Everyone is familiar with Xiao Nian. Off-year is a traditional festival in China. Every year, people will get together with their families and the closest people. Every family will sit together and chat happily, and the children will laugh and laugh together. So, is there a holiday for the annual meeting? What is the origin of off-year

There is no holiday in New Year.

There are still many people who don't know that off-year is not a holiday, so off-year is not a national statutory holiday, so off-year is not a holiday. However, students will have a winter vacation before the Lunar New Year, and companies with longer holidays will also give their employees a holiday before the Lunar New Year. Lunar New Year is a traditional festival in China, with the Northern Lunar New Year focusing on 23rd and the Southern Lunar New Year focusing on 24th. In addition, the dates of the Lunar New Year in other regions are not the same, not only the time is different, but also the customs of different ethnic groups.

The origin of off-year

The origin of off-year has been circulating for a long time, among which the most widespread is the traditional festival set up by the ancients to commemorate the kitchen god. The original intention is to pray for good health and rich financial resources in the coming year. With the changes of the times, off-year has become a day to pray for reunion. On this day every year, vagrants will begin to prepare to go home to reunite with their parents and celebrate the New Year together. In essence, there is no difference between the north and the south. They all sweep goods, buy new year's goods and decorate houses. The official off-year holiday began in Yongzheng. In order to distinguish classes, the official festival is on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, and the folk festival is on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month. Coastal and mountainous areas are far away from the Central Plains, so they have their own ethnic activities.

The custom of off-year

Rushing marriage in disorder: As long as the 23rd day of the lunar calendar is over, people will think that everything can be done at this time, and there are no taboos. You don't have to choose a date or a prostitute to marry a daughter-in-law. This is called "rushing to get married". The folk song is "busy marriage in the countryside, Yichun posts tease spring scenery." Sisters talk privately in front of the lights. This year is the bridal chamber. The custom of sending stoves is very common in all parts of China. Among the folk gods in China, the qualification of Kitchen God has a long history. There is a saying that "men don't Yue Bai, women don't offer sacrifices to stoves". In some places, women don't sacrifice stoves. It is said that the kitchen god looks like a small white face and is afraid of women offering sacrifices to the kitchen stove, which is "suspected of men and women." Due to different local customs, there are various "Chef King" activities among the people.