The 28th of the twelfth lunar month is commonly known as the 28th of the twelfth lunar month in Chinese lunar calendar, and it is one of the traditional customs of the Spring Festival in China. China's folk tradition reached the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. Whether it's mixing noodles or making buns, every household should start preparing the staple food for the New Year.

Customs vary from place to place. For example, in the border areas of Shandong, Hebei and Henan provinces, and in the border areas of Susong and Taihu Lake in Anhui Province, many people celebrate the New Year on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month.

The origin of festivals

For example, in the border areas of Shandong, Hebei and Henan provinces, folk books (Guantao, Daming and other county libraries can be found). Because the Yuan army crossed the border, they cut the pork into pieces and cooked it in advance on the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, offered sacrifices to the gods in the early morning of the 28th, and then fled for refuge with their families. On the first day of the first month, I went back to my hometown to visit my neighbors (New Year's greetings on the first day), visited my relatives and friends on the second day (going back to my parents' home is part of it), offered sacrifices to the fallen soldiers and ancestors on the third day (ancestor worship), and continued to visit my relatives and friends on the fourth day (including going back to my parents' home).

The tradition of celebrating the New Year on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month has been spreading in Susong and Taihu areas of Anhui Province. According to the local elders, New Year's Day is celebrated on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month because the ancestors of the local people are old landlords, and the hired servants have to go back to their hometown for the New Year before New Year's Eve. Therefore, the old landlords arrived early on the first day of the New Year's Eve without servants to serve them, and then sent them home after dawn. Due to the inconvenient transportation in ancient times, servants usually set out in the morning and arrived home at night.

Although there are no landlords now, in order to celebrate, the locals still maintain the tradition of celebrating the New Year on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, and of course, celebrating the New Year on the 30th of the twelfth lunar month. Today, the 28th of the twelfth lunar month has gradually become a happy year for local people.

The 28th of the twelfth lunar month is a festive year. Generally, uncles, aunts, cousins, daughters, sons-in-law, cousins and so on from other places get together for a reunion dinner. Dinner will be served at five or six in the morning on the 28th. I didn't sit down until dawn. New Year's Eve is a year of less reunion, and there is a family reunion.