Chenxi New Year customs are as follows:
The Spring Festival, has always been generally valued, rich or poor, the children of the family look forward to the New Year. From the second half of the lunar month, people began to buy new year's goods, cleaning the courtyard, washing clothes, cleaning house, so-called "busy year".
On the 23rd day of the Lunar New Year, people put patties and fruits on the stove, burn incense and paper, and light candles, which is called "thanking the stove". Twenty-seventh to 30th, people bring a pig's head or pork and candy offerings to honor the gods. On the 30th day of the lunar month, all households in the county are out to honor the Bodhisattva, first the Square Tudang, City God Temple, and then the city temples, and finally outside the house, indoor burning incense and paper, firecrackers, collectively referred to as "burning New Year's Eve" night, to receive the "God of the Stove" down to New Year's Eve. Is the night, is to get rid of the old and welcome the new night, every family paste spring couplets, door god, jubilee money, and in furniture, farm equipment on the money paper, hanging lanterns at the gate. Dinner, the most sumptuous dishes, the family in order of seniority to sit and drink, commonly known as eating "reunion" meal. After the meal, adults give children "New Year's money. That night, the main man of each family generally sit all night. Some places say "sit dead weeds", some places say "sit long Wo indica long" (Wo indica that is rice ears), counting on a good harvest in the coming year. Midnight, home firecrackers, tea in the hall, burning incense and paper "to send the old and welcome the new" closed the door, said "off the door of wealth.
On the first day of the year, the main man got up early in the morning and opened the door, said "open the door of wealth. Then bring candy offerings, on the temple, temple, land hall tea incense burning paper, commonly known as "traveling a, lasted three days. These three days by the men to make a fire for breakfast, generally eat rice tofu, patties, pasta, etc., but also those who eat rice. Friends and neighbors meet, say "congratulations" words, congratulations. After the second day of the first month, only to visit friends and relatives, go out to "pay tribute to the New Year". During the Spring Festival, urban and rural areas generally have dance dragon lanterns, lion lamps, mussel shell lamps, play colorful dragon boat and other habits. Dashuitian and Tanwan Township, Tongshan area were playing the "New Year's gong", ringing the "New Year's drum" habit. Neighbors and friends feasted with each other, which was called "inviting the New Year's guest". After the liberation, the old custom was gradually eliminated, and the wind of eating and celebrating was still inherited. Urban and rural areas generally carry out "support for the military one, cultural and sports competitions, the organization of young people for the martyrs, five households to pay tribute to the New Year, water, sweeping. 80's, the phenomenon of worship and ancestor worship seen again.