What are the customs on New Year's Day?

new year's day: don't use a broom, otherwise it will sweep away luck and break money. If you have to sweep the floor, you must sweep it from the outside to the inside. To this day, there is a custom in many places to clean up before New Year's Eve. On the first day of the new year, no brooms are put out, no garbage is taken out, and a large bucket of waste water is prepared, and it is not spilled on that day. You can't break furniture in the New Year either. Breaking it is a sign of bankruptcy. You have to say "Peace at the age of (broken)" or "Bloom on the ground, be rich and glorious" as soon as possible.

The Spring Festival is commonly known as "New Year's Day", formerly known as "New Year's Day". Du Taiqing of the Sui Dynasty said in "The Five Candles Collection": "The first month is the end of the month, and the first day is the Yuan Day, which is also a cloud that is in the right direction and a cloud that is in the new moon." The original meaning of "yuan" is "head", and later it is extended to "start". Because this day is the first day of a year, the first day of spring and the first day of the first month, it is called "three yuan". Because this day is still the year-old dynasty, the moon dynasty and the day dynasty, it is also called the "three dynasties"; Because it is the first Shuori, it is also called "Yuanshuo". On the first day of the first month, there are other nicknames such as Shangri, Zhengchao, Sanshuo and Sanshi, which means that the first day of the first month is the beginning of the year, month and day. On the first day of the first month of the first month, we pay attention to opening firecrackers: in the morning of the Spring Festival, when the doors are opened, firecrackers are set off first, which is called "opening firecrackers". After the sound of firecrackers, the ground is full of broken red, which is called "full house red" At this time, the streets are full of anger and joy. On the first day of New Year's Day, it is essential to visit relatives and friends' homes or call to greet them. Say "Happy New Year" and wish everyone good luck throughout the year. It is said that the first day of the first month is the broom birthday, so you can't use the broom on this day, otherwise it will sweep away luck and ruin money, and attract the "broom star" and cause bad luck. If you have to sweep the floor, you must sweep it from the outside to the inside. On this day, you can't throw water on the garbage, for fear of breaking the money. Today, there is still a custom in many places to clean up the New Year's Eve. On the first day of the New Year, there is no broom, no garbage, and a big bucket is prepared to hold waste water, so that it is not splashed outside that day.

On the second day of New Year's Eve, a married daughter goes back to her parents' home and asks her husband to go with her, so it is commonly called "Welcome Husband Day". On this day, the daughter who goes back to her mother's house must bring some gifts and red envelopes to give to her children and have lunch at her mother's house, but she must get back to her husband's house before dinner. In the past, the family also chose this day to take a family photo. On the second day of New Year's Day, the married daughter will take her husband and children back to her mother's house to pay New Year's greetings. On this day, the daughter who goes back to her parents' home must carry some gifts and red envelopes, give them to her children, and eat and stay at her parents' home, commonly known as "staying at her parents' home"; In the north, the god of wealth is sacrificed on the second day of the first month. On this day, both commercial shops and ordinary families will hold activities to sacrifice the god of wealth. Families offered sacrifices to the God of Wealth who came on New Year's Eve. In fact, the bought rough printed matter was incinerated. I want to eat wonton at noon this day, commonly known as "Yuanbao soup". Fish and mutton are used as sacrifices. On this day, big businesses in old Beijing all held large-scale sacrificial activities, offering sacrifices with "five offerings", that is, whole pig, whole sheep, whole chicken, whole duck and red live carp, hoping to make a fortune this year.

New Year's Eve: also known as Red Dog Day, which is homophonic with "Red Mouth" and usually does not go out to pay New Year greetings. It is said that this day is prone to quarrel with people. However, this custom has long been out of date, because it is rare for people to get together during the Spring Festival now, which has faded a lot. Folk customs this day is called "poor man's day", and every household will "sweep the poor man" in the early morning of the third day, sweeping out the garbage accumulated for two days from the first day to the second day, which means sweeping away the dirty and unlucky folk customs. Therefore, if you don't go out to pay New Year's greetings on this day, you are afraid of being swept away like a "poor ghost". This day, also known as "Red Mouth Day", is forbidden. People don't go out to pay New Year's greetings, and it will easily lead to quarrels with others when they go out. Therefore, those with elders in the family will be very concerned about this day, and they will not let their younger generations go out to pay New Year's greetings at home, so they will stay at home to avoid the fierce battle of words.

