'xiaonian' custom: kitchen god worshipping & sweeping-j9九游国际真人

  little new year, which falls the 23rd day of the 12th month in the lunar calendar, is also known as the festival of the kitchen god, an annual mini-festival held seven days before chinese new year. there are some very old customs to celebrate the day, like pasting couplets on either side of doors, worshiping the “kitchen god,”and sweeping homes. it is also marks the start of the countdown as the festivities begin to gear up for spring festival. many people use the time to go out shopping, to buy those much needed supplies and groceries for the biggest holiday of the year.