Although New Year's Eve is the beginning of the New Year, off-year has officially kicked off the Spring Festival, which is called "busy year", that is, people are busy preparing for the New Year. Every household is immersed in a busy and cheerful atmosphere when preparing for the new year's goods and removing dust to welcome the new year. So what customs do you know about the small holidays?

1, offering sacrifices to the kitchen god Although the customs and habits of each region are different, the date of off-year is not the same, but the most representative custom of off-year is offering sacrifices to the kitchen god, that is, on this day of off-year, every household prepares offerings such as sesame candy and sesame cakes to send the kitchen god to heaven and report to the Jade Emperor.

2. As the saying goes, "Twenty-three, candied fruit is sticky", it is a custom in northern China to eat candied fruit on this day of off-year. In off-year, people will buy some candied fruit, sesame seeds and so on. Sacrifice to the kitchen god, pray that the kitchen god will be sweeter after eating the candied fruit, and say a good word about the family in front of the jade emperor, which is exactly the same as the "God speaks well" among the children.

3. Bathing and hairdressing There is a saying among the people that "people have money and no money, and they shave their heads for the New Year". The Spring Festival is a time for family reunion. No matter how the year goes, they will have a haircut, take a bath, put on new clothes or clean clothes and have a happy New Year in the new year. The new year should have a new atmosphere. In some areas, there is a saying that a haircut in the first month will be bad for my uncle, so it is unscientific to wait until February 2 for a haircut years ago, but now people still pay attention to this statement, so it is necessary to have a haircut years ago.

After cleaning the dust, it is less than a week before the Spring Festival. Every household will carry out year-end cleaning, cleaning all kinds of electrical appliances, cleaning the courtyard, dust cobwebs and so on. Everywhere is filled with the festive atmosphere of the New Year, and welcoming the New Year cleanly means saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new, and sweeping away bad luck.

5. There is a folk song in marriage, "The hometown is busy with the old Yan, and the post station Yichun teases the spring." People think that after a short period, many folk immortals have gone to heaven. At this time, it is an auspicious day, because everyone can marry a daughter-in-law or daughter at will, so many new people will hold weddings from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.

What other traditional customs about off-year are there in your hometown? Welcome to discuss in the comments section.