春节进入了倒计时，从现在开始，年味将越来越浓。在中国古代，从小年开始，人们就开始忙活着准备过年了。今天是腊月二十四，这一天有着扫尘的习俗。
北方腊月二十三、南方腊月二十四是小年，人们在小年这天开始进入过年的节奏。
The 23rd day of La Yue in north China and the 24th day of the month in south China are the Xiao Nian Festival on the Chinese lunar calendar. Xiao Nian is also called "Little (Chinese) New Year," symbolizing the start of the Spring Festival.
小年这天，人们通常会打扫房屋。据说多数神仙都会在这天回天庭汇报工作，因此人们在这天大扫除不会触犯神灵。
On this day, people usually do house-cleaning. It's said that most of the gods go back to heaven to state their work in the concluded year, so people can do the cleaning without disturbing or offending them.
来源：中国日报网综合CGTN
编辑：董静
审核：富文佳 王旭泉