Lunar New Year's Day: It's a day to worship the God of Wealth. In the past, the boss wanted to "fire someone", so he didn't invite him to worship God on this day, and the other party knew it well and packed up and left. There is also a legend that the kitchen god will come to check the household registration this day, so it is not appropriate to go far. According to folklore, the fifth day of the first lunar month is the "God of Wealth's birthday", so it is necessary to prepare three sacrifices, fruits, candy, tea, etc. one day in advance, and worship is intended to "welcome the God of Wealth". At the same time, each family will hold a banquet to congratulate the arrival of the "God of Wealth's birthday", which is the most important worship activity in the first lunar month. A folk saying that worshipping the gods is usually held in the afternoon when the sun sets and at night; "send god early and receive god late." At the same time, we can pay homage to "Kitchen King" on this day. It is said that folk customs are one of the gods with clear rewards and punishments for "Kitchen King". For example, in the old year, a bowl of clear water and three sticks of incense can be used to pay homage to "Kitchen King". For example, in the old year, a small fortune can be used to pay homage to "Kitchen King" with "three animals, fruit, tea and wine", hoping to win this year.

the fifth day of lunar new year's eve: commonly known as "breaking five", it is necessary to "drive out five poverty", including "intellectual poverty, academic poverty, literary poverty, life poverty and friendship poverty". People get up at dawn, set off firecrackers and clean up. Firecrackers are released from the inside out, and they go outside the door as they are released. It is said that everything that is unlucky will be blown out. On this day, the popular folk food custom is to eat jiaozi, commonly known as "squeezing the mouth of a villain". On the fifth day of Tianjin, every household eats jiaozi, and the chopping board should be tinkled so that the neighbors can hear it to show that it is chopping a villain. The fifth day of the first month is commonly known as the fifth day. Many taboos can be broken after this day when folklore is said to be broken. According to the old habit of eating "dumplings" for five days, now some people only eat them for three or two days, and some eat them every other day, but there is no one who doesn't eat them. This is true from princes' mansions to small houses in streets and lanes, even for hospitality. Women are no longer taboo, and begin to visit each other to pay New Year greetings and congratulate each other. The newly married woman returns home on this day. There is also a saying that it is not appropriate to do things on the day of the Fifth Festival, otherwise something will happen this year. In addition to the above taboos, the custom of breaking the Five-Year Plan is mainly to send the poor, welcome the god of wealth and open the market for trade.

Chinese New Year's Eve: Shops and restaurants have just officially opened for business, and firecrackers will be set off, which is no less than the situation on New Year's Eve. Legend has it that the most popular day is the boy who turned 12 that year, because 12 is twice as much as 6, which is called 66 Dashun. On this day, every household should throw out the garbage accumulated in the festival, which is called sending the poor. The sixth day of the first month is the horse day, which was called fat in ancient times: going to the fields to prepare for spring ploughing, and being poor is sent out. People really start farming or doing business on this day. Since entering the first month, it has been impossible to clean until the fifth day, and the feces in the toilet have accumulated. So this day, I did a big cleaning and worshipped the toilet gods to clean up the dirty toilets on weekdays. Therefore, it is called "fat" (but nowadays people use new bathroom equipment, so there is no such custom).

lunar new year's eve: it's human day, that is, people's birthday. According to Zhan Shu, since the first day, the order of God's creation is "one chicken, two dog, three pigs, four sheep, five cows, six horses, seven people and eight valleys", so the seventh day is human day. On this day, Hong Kong people like to eat the first porridge, so-called and, I hope to be the top high school in the scientific examination. Everyone should be respected every day. Even the government can't execute criminals on this day, and parents can't teach their children a lesson on this day.

