Tomb-Sweeping Day in the Old Yellow Calendar
"On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, the kitchen god will go to heaven." This is a folk song that spreads in many places in various provinces.
It is said that on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the Kitchen God will go to heaven to report the truth of the world to the Jade Emperor. Therefore, every family should put a sacrifice to worship the kitchen god, so it is called "Kitchen Festival". When offering sacrifices to Zao Jun, honeydew melons made of malt are used as sacrifices in many places.
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The traditional custom of sweeping dust has a long history. The folk song says, "24th, cleaning day." At the end of 23/24, preparations for the New Year in China officially began.
It is a traditional habit of China people to sweep the dust before New Year's Day. Whenever the Spring Festival comes, every household should clean the environment and clean the dust cobwebs on the ceiling and walls with bamboo leaves and grapefruit leaves tied to poles. This is called sweeping away "poor luck" and "bad luck" and cleaning up the auspicious year.
In addition to cleaning the house, it is also necessary to clean various appliances, remove and clean bedding curtains, clean the willow green courtyard, and dredge open channels and culverts. North and south of the great river, the clean atmosphere of welcoming the new year is coming. Folklore experts say that sweeping dust not only means driving away the epidemic and praying for a healthy New Year, but also means removing the "old" (dust) and spreading the new. This custom sends people a signal of the busy atmosphere in the New Year.
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