0 1 Spring Festival dust removal
As early as the Yao and Shun period, China had the custom of sweeping dust during the Spring Festival. Because "dust" and "Chen" are homophonic, sweeping dust in the Spring Festival has a new meaning, meaning "getting rid of the old and not being new", hoping to sweep all bad luck out of the house.
Sticking couplets, blessing, door gods
On the afternoon of the day before the Spring Festival, children will paste couplets on the door with paste and brushes, and then let the adults below see if they are pasted correctly. People will also post blessings on doors, walls and lintels to express people's yearning for a happy life. Some people will also put pictures of door gods on the door panels to pray for a safe year and add festive atmosphere.
Door-keeper sticks to the door and protects the family during the Spring Festival. The image of door-keeper has become the mainstream of people's belief, and this habit has been passed down to today.
Eat jiaozi, glutinous rice balls and rice cakes.
In most parts of the north, it is a custom to eat jiaozi in the morning during the Spring Festival, and a coin is often wrapped in the jiaozi. Whoever eats a coin will be said to be the happiest person in the family that year. In Huai 'an, Jiangsu, there is a custom of eating jiaozi in the morning. In Kaifeng City, Henan Province, people will eat jiaozi during the Spring Festival. There is also the habit of eating rice cakes in the New Year.
04 Shounian, send lucky money.
Celebrating New Year's Eve is also one of the most important activities in the Spring Festival. That night, the family got together, some played cards, some watched the Spring Festival party, and everyone stayed up all night, waiting for the dawn to welcome the arrival of the New Year.
Lucky money is the favorite custom of children and the younger generation. After the New Year's Eve dinner, the elders will give coins to the younger generation respectively, and wear copper coins in strings on the children's chests with red lines, hoping to suppress evil spirits and exorcise ghosts. But this custom is now basically replaced by red envelopes.
05 set off firecrackers
When the Spring Festival comes, the first thing for every household to open the door is to set off firecrackers to bid farewell to the old year and greet the new year with firecrackers to show good luck. Now the custom of setting off firecrackers can only be seen in the countryside.
Happy new year 2006
Paying New Year greetings is one of the most important activities and customs in the Spring Festival. On the morning of New Year, adults and children will put on new clothes and hats, visit relatives and friends, greet each other and wish good luck in the New Year. Generally speaking, New Year greetings begin at home. After the younger generation pays New Year greetings to their elders, when they meet outside, people are greeted with smiles.
07 ancestor worship
Sacrificing ancestors in the New Year is an indispensable folk custom in the New Year. In ancient times, ancestor worship ceremonies were held everywhere. Different regions have different folk customs, some offer sacrifices to ancestors, some offer sacrifices to ancestors together, and some offer sacrifices to ancestors alone. Sacrifice is mainly based on three sacrifices, and all kinds of food, wine and sweets are readily available. In addition to ancestor worship, cleaning the house is also one of the important customs of the Spring Festival. Folk songs say, "24th, cleaning day". The homonym of "dust" and "Chen" accords with the ancient people's desire to get rid of the old cloth.
Dragon and lion dances
Dragons are legendary auspicious animals. It is said that you can summon the wind and rain in the sky, and you can also pray for the elimination of disasters on earth. As early as the Han Dynasty, there were dragon dances for rain. Besides dragon dancing, there is also lion dancing, which is also a common custom during the Spring Festival. It is also called lion beating in the north.
These traditional customs and habits may not be imitated by modern people, but it is precisely because of these different folk cultures that we have different fun during the Spring Festival. We should advocate science and get rid of feudal superstitions, but don't forget to understand the traditional customs of our people ~