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Traditional customs of the 29 th lunar month
NEW YEAR
Happy the Year of the Loong.
Today is the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month. On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, the folk customs in different places are different. As the old saying goes, "One steaming, two cooking and three sweeping". So what are these customs on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month? What are the historical origins?
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Twenty-nine, steamed buns
#1
The folk song "Twenty-nine, Steamed Steamed Steamed Bread", people give full play to their imagination and make steamed bread into various shapes such as peach and small animals. In the past, steamed buns were not made casually, but carefully prepared and carefully, because the steamed buns had to be exchanged with neighbors on blind dates, so they must be made to look good and delicious, which was auspicious and very particular.
In Jiaodong, Shandong Province, steamed buns are to be steamed on the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, which is as important as wrapping jiaozi in the Lunar New Year’s Eve. No matter how busy you are, every household should steam a few pots. "I made a festive steamed bread last year and made a bigger harvest next year." This is Jiaodong people’s blessing for the New Year. In other areas, steamed flower rolls, bean bags and steamed buns are needed on this day, and several pots of good wine are needed in ancient times.
People in the north steam steamed buns and bean bags on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, while some areas in the south will make rice cakes on this day. "The whole family, old and young, worshiped and enjoyed eating the rice cake". The rice cake was fragrant, but it was hard to make. First, we selected the best hybrid rice and glutinous rice as the main ingredients, added various ingredients, steamed it, put it in a mortar, and several people took turns pounding it for 15 minutes. When the rice cake became soft and glutinous, it was considered as a success.
#2
Twenty-nine, go get some wine
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Wine is a symbol of culture in China. In The Book of Rites, it is said that "drinkers support the elderly, so they support the sick." This kind of thing, wine, is the essence of grain. Of course, ancient wine is very different from modern wine, basically like rice wine or fermented grains now; "Yin Ruins Text Category Compilation" said that "the word wine contained in Oracle inscriptions is the name of sacrifice. The archaeologist recommended the ancestral temple when the wine was ripe, and then the son of heaven and his ministers drank it in the DPRK. " The ancients had already started offering sacrifices to their ancestors with wine, which shows that the custom of drinking alcohol in this festival has been circulating for a long time.
On this day, the family went to host a banquet. First, they thanked their neighbors for their usual care, and they were going to keep their old age during the Chinese New Year, one day in advance, and they were respectful. Secondly, on this day, people in the pre-Qin period are already doing this by going to the ancestral graves to welcome their ancestors and offering offerings, imitating the culture of ancient times and inheriting that spiritual sustenance.
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Go to the grave and ask your ancestors to make a big confession.
#3
The twelfth lunar month is a month for offering sacrifices to ancestors. The Book of Rites says that "the month of Meng Dong, the ancestors of Menlu La were worshipped for five times", and Zuo Zhuan says that "the great event of the country is to worship and conquer". In ancient times, the ancestors of the Central Plains were all agricultural peoples, living and working in peace and contentment, and they were often harassed by nomads. Everyone was trying to survive. This is what Rong said about the north.
In the Han Dynasty, resisting the Huns was a matter of vital importance to the country. Like Rong in Zuo Zhuan, it was to fight to defend one’s homeland. Defending our country and offering sacrifices to our ancestors are equally important in the eyes of our ancestors, which is why China paid so much attention to filial piety culture in ancient times, and now everyone’s inheritance is also such a cultural continuation.
One of the most important aspects of filial piety culture is offering sacrifices to ancestors. Where did it come from without inheritance? The reasons why people worship their ancestors are, firstly, the inheritance of filial piety culture, secondly, not forgetting where they come from, and thirdly, educating future generations and not forgetting the glory and suffering of their ancestors. In future life, we should remember the teachings of our ancestors and avoid many crooked roads.
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The lunar calendar in China is divided into big and small months. The big month is 30 days, and the abortion is only 29 days. If the twelfth month is a miscarriage, the 29th is the last day, that is, New Year’s Eve. Everything to welcome the Spring Festival must be ready before this day. In the whole festival, the 29th is the busiest day. In addition, if the twelfth lunar month is a big month, the 29th of the twelfth lunar month is called a small division, that is, the New Year’s Eve is called a big division, that is, the New Year’s Eve.
Original title: "Folk custom over the New Year | Traditional custom of the 29th twelfth lunar month"
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