1 dust day and send God day, is a human warmth injected into the unknown God on the day. The people of the world thought that the gods had spent nearly a year busy caring for each enshrined, and there should be a time for rest.
Moreover, people think that the government of the ground must rest, and the human officials also have the need to report back to Beijing, they reasoned that the heavenly gods also need this system. So, the earth arranged a timetable for the holidays.
Lunar 24 meaning
Feudal times, the rulers chose to send God back to the court after "seal" leave.
2 people choose this day throughout the year, as the day of the rest of the gods, but also reflects the "into the year" or "Send the Year" collective understanding. It takes time for everyone in the society to put their work aside, to make time, to deal with their own affairs and to prepare for the new year.
3 ancient people believe that all things have spiritual theory, that the family of knives, wells, stoves all kinds of objects have the god of the main division; the world has established a custom of not abusing and wasting any resources.
People are also based on the belief that it is necessary to choose a day outside the no-holds to clean the house, so that their environment can be tidy every year, not too messy and dirty. The most appropriate day is the choice of 6 or 7th before the new year, to send fallacy ready for orientation.
4) do not let kitchen heaven court to tell right and wrong, ostensibly for the gods, and the connotation of the legend is wary of people in the family life should communicate with each other, understand, to reduce the right to speak of others, avoid bad words and conflicting.
In the old days, women do not go out, but always in the kitchen together, the legend is the source of caution by the gods, to prevent the scope of social activities of women, often to the topic of family personnel. It is in line with people's desire to be harmonious and not to be at home.