小年——"The beginning of the new-year season" Today is February first, also the beginning of the new-year season in the lunar year. in the ancient, this day have always been treated as offer sacrifices day(谢灶). Nowadays, In my country, we usually do some cleaning at home, stick couplets and prepare some foods and commodities for the coming new year. Young people work in the place which far away from home will pack up their luggage for the coming train of returning home for a family reunion.