the folk custom on the seventh day of lunar new year's eve is "people's day", which means "everyone's birthday". Legend has it that the female snail first created the world, and after creating animals such as chickens, dogs, pigs, cows and horses, she created people on the seventh day, and everything sprouted on this day. So this day is the birthday of mankind. People's custom is to spread pancakes: on this day, people will eat spring pancake rolls "box dishes" (cooked meat food) and spread pancakes in the courtyard to "smoke the sky". Eating Seven Treasures Soup: Soup made of seven kinds of vegetables, eaten on human days, is a good omen, and it is said that it can remove evil spirits and cure all diseases. Different places have different products, different fruits and vegetables, and different meanings. In addition, there are customs such as eating noodles to pray for longevity, letting children sweat, cutting and carving characters with colorful silk and sticking them on the screen, and the customs and habits in different regions are slightly different.

lunar new year's eve: in the old days, there was a custom among the people that "you don't go on the seventh day, and you don't return on the eighth day". On the eighth day of the first month of the first month, people make small lanterns to burn and sacrifice them, which is called Shunxing, also known as "offering stars" and "receiving stars". It is also said that the eighth day is the birthday of millet. If the weather is fine, the rice harvest will be good, and if it is cloudy, the year will be sorry. The eighth day of the first month is the day when silkworms celebrate the New Year. Folk customs from the first day of the first month to the eighth day of the first month are the "year" of one chicken, two dogs, three pigs, four sheep, five cows, six horses, seven people, eight silkworms and other people and animals, all of which are related to farming. People hope that six livestock will prosper, people will be safe and silkworms will prosper. At the same time, there is a traditional taboo among the people. Women can't use needle and thread on the eighth day of the first month. It is said that if you use a needle and thread on this day, you will be blind.

Lunar New Year's Day: The folk custom is the birthday of the Jade Emperor, and a grand ceremony will be held to worship heaven. Many believers in Hsinchu, Taiwan Province, will go to the Tiangong altar, which is dedicated to the Jade Emperor and has a history of more than 2 years, to celebrate his birthday and pray for a good weather, peace and health in the new year. According to Taoist legend, the ninth day of the first month is the birthday of the Jade Emperor, which is called "Jade Emperor's Birthday" and "Heavenly Born", also known as "Sunrise". On this day, the Taoist temple will hold a grand birthday ceremony and recite scriptures. On this day, every household should look at the sky and bow down and hold the most solemn ceremony. Sacrifice the Jade Emperor with three animals and fruits. I hope there will be a good harvest in the coming year, and at the same time, I have worshipped the "Ninth Emperor's Birthday" to bless my family's health and longevity. On this day, people are kind and don't offend the gods.

Chinese New Year's Day: It is said that this is the birthday of the stone. "The stone doesn't move": on this day, all stone tools such as grinding and grinding can't move, and even a sacrifice is held to enjoy the stone, for fear of hurting crops. Also known as "stone does not move" and "ten does not move". In some places, families pay tribute to burning incense on stones. I must eat steamed buns for lunch, thinking that eating cakes will lead to prosperity within one year. There is also the act of lifting the stone. At the beginning of kuya, people frozen a crock on a smooth big stone. On the morning of the 1th day, the jar nose was tied with a rope, and ten boys took turns carrying the crock. If the stone doesn't fall to the ground, it indicates a bumper harvest that year. There is also a custom to congratulate a mouse on marrying a woman, also known as "mouse marrying". On the tenth day of the first lunar month, the bread is placed at the root of the wall, and it is called "Congratulations to the mouse for marrying a girl". In many places, lights, incense and paper should be lit in the corner, corner and water jar to celebrate the mouse's marriage. At night, however, avoid lighting lamps and talking, so as not to disturb the wedding, and provoke the rat god, which will be a problem for a year. There are also some places that avoid needles on the tenth day of the first month, saying that if you do needlework on this day, you will feel distressed, because your fingers are connected.

