Guangdong's New Year custom, Lingnan culture! !

"Paili is" (Guangdong dialect, meaning to seal a red envelope), which is the habit of Guangdong Spring Festival. It is beneficial to all things and has auspicious meaning. However, the earliest "ceremony" had nothing to do with money. It began in the Han Dynasty and was used as a mascot to ward off evil spirits. Later, the old man strung it with red thread and put it under the child's pillow on New Year's Eve to ward off evil spirits. Now everyone is sealing red envelopes as a sign of good, which is also a kind of pressure.

"Walking along the Flower Street" (Guangdong dialect, meaning strolling along the Flower Street) is the most well-known tradition in Guangzhou, and "Walking along the Flower Street for the New Year" is a complex lingering in the hearts of Guangzhou people. In the past, old people often said, "Walking in the flower street is for good luck. Flowers symbolize prosperity, and kumquat represents auspiciousness. " Now, in addition to buying and watching flowers, Flower Street is also a symbol of Guangzhou people's wish for "good luck" in the New Year.

Lions in Guangdong are different from lions in other provinces and are called "lion awakening". There are Guangdong characteristics in production and dance. During the Spring Festival, many shopping malls will invite lion dance teams. In addition to performing in the square, they will also pay tribute to the lion dance from door to door to show peace and good luck. The host family will offer a reward to the door and let the Swiss lion pick it, which is called "picking the green". Take this activity to hope that the lion can bring good luck home.