The Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival in China, and it is also the day when the Chinese people celebrate the Lunar New Year. There are many colorful customs during this joyous festival. Here are some of the main customs of the Spring Festival and their related pictures.
1. Lunar New Year's Eve Dinner: Lunar New Year's Eve dinner is one of the most important meals of the Spring Festival, where families get together *** to have dinner and say goodbye to the old and welcome the new together. The table is filled with a variety of delicacies, symbolizing a good harvest and good luck in the coming year.
2. Chunlian: Chunlian is a pair of couplets pasted on the door, usually consisting of neatly paired words that symbolize good fortune. It is believed to ward off evil spirits and bring good luck.
3. Firecrackers: Firecrackers are one of the essential fireworks for Chinese New Year, their sound can drive away evil spirits and welcome the New Year.
4. Paying New Year's Eve: During the Spring Festival, people pay New Year's Eve to each other, wishing each other a happy New Year, good health and all the best.
5. Red packets: During the Spring Festival, elders will give red packets containing a certain amount of money to their juniors. This is a kind of blessing and pressure money, which represents good luck and wealth.
6. Dragon and Lion Dance: Dragon and lion dances are traditional performances during the Chinese New Year, where people dress up in colorful dragon and lion shaped costumes and perform dances to pray for peace and good luck in the coming year.
7. Lanterns: Lanterns are important decorations during the Chinese New Year, and people hang all kinds of colorful lanterns in front of their homes to symbolize hope and warmth.
8. Putting up Fortune Characters: People will put up red fortune characters on the walls of their homes to symbolize good fortune and happiness.
These are the common customs during Chinese New Year, hope these pictures and introduction can help you better understand the traditional customs of Chinese New Year.