Differences between the customs of celebrating the Spring Festival in Northeast China and Beijing.

The customs of celebrating the Spring Festival in Northeast China and Beijing are different as follows:

First, the Northeast Chinese New Year custom

Northeasters live long lanterns on New Year's Eve and light them all night.

From New Year's Eve to the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month, every family hangs red lanterns, lights are lit on New Year's Eve, and lights are lit all night, which means longevity.

Shounian is also called "Enduring the Year". Before New Year's Eve, other door decorations can be dispensed with, but a pair of red and happy couplets must be posted. People in Northeast China have the habit of keeping watch on New Year's Eve.

Second, the New Year custom in Beijing.

It is a big custom in Beijing to catch up with the temple fair for the New Year.

In addition to the well-known "Factory Dian", there are also "Wuxian God of Wealth Temple" (from the second day to the sixteenth day), "Dongyue Temple" (from the first day to the fifteenth day) and "Baiyunguan Temple" (from the first day to the nineteenth day), all of which are famous temple fairs, which are the most distinctive in Beijing for the New Year.

As the most important festival in China, the Spring Festival means reunion, harvest and the beginning of the New Year. During the Spring Festival, people will make Spring Festival couplets, make jiaozi, eat glutinous rice balls and so on. The local customs are similar, but they are all very prosperous and round.