On the 11th day of the first month of the New Year's Day, it is the "son-in-law's day" and the day when the father-in-law fetes his son-in-law. There is a lot of food left over from the celebration of "God's Birthday" on the ninth day, except for eating one day on the tenth day, so the bride's family doesn't have to spend any more money, so she uses these leftover foods to entertain her son-in-law and daughter. The folk song is called "Please ask your son-in-law". The spring is prosperous and the harvest is good. As the saying goes, "A year's plan lies in spring". On this day, farmers will go to the fields to cultivate, hoping to harvest Man Cang in the coming year.

the twelfth day of the first month: after the eleventh day of the first month, people began to prepare for the Lantern Festival. From the twelfth day of the first month, they began to buy lanterns and build light sheds. The nursery rhyme goes like this: "Eleven chirps, twelve light sheds, thirteen people turn on the lights, fourteen lights are on, fifteen lines and a half months, and sixteen people finish the lights." On this day, the ancestors lit a new lamp in front of the hall. In the old agricultural society, boys were attached great importance to inheriting family incense. Whenever there was no ancestral hall in a village with the same surname, a newborn boy with the same surname could light a new lamp and add a family book on this day. On this day, the lights lit by the newborn boys in the village were decorated in front of the ancestral hall to show that the incense was flourishing.

13th and 14th day of the first month: The 13th and 14th day of the first month is the time to add three kinds of poultry in the family. ?

the fifteenth day of the first month: it is the Lantern Festival, which is the first full moon night in a year and also the night in spring returns. It is a common folk custom to have lanterns, dance yangko, dance lions, watch fireworks and catch up with temple fairs on the fifteenth day of the first month. This day is also called "Lantern Festival". The custom of burning lanterns on Lantern Festival originated in the Han Dynasty. On this day, Yuanxiao and glutinous rice balls are indispensable. Lantern Festival is the main traditional festival in China, also known as Yuanxi and Yuanye, also known as Shangyuan Festival, because it is the first full moon night in the New Year. Because this festival has the custom of watching lanterns in past dynasties, it is also called the Lantern Festival.

Yuanxiao is eaten on the 15th day of the first month. As a food, Yuanxiao has a long history in China. In the Song Dynasty, a novel food for the Lantern Festival was popular among the people. This kind of food was first called "Floating Yuanzi" and later called "Yuanxiao", and businessmen also called it "Yuanbao". Yuanxiao, or "dumpling", is filled with white sugar, rose, sesame, red bean paste, yellow cinnamon, walnut kernel, nuts and jujube paste, and wrapped in glutinous rice flour into a round shape, which can be both meat and vegetarian and has different flavors. It can be boiled in soup, fried and steamed, which means a happy reunion. Shaanxi dumplings are not wrapped, but "rolled" in glutinous rice flour, or boiled or fried, hot and round. "solve riddles on the lanterns", also known as "playing riddles", is a characteristic activity of the Lantern Festival that has been circulating since ancient times. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, every household hangs colored lights and sets off fireworks. Later, some busybodies wrote riddles on paper and pasted them on colorful colored lights for people to guess. Because riddles can enlighten wisdom and cater to the festive atmosphere, so many people responded, and then guessing riddles gradually became an indispensable program of the Lantern Festival. "Dragon Lantern Dance" Legend has it that there was a drought in the Tang Dynasty, and the Dragon King made a mistake in having sex and drowned many people in Chang 'an. The Jade Emperor ordered Wei Zhi to supervise and behead the Dragon King. After that, the Dragon King haunted the palace every night, which frightened Li Shimin, the king of the Tang Dynasty. So he asked his ministers for advice, and they thought that he should cross over the Dragon King, so the people had the habit of playing dragon lanterns on the Lantern Festival. Dragon lanterns are generally made of bamboo, colored paper, cloth, etc., and the number of knots is odd, reaching tens of feet. Those who can burn candles in a knot are called "Dragon Lantern", while those who can't, are called "Bulong". When dancing the dragon, the leading dancer holds the faucet, and dozens of people lift the wooden sticks tightly connected to the dragon body. Then, the whole dragon runs along the prescribed route and queue in the music. The dragon seems to be alive, and the people use this custom to seek good weather and good harvests. "Children's lanterns" is short for "sending lanterns", also known as "sending lanterns", etc., that is, before the Lantern Festival, the bride's family sends lanterns to her newly married daughter's home, or ordinary relatives and friends give them to her newly-married infertile home in order to add good luck, because "lamp" is homophonic with "ding", which is a custom in many places.