What's the difference between the south and the north during the Spring Festival?

Jiaozi is eaten in the north, and rice cakes and dumplings are made in the south.

In the north, people pay attention to eating jiaozi on the first day of school, which means "alternating the old with the new and making friends when young". Because the shape of jiaozi is quite like an ingot, after cooking, the pots on the table symbolize the good omen of "making a fortune in the New Year, and the ingot is rolling"; In the south, most people make rice cakes and glutinous rice balls. The homonym of rice cakes is "Gao nian", which means good luck. Tangyuan is also called "jiaozi" and "Tangyuan", which means "family reunion".

Second, entertainment activities are different.

In the north, due to the cold climate, people usually stay at home, chat with relatives and friends and play cards during the New Year, and there are few outdoor entertainment activities. There are many temple fairs in the north after spring. Visiting temple fairs is the main activity in northern spring. In some places, there have been temple fairs since the New Year, and there are also temple fairs on the New Year Lantern Festival. Our temple fairs usually start in February, February 15 in Chenghuang Temple and March 18 in laojunmiao.

The temperature in the south is higher than that in the north, and there are many outdoor activities. Dragon dance in the south is also a form, including "lion dance, dragon dance, float, bamboo horse running and stilts walking".

Third, there are different ways of bowling.

On New Year's Eve, northerners usually stay at home, have dinner and watch the Spring Festival Gala. If you are in the countryside, braziers and stoves are indispensable, and fire symbolizes prosperity. On New Year's Eve, you must shine on your body and on the wall, which will not only warm your body, but also your heart.

Southerners, after dinner, the old people sit around the fire at home, chatting about the harvest of the year and the plans for next year, while the young people go out shopping to welcome the arrival of the new year.

Fourth, snacks are different.

In addition to the staple food, snacks are essential for the Chinese New Year. Whether it is a neighbor in the same village or a distant relative, the role of snacks should not be underestimated. Snacks can coax children, can be used as mats before cooking, and can also kill boring time. Snacks in the north are mainly nuts, such as melon seeds and peanuts. In the north, I want to buy a big bag of melon seeds for the Spring Festival. ?

Snacks in the south are mainly desserts, such as rice cakes and Osmanthus Jelly. New Year's cakes, which are homophonic "high every year", go up to the next level to show that they are working. New Year's cakes are essential cakes in the south.

Fifth, the off-year time is different.

Compared with the New Year, off-year is a festival to worship the kitchen god. Sending a stove is to entrust the working people in our country with their yearning for a happy life and pray for the gods to bless the family peace, good luck and peace in the new year.

The time of off-year is different between the north and the south. In the north, off-year is generally the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, while in the south it is the 24th of the twelfth lunar month.