Hunan customs and traditions

1, Hunan Flower Drum Opera, in the People's Republic of China **** and the establishment of the country, Hunan Flower Drum Opera art has a greater development, by the Hunan Provincial Flower Drum Opera Theatre to organize the creation of the "beating gong", "mending pots and pans," "Liu Hai Chopping Woodcutter," and other plays, by the masses of the people around the country. 2008, the Flower Drum Opera was selected as one of the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

2. On the 24th day of the Lunar New Year, every year, families take a break and have a meal, which is called "Children's New Year". Families prepare New Year's goods, make tofu, kill the New Year's pig, send New Year's festivals, prepare snacks, fried dry tea, write spring scrolls, tie lanterns, busy and happy.

3, the 30th night of the year, Changsha rural families will be in the fireplace burning a maple root and stem, called the "New Year's Day". Men, women and children around the stove **** words, elders to children pressure money, the whole family eat pig's feet stewed radish, happy to sit and wait for the day, called the "year-end". The so-called "money, no money, turnip New Year's Eve".

4, the first day of the New Year's folklore, taboos are quite a lot. Some on New Year's Eve in the door at the joints of red paper "wealth" Yu, when the eye at the sticker "open the door for good luck", "on my wealth" and so on the auspicious words, open the door when the chanting, called the door to see the joy, When you open the door, recite it aloud, so that you will see happiness and wealth at the door. When you go out to the sky, you can observe the wind and the color of the sky, so you can tell what the harvest will be in the coming year.

5. The 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar, known as the Shangyuan Festival, is also known as the Festival of Lights. Changsha Lantern Market, more gimlet and papier-maché lanterns of various types, or hanging in the courtyard, or listed in the street. On this day, every family lights candles on the corner of the stove, every household cooks and eats the Lantern Festival, and children play with colored lanterns. Farmers in addition to the pigsty dog kennel chicken slump dark corner of the candle, but also in the fields and the ground side of the fire, intended to get rid of insects, and pray for a good harvest.

Reference:

China.com - Full of memories of Hunan people's New Year's Eve customs.