1, sweeping dust
The folk proverb says: the twenty-fourth day of the waxing moon, dusting sweeping house". The north is called sweeping the house, the south is called dusting. Indoor and outdoor, room after room, thoroughly clean, clothes and utensils, scrub a new, clean to welcome the New Year. In the countryside, farmers more doors, in addition to posting the Spring Festival couplets, the door on both sides of the room should be set aside two circles of red paper stickers of the root sugar cane, called "door cane", the dialect of "cane" and "good" near the sound, means The meaning of entering a good place.
2. Dragon Lantern Dance
There are many New Year's Eve customs in Xiangtan, which are ancient and simple. From the first to the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar, the dragon lantern dance can be seen everywhere, in both rural areas and towns. The first thing you need to do is to "catch the dragon". That is, to send invitations from door to door, all received invitations to the family in turn into the house to go to the dragon dance to express congratulations. After receiving the dragon, the dragon dance begins. Dragon with the drums, tumbling jumps, the momentum of clouds and fog. When it is cheerful, the lanterns swim and the dragon scrolls, which is a sight to behold.
3, worship ancestors
In the south, many regions have to worship ancestors first on New Year's Day to show respect for them and hope that they can bless their families with good health and prosperity in the new year.
4, fish sashimi
Fish sashimi, often many people around a full, the fish, ingredients and sauces poured in a large plate, everyone stood up, waving chopsticks, the fish material fishing, and constantly shouting to the mouth: "fishing ah! Fish! Fatten it up!" The more you fish, the higher you go, to show that you are rising higher and higher.