Large clans, large families enshrine the remains of ancestors in the ancestral hall or hall (hall between the front), generally hanging within five generations of ancestors like, known as "for the frame," "for the shadow," "for the gold and purple (the former painted images are)". (the former painted images are all gold crowns and purple clothes)", are synonymous. Some clan rules, men can only worship at the age of l6, women are not included. The person in charge of the ceremony distributes a pair of hemp cakes (also known as jiqi) or two bowls. The youngest of each family in order to worship the elders, said "worship". New Year's Eve Si points "New Year's money", wrapped in red paper and pressed under the pillow in the young, so it is called "pressure year".
It is the day, the morning to eat soup dumplings (dumplings), meaning reunion. Some people eat vegetarian family day. This day, the most important feature of the custom is to let the family daily utensils "rest" for a day, that is, let the housewife rest, do not sweep the floor, do not beg the fire (do not light a fire to others, light cigarettes), do not kill livestock, do not move the knife scissors, do not pour the toilet, do not wash the clothes, and do not scold the children, do not speak unlucky words. Meet in the morning to avoid saying "morning" word, said to say to attract this year's flea "more. Walking such as a fall, to immediately say: "Oh, Yuanbao a fall." This night, before dusk that sleep, do not light the lamp, said light will attract this year's mosquitoes and flies. Before going to bed, put "closed door cannon". Do not go out at night, commonly known as the "peace night".
The second to the first seven or eight, late to the fifteenth, families go out to relatives "to pay tribute to the year", generally the first to the relatives after the distant relatives, less to worship the long son-in-law to worship Weng, nephews to worship uncle, nephews to worship the aunt, etc., and each other's hospitality and wine, known as the "age of rice", "Years of wine". The fifth, for the God of Wealth Day, the most important business family this day, "please God of Wealth" before opening the door for business, called "open market. Believers in Buddhism, some in the first seven nights to go seven bridges, and do not go back, the first eight to worship eight monasteries, commonly known as "go seven bridges", "worship eight temples.
In the meantime, folk entertainment activities are dancing dragon lanterns, horse lanterns, big head monk. Slightly different with other places have "feint sweeping", that is, beggars (at this time called "rich people") back basket, holding a broom decorated with red balls, pretending to sweep the floor, mouth singing slang: "lifting up the gold broom, Ruiguo (elephants sound) a sweep. Sweep to the east, the boss house has a green dragon, green dragon disk rice tank, yellow dragon disk barn; sweep to the south, the boss house to make a fortune, the big treasure to make the bucket to carry, the small treasure to make the boat load."
After the founding of the country, customs such as New Year's greetings remain unchanged, superstitious colors have disappeared. Institutions and organizations to hold reunions, to carry out activities to support the military, support the government and the people, condolences to the old cadres, old workers, old teachers, old scientific and technological personnel, homes for the elderly and the Spring Festival to adhere to the production, work of the workers. Road acquaintances meet, arch or shake hands, wish each other good luck.