Why is New Year’s Eve in 2022 on the 29th? Can there be only 29 days in the twelfth lunar month?
New Year’s Eve is the last day of the twelfth lunar month.It is often called New Year’s Eve, but the twelfth lunar month does not necessarily have only 30 days, sometimes only 29 days, so in some years, New Year’s Eve falls on the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month.
Why the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month is New Year’s Eve
The last day of "Sui" is called "Sui Chu", and that night is called "New Year’s Eve".It is connected with the end of the new year, which is called "the end of the year and the end of the year".Because New Year’s Eve usually falls on the 29th or 30th day of the 12th lunar month, it is also called New Year’s Eve.On the day of the New Year, the people pay special attention to it.Every household is busy or cleaning the house, removing the old and new, decorating the lanterns, welcoming the ancestors home for the New Year, and offering rice cakes, three kinds of food, three teas and five wines to worship.
New Year’s Eve Festival Introduction
New Year’s Eve is the last night at the end of the year.The last day at the end of the year is called "Sui Chu", which means that the old year will be removed and the new year will be replaced.In addition, that means to remove; Xi, refers to the night."New Year’s Eve" means New Year’s Eve, also known as New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Eve, etc.It is the last night at the end of the year.New Year’s Eve is a day to remove the old and clothe the new, reunite the family, and worship ancestors.It is the traditional ancestor worship festival in China along with Qingming Festival, July and a half, and Double Ninth Festival.New Year’s Eve has a special meaning in the hearts of Chinese people.This is the most important day at the end of the year.No matter how far away, the wanderer has to rush home to reunite with his family, bid farewell to the old year with the sound of firecrackers, and welcome the new year with fireworks.
The origin of the festival on New Year’s Eve
Year-old is the end of the year to remove the old and clothe new ones.New Year’s Eve, the New Year’s Eve, is connected end to end with the beginning of the year (New Year).The old year is eliminated on this eve, and the new year is changed the next day, so it is customary to call it New Year’s Eve.As a festival at the end of the year, New Year’s Eve originated from the custom of removing the old and clothing the new and worshipping ancestors at the end of the year in ancient times.There is a saying in ancient books:"Heaven and earth are the foundation of life; ancestors are the foundation of kindness." This means that heaven and earth are the foundation of life, ancestors are the foundation of our human beings, and ancestor worship is a custom of inheriting filial piety.
The earliest mention of the name "New Year’s Eve" in the extant literature is the local landscape record "Fengtu Ji" written by Zhou in the Western Jin Dynasty.Later, the day before New Year’s Eve is called the small division, that is, the small New Year’s Eve; the New Year’s Eve is the big division, that is, the New Year’s Eve.In addition, according to "Lu Shi Chunqiu Ji Dong Ji", the ancients used the drumming method to expel the "epidemic ghost" on the day before the new year.It is said that this is also one of the customs of the "New Year’s Eve" festival at that time.
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