Xiaonian is a traditional festival of our Chinese people. It is in the twelfth month of the lunar year, some regions think it is 23th, some is 24th.
It is a day for offering a sacrifice to the Kitchen God because the legend said the Kitchen God will go to the Jade Emperor to tell all people’s good or bad on this day. Being afraid of punished by the Jade Emperor, people get a good idea to fawn on the Kitchen God. So when going to see off the Kitchen God, people will put many delicious candy on the table in front of Kitchen God image. And add some fresh water, beans, grass too. These are prepared for Kitchen God’s saddle horse.
Still, they need to melt Guandong sugar to daub it on Kitchen God’s mouth which can make him sweet and make his words sweet too.
Today is Xiaonian in lunar year. And this is the story what and why people do in this day. Wish you happy in Xiaonian. And after this day means spring festival is coming soon and people will prepare all kinds of things for it, such as cleaning house, cook delicious food, buy special purchases for the Spring Festival and so on.
