What month is the twelfth lunar month? What are the concerns and taboos?
In the culture of China, it is divided into the lunar calendar and the lunar calendar, and the old people often say these proverbs, so when is the twelfth lunar month, and what does the arrival of the twelfth lunar month represent? What are the customs, fastidiousness and taboos in the twelfth lunar month? What month is the twelfth month?
The twelfth lunar month usually refers to the twelfth lunar month. In ancient times, there were many nicknames for the month, and each nickname had different meanings. At the end of December, when the weather is dry and there is little rain, it is suitable for making dried meat with wax. Therefore, at the end of December, there are other names such as "twelfth month" and "winter with wax". As the end of December is in the transition period between the old and the new, it is a month with many sacrifices. Because this month is called "twelfth lunar month", the sacrifices held in this month are called "La Worship". "Zuo Zhuan" contains: "The great event of the country lies in worship and Rong." It shows that sacrifice was very important in ancient times. In the early pre-Qin period, there was a custom of offering sacrifices to the twelfth lunar month at the end of the year in some parts of China, while La Worship targeted the ancestors and the gods. Do not drink Laba porridge on this day. La Worship at the end of the year and Laba Festival, a popular Buddhist festival in later generations, share the word "La" in the name of the festival, but the connotation of the festival is different. What to do in the twelfth lunar month
1. Sacrifice to the kitchen
The off-year of the twelfth lunar month is a traditional festival in China, which is also known as "thank the kitchen, sacrifice to the kitchen, kitchen king and sacrifice to the kitchen". The time of off-year is different in different regions, and the same thing is that they are all regarded as the beginning of the New Year, indicating that the New Year should have a new atmosphere.
Second, eating jiaozi
As soon as we arrived in the north of the twelfth lunar month, we began to eat jiaozi in various ways. There is also the custom of eating jiaozi on the winter solstice, and jiaozi is also eaten on New Year's Eve and the fifth and seventh day of the first day.
Third, eat candied melons
In the off-year period, people like to eat stove candy, so people can "say good things in heaven" for the off-year period and the kitchen god, which forms the folk custom of China people eating stove candy in the off-year period.
Fourth, posting Spring Festival couplets
In some areas, Spring Festival couplets are posted only on New Year's Eve, but in many places, the Spring Festival begins early. In the past, people who wrote better in the village were generally invited to write Spring Festival couplets in rural areas, but some of them wrote Spring Festival couplets in their own homes.
5. prepare new year's goods
people usually prepare new year's goods in advance in the twelfth lunar month. Now online shopping is convenient, and many new year's goods don't have to go to the market to buy them themselves. What's particular about and taboo about the twelfth lunar month?
It's necessary to have a general cleaning.
There was a custom of sweeping dust in the twelfth lunar month in the Yao and Shun dynasties. Because "dust" and "Chen" are homophonic, sweeping dust in the twelfth lunar month has the meaning of "removing Chen Buxin". From the perspective of geomantic omen, this will sweep away all bad fortune such as poor luck and bad luck at home. Sweeping the dust in the twelfth lunar month is to hope that the fortune in the coming year will become better and better.
it is forbidden to break ground and move
The twelfth lunar month is the coldest month in a year, and the days of breaking ground and moving need to be more prosperous, which will lead to the prosperity of the future. Therefore, traditional folk customs do not recommend breaking ground and moving in the twelfth lunar month. If you have to move to a new house, you need to warm the house in advance. The way to warm the house is to invite more friends to increase the popularity and make the new house get good feng shui.