Why do we need to set off firecrackers in 2022?

If you want to know the tradition correctly, you must walk into the traditional folk customs, cultivate yourself in the thick holiday atmosphere of our country, and you will certainly experience many different things. There are many traditional folk customs in China, so you must pay attention to some things and know some taboos, or your luck will be ruined.

When is the off-year

In fact, off-year is a holiday according to the Gregorian calendar, but off-year is not a holiday. Off-year is the night of off-year, the night of the 23rd lunar month in the north and the night of the 24th lunar month in the south. The off-year in North China in 2022 is 65438+20221Tuesday, October 25th; The southern off-year is Wednesday, October 26th, 2022165438. Off-year has different concepts and dates in different places, with the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month in the north and the 24th of the twelfth lunar month in most parts of the south. Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai call "the 24th of the twelfth lunar month" and "the night before New Year's Eve" off-year, Nanjing calls the Lantern Festival holiday on the 15th day of the first month, and some parts of Yunnan call the 16th day of the first month off-year.

What's the point of offering sacrifices to the kitchen god?

A long time ago, people said that men don't Yue Bai and women don't sacrifice to the kitchen god, but in modern times, they are not so particular about it. Older housewives at home may also lead the younger generation to sacrifice to the kitchen god. The preparation of offerings can be carried out according to local customs, such as putting the kitchen soup, jiaozi and kitchen candy in order, removing the old couplets, pasting a new portrait of the kitchen god, then burning incense and meditating, praying for the safety of the family, burning paper money and setting off firecrackers, and the whole ceremony is completed. After the whole sacrifice is completed, snacks such as honeydew melon, caramel and sesame candy can be distributed to children, otherwise it is disrespectful to the kitchen god. In addition, if there is wine in the offering, it will be sacrificed on the 23rd, but not on the 24th, because it is said that the Kitchen God will say the wrong thing if he drinks too much.

Setting off firecrackers

There are many customs in the New Year, among which setting off firecrackers is the most common. Because it was the first shot years ago, it is very important. People in China like to have a lively festival. Firecrackers can add to the festive atmosphere. However, due to air pollution and other factors, many cities have stopped selling and setting off firecrackers in recent years. In fact, the most important thing is that as long as people are reunited, the family will become lively and full of flavor.