In the morning, my parents and I get up early. After breakfast, we began to "sweep the dust"!
We work together, I manage the desk and my "secret base", my father manages the "bar" and bookcase, and my mother manages the living room and room. Dad threw away the waste paper and put away the books. Mother cleaned the living room, the room was spotless and the windows were bright and clean; I sort my things. It took a whole day, and we finally cleaned the house. After dinner, we began to cut the window grilles again, stick grilles.
When we put the cut window grilles on the door, we always feel strange, so the whole family unanimously decided to go to RT Mart and buy a "Fu" to put on the door. We also put up Spring Festival couplets on both sides of the door, which gives people a new year's atmosphere and a festive feeling.
There is another custom in my grandmother's hometown: eating "two or three glutinous rice" and worshipping "Kitchen God". It is said that eating glutinous rice on this day will bring you health, wealth and good luck in the coming year. To worship the kitchen god is to hope that the kitchen god will bless us with abundant grain, good weather and safe family.
On this day, grandma got busy early in the morning. She prepared two bowls of glutinous rice and six dishes of "three meats and three vegetables" on the table, indicating "lucky strike". In addition, in order to let the Kitchen God have a good meal, he also put two plates of fruit, and then happily reported to the Jade Emperor the "work" of this year.
I like this day, because it is not only a small year, but also my father's birthday.