Little New Year
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Little New Year is a traditional Chinese festival day, usually preceding the Lunar New Year, when people ceremonially send off and honor the Kitchen God with offerings and household rituals.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural observance
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traditional Chinese festival ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Kitchen God
NERFINISHED
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Zao Jun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedFood |
guandong tang
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malt sugar candy ⓘ sticky candy for the Kitchen God ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 小年 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culture | Chinese culture ⓘ |
| dateVariesBy | region ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Festival of the Kitchen God
NERFINISHED
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Minor New Year NERFINISHED ⓘ Xiaonian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
domestic ritual focus
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family-centered observance ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
beginning New Year preparations
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burning incense at the kitchen altar ⓘ offering sweets to ensure a favorable report from the Kitchen God ⓘ replacing old couplets and images in the kitchen ⓘ thorough house cleaning ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| mainRitual |
burning the Kitchen God’s paper image
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honoring the Kitchen God ⓘ household cleaning rituals ⓘ making offerings to the Kitchen God ⓘ pasting a new paper image of the Kitchen God ⓘ preparing for Lunar New Year ⓘ sending off the Kitchen God ⓘ sweeping away bad luck ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Chinese communities worldwide
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Han Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursBefore |
Lunar New Year
NERFINISHED
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Spring Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chinese New Year
NERFINISHED
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Kitchen God worship ⓘ Spring Festival customs ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Chinese folk religion
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Taoism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolism |
farewell to the old year
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inviting good fortune for the coming year ⓘ purification of the household ⓘ sending the Kitchen God to Heaven to report on the family ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | end of the lunar year ⓘ |
| typicalDate |
23rd day of the 12th lunar month
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24th day of the 12th lunar month ⓘ 25th day of the 12th lunar month ⓘ |
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