Introduction: Today is the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, which is the Little New Year in the north. Since ancient times, it has been said that the Spring Festival is coming after the small year. This is indeed the case. Starting from the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, we I have been preparing for the New Year, so what are the Chinese New Year jingles starting from the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month? The following are the Spring Festival songs I compiled to celebrate the 23rd New Year. Let’s take a look.

Don’t be greedy, kids, it’s the New Year after Laba. How many days have you been drinking Laba porridge? It will be twenty-three. Twenty-three, sticky melons; twenty-four, clean the house; twenty-five, make tofu; twenty-six, fried mutton; twenty-seven, kill the rooster; twenty-eight, make the dough; twenty-nine, steam the steamed buns ; Play all night on the 30th and have fun on the New Year’s Day.

Jingle is a kind of oral rhyme popular among the people. The sentences are of varying lengths and are purely spoken, so they are easy to read. "We think it might be more appropriate to call this contemporary popular language phenomenon "ballads". The so-called "ballads" are "folk songs, mostly related to current affairs and politics." The reasons for calling it so are as follows:

First, it comes from the people and is widely circulated among the people. It is actually a member of the "people" family;

Second, these "jingles" today mainly reflect and satirize many bad phenomena in society. , mostly related to current affairs, with a clear tendency in the sense of praise and criticism, which is consistent with the definition of "folk music".

The difference lies in the word "new". The phenomenon that has emerged since the 1980s arose in conjunction with China's reform and opening up. It is a "language product" of the new era, and its method is unique - people only speak verbally, not in the form of music. Singing - Therefore, we call it "new folk song" to distinguish it from traditional folk songs.

The reason why contemporary Chinese "new folk songs" are like this. In addition to the profound social reasons for "development", the characteristics of its carrier - language - form are also indispensable. Judging from the many examples cited above, new folk songs all have a unique feature. Features: easy to pronounce, easy to read and remember, humorous and vivid.

Because of this, new folk songs spread quickly and widely. From the perspective of language use, new folk songs are popular. From pronunciation, grammar to rhetoric, it shows a complete set of systematic characteristics

What are the customs of Xiaonian?

Sacrifice to the Stove King

Sacrifice to the Stove is the festival of Xiaonian. An important event of the day, in addition to offering sugar melons and cakes, is to change the portrait of the Kitchen God. At the same time, every household must "invite" a new portrait of the Kitchen God.

Sweep the dust

Sweeping the house on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month: From the 24th to New Year's Eve, Chinese folk call this period "Spring Day", also called "Dust Sweeping Day". "It's the year-end cleaning. On this day, every household has to clean the environment, clean up all kinds of utensils, remove and wash bedding and curtains, sweep the Liulv courtyard, dust away dirt and cobwebs, and dredge open ditches and ditches. Everywhere is filled with joy and joy in doing hygiene and welcoming the new year cleanly. The purpose of sweeping the dust is to get rid of the old and welcome the new. After the New Year, there are only six or seven days left before the Spring Festival, and the preparations for the New Year are even more intense.

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As the saying goes, "Twenty-three, sugar melons are sticky." During the New Year, people will buy sugar melons, Guandong sugar, sesame candy, etc. as offerings, praying to the Stove God for a sweeter mouth and God to say good things.

Eating dumplings

In addition to offering sacrifices to the kitchen stove on Xiaonian Day, people also pay attention to eating dumplings, which means "sending dumplings to the wind." In mountainous areas, people often eat cakes and buckwheat noodles. In the southeastern part of Shanxi Province, the custom of eating fried corn is popular. There is a folk proverb that goes, "If you don't eat fried corn on the 23rd, it will be poured in one pot at the beginning of the new year."

Making rice cakes

The 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month is commonly known as "Little Year" among the people. Folks in Wuxuan and Guiping, Guangxi have the custom of making rice cakes. Rice cakes are made of glutinous rice flour as the main ingredient, peanuts, sesame seeds, and sugar as ingredients. They are put into molds and shaped into round shapes, and then steamed at high temperatures. They taste unique and have the meaning of "reunion and reunion".