The customs of the common people during the Chinese New Year

Author: Yue Qilin Compiler
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Publishing Date: 2004-01-01
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Little kids, don’t be greedy,
After Laba, the New Year’s near;
Laba porridge, drink for a few days,
Then it’s twenty-three in a row;
Twenty-three, stick sugar cakes;
Twenty-four, sweep the house;
Twenty-five, freeze tofu;
Twenty-six, buy meat;
Twenty-seven, slaughter roosters;
Twenty-eight, make dough;
Twenty-nine, steam steamed buns;
New Year’s Eve, stay up all night;
First and second days, stroll the streets.
Sugar cakes to the kitchen gods,
The New Year’s here;
Girls want flowers, boys want firecrackers;
Old men want new felt hats,
Old women want new cotton coats.
When the three stars are in the south,
Every family greets the New Year;
Young ones kowtow, elders give money.
If no money, turn around and leave.