Xiaoniao 小年（xiǎonián）in Chinese means the little year

Xiaoniao 小年（xiǎonián）in Chinese means the little year, 1 week before the Spring festival. That day the Kitchen god in your family goes to the heaven to report everything you did in this year, no matter it is good or bad. He returns back to your home on Spring Festival Eve, so in these 7 days, it is called days without taboo, you could do whatever you want, the God will not know!