The Chinese practice spring cleaning before the Lunar New Year to un-clutter the space and clearing negative energy accumulated through the year so that the new and auspicious “qi” can then fill your home or office during the change of energy to the New Year.

Base on the Chinese tradition, some procedures should be observed such as getting a new broom, duster and cloths for the spring cleaning. Pomelo leaves are are used to tie on broom and duster to sweep and cleanse the entire house. You can also soak some pomelo leaves and flowers to clean affected area in the home or office.

The cleaning should begin from the main entrance and work inwards to the premise if you have enjoyed a favorable year. Otherwise you should sweep from the most inner part of the premise and out of the main entrance to clear all energy that has been build up in the premise and allow the new auspicious “qi” to fill your space.

The Dates stated below are selected from the Chinese Almanac which is meant for this activity of “cleansing & removing the old and welcoming the new”.