New Year’s Day is our traditional holiday, so what are the customs on New Year’s Day?

Are there any customs on New Year’s Day?

1. As everyone in China and even the world knows, many countries designate New Year’s Day as a legal holiday and have a holiday on this day. After the founding of China, New Year's Day was also designated as a legal holiday, with a day off.

2. Nowadays, activities organized by groups are more common, such as New Year's Day parties, hanging slogans to celebrate New Year's Day, or holding group activities. In the past, organized gongs and drums and collective folk dances can still be seen on TV documentaries. Today, technology has developed and evolved into galas and the like. In recent years, there have been tours, parties and other programs. There aren’t many traditions on New Year’s Day anyway. It's a holiday, so you can have fun. Even New Year's Day only means a day off for the younger generation.

3. The traditional way of celebration in China lies with the people, especially in rural areas. Every Chinese New Year, every household will set off firecrackers and kill chickens and geese. After worshiping the gods of various places, the family reunites and has a meal. As for a more intensive celebration, I haven’t seen that yet. Ancient New Year's Day Customs

In ancient China, when the crops were harvested, people who had worked for a year would prepare rich food to welcome the spring, that is, "a year of good harvests", commonly known as "Nian". There are records of setting off firecrackers, celebrating New Year's greetings, and having reunion dinners in the Song Dynasty. Lu Yuanming's "Miscellaneous Notes of the Years" of the Northern Song Dynasty mentioned: "On New Year's Day, people in the capital will eat more cakes, so-called "annual rings", or similar things." This shows that Bianliang people at that time would prepare noodles and other foods for the New Year. . New Year's Day customs gradually formed. New Year's Day Customs in the North

The weather in northern China is cold in winter, with short days and long nights. Starting from the first day of the Lunar New Year, people in the off-farm season kill pigs and sheep, sit cross-legged on earthen Kangs, chat about household matters, and do not work until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Due to the cold weather, the New Year's Day diet in Northeast China mainly consists of frozen products, pickles and stews. Frozen dumplings, sauerkraut stewed vermicelli, sauerkraut, etc. They are all must-have foods for the Chinese New Year. Children in Beijing eat candied haws on New Year's Day, which symbolizes prosperity in the new year. Popular aspects: Yangko, stilts and Northeastern duo will all be performed at the temple fair. In Tianjin, window grilles are cut and couplets are pasted, and entertainment activities are overwhelming. On New Year's Day in Shandong Province, students use incense to worship a statue of Confucius in the hope of becoming No. 1 in the coming year. New Year's Day customs in the South

Compared with the "vulgar" New Year's Day customs in the North, New Year's Day customs in the South tend to be "elegant". In Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, bamboo poles are tied to the grass and burned, which is called "Qingtian Silkworm". During the Chinese New Year in Shaoxing, guests are served "chawan tea", and some even add olives and kumquats, which is called "holding Yuanbao". In Fujian, the Min pronunciation of "spring" is the same as "left". When eating on New Year's Day, flowers made of red paper should be placed in the rice, commonly known as "spring rice". Spring is a symbol of "more than one year". In Guangdong, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, elders give red envelopes or oranges to younger generations, which are also symbols of good luck and balance in the coming year. New Year's Day customs in Taiwan Province

In Taiwan Province, on the first day of the new year, the whole family, old and young, will gather together to have a New Year's Eve dinner. Hot pot will be placed on the table. This is called "surrounding the stove." Those who participate in "circling the fire" will taste everything on the table and drink symbolically to bring prosperity in the coming year. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, compatriots in Taiwan will eat longevity vegetables. The so-called perennial vegetable is actually commonly known as mustard greens, which are considered by Taiwanese people to be a symbol of longevity. Some people also add vermicelli when cooking, which means endless life and endless life. Tibetan New Year's Day Customs

In the Tibetan New Year, every household must wear "Droso Chima", a colorful flower made of butter, to pray for a good harvest in the coming year. Women make "Kasai", a pastry made of ghee, to entertain guests. The windows need to be replaced with new curtains, the beams and kitchens need to be decorated with hada, and the herdsmen who are good at singing and dancing around the bonfire show a festive atmosphere. The winds are different in a hundred miles, and the customs are different in a thousand miles. There are many customs on New Year's Day. Our motherland is vast and rich in resources. Different places in China have different customs on New Year’s Day. These different customs come together as a gift to welcome the new year. This is a symbol of the great integration of China's 56 ethnic groups. These customs perfectly combine with China's traditional culture and continue to be passed down, forming the soul of the Chinese nation.