腊月 (là yuè): twelfth lunar month

Every year in the twelfth lunar month, Mom starts busily preparing New Year goods, and the house is filled with the smell of the coming New Year.

The twelfth lunar month in the north is very cold; a thick layer of ice forms on the river, yet the children still have a great time playing.

Grandma often says that bacon cured in the twelfth lunar month tastes the best, because the cold weather keeps the meat from spoiling easily.

We plan to take the train back to our hometown on the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month to celebrate Spring Festival with my parents.

After the twelfth lunar month begins, shops along the street all hang red lanterns, and business is much better than usual.