What month is the twelfth month?

In December of the lunar calendar, people used to call it "the twelfth lunar month". It is said that after Qin Shihuang unified China, he ordered the December of each year to be renamed "twelfth month". The word "La" did not appear until the Han Dynasty. Why is the December of the lunar calendar called "twelfth month"? "Sacrifice" explained above: "Wax man, Sawyer, December, gathering everything and seeking food." "wax" is similar to "wax" Sacrificing ancestors is called "wax" and sacrificing gods is called "wax". "Wax" and "Wax" are both sacrificial activities, which are mostly held in December of the lunar calendar, so people call December the twelfth month.

The twelfth lunar month is the end of the year. People in ancient times had nothing to do, so they went out hunting. One is to get more food to make up for the lack of food, and the other is to sacrifice wild animals to ancestors and gods to pray for longevity and avoid disasters.

There are many folk customs in the twelfth lunar month On the eighth day of December, "Laba porridge" is made of miscellaneous grains. Some farmers will throw laba porridge on doors, fences, firewood altars and so on. Sacrifice to the god of grain. 1February 23rd, commonly known as "off-year", people in some areas will show incense wax knives and candied fruit as offerings to the Kitchen God. In fact, most people don't believe in "God" or anything. They just follow some old customs or just add fun.