The small year is a festival in Chinese traditional culture. Because of the different customs and customs, the days of being called the young

age are not the same. The Chinese folks have the tradition of “official three people, four boats and five”, and the official’s small year is

the twelfth lunar month. The home of the people is twenty-fourth of the twelfth lunar month, and the water family is twenty-five of the twelfth lunar month. It is the beginning and foreshadowing of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations.

There are many of the customs in addition to people ceremony in off-year. Such as Spring dust, stick couplets, cut window, bath and hair, and marriage held，etc. It can be said that off year is the prelude of the Spring Festival. This time is known as "early spring day" by the folk people.

Spring Dust

In order to welcome the stove prince, people remove the stove ash and sweep the wall, commonly known as "sweeping dust." According to the folk saying: "dust" and "Chen" are homophonic, and the dust has the meaning of "except Chen Buxin". The intention is to sweep all the "poor" and "heavy" out. This custom entrusts people with the desire to break new ground and to pray for the old and welcome the new. Therefore, there is an atmosphere full of joy and happiness, and a clean and welcoming New Year.

Stick the picture of The kitchen 

On the eve of the year, the grocery stores and department stores in the streets and alleys sold the "King of the Kitchen". Most of the idols of this woodblock watermark come from the "hometown of printmaking" - Tianjin Yangliuqing. The sturdy, solemn, and quiet stove king sat in a costume, giving the impression of a family owner. People have to "please" back to a new frame of the king of the stove (can not say "buy"), instead of the old and unbearable stove king image.

Write couplets 

Every household has started to write couplets. The couplet before the gods is particularly particular about the words of admiration and

blessing. On both sides of the statue of Buddhism, a pair of couplets should be affixed. The Shanglian writes "Good things in heaven", and

writes "Peace in the lower world to protect peace" or "Go back to the palace to return to good fortune". The banner is "the head of the

family." Because the Spring Festival Spring Festival couplets are also written together. The folks pay attention to the fact that there must be

stickers, and every door must be posted. Rich in content, wonderful language.

Cut window

In all preparations, the scrapbooking window is the most popular folk activity. There are various kinds of animals, plants, etc., such as

Magpies, Plums, Peacocks, Peacocks, Peacocks, Lions, Hydrangeas, Sanyang Kaitai, Erlongzhuzhu, Lotus, and water.  

Bath and hair 

Adults and children must take a haircut. The folks have the saying that "there is money, no money, and shaving the head for the New Year."

Marriage held

After twenty-three, the folks believed that the gods had gone to heaven and there were no taboos. A daughter-in-law does not have to choose a date, which is called chasing marriage. Until the end of the year, there were a lot of wedding ceremonies.