In my hometown, there has always been a saying: official resignation is the third and fourth resignation of the people. This means that officials say goodbye to the stove on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month to celebrate the off year ; while ordinary people say goodbye to the stove on the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month to celebrate the off year. This brings up the question, who is an official? Who are the people? How to tell the difference?
According to common sense, anyone with a little bit of shame should be considered an official, that is, all national civil servants should be considered. However, in that small county with simple folk customs, people are very humble. Even if they are officials, they are not willing to say it openly. Not to mention admitting it in the same way as Xiaonian. Therefore, in our corner, the entire county, from the county party committee secretary to the common people, chose the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month to celebrate the off-season. If there are foreign cadres who do not understand this custom, if they resign rashly on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, they will be laughed at by others and even face political risks. One year, an official from other places came to serve as county magistrate. He didn't understand the local date of resignation, and passed the off-year on the 23rd. As a result, he was transferred away less than a year after he started whipping. A very important reason was that he thought he was an official, could not enjoy himself with the people, and was laughed at.
There are also very few people who celebrate the New Year on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month. Although these people are ordinary people, they are generally recognized by people. These people are the descendants of large families in the past, and have been treated as officials throughout history. Their ancestors have followed this custom for generations, so when they celebrate the New Year on the twelfth day of the year, no one will make irresponsible remarks. Besides, most of them live in the same village and all have the same surname, so outsiders can't say anything about it. After
came to live in this city from his hometown, in the first few years, he was always embarrassed to celebrate the New Year on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, so he had to postpone it until the 24th. But people in this small town don’t celebrate the New Year on the 24th. They all celebrate it on the 23rd. In this way, I celebrate it on the 24th, but I become a different kind. So, after a few years, I finally just followed the Romans. Oh, according to the customs in my hometown - I, an ordinary person, will live twenty-three years, what should I say? Sorry.
