Why celebrate the Spring Festival?

The folk custom of keeping old is mainly manifested in turning on the lights all night on New Year's Eve. On New Year's Eve, in addition to lighting the New Year's fire, there is also the custom of "lighting lamps to illuminate the New Year", that is, lighting lamps and candles on New Year's Eve. On New Year's Eve, candles are lit in all houses, especially under the bed. This is called "waste". It is said that after this pass, the family's wealth will be enriched in the coming year.

Shounian other meaning

The custom of observing the age is commonly known as "forbearing the year", and people have the habit of observing the age on New Year's Eve. Keeping the old year is the custom of staying up late to welcome the new year on the last night of the old year. Also known as New Year's Eve, the common name is "Enduring the Year". In ancient times, observing the age has two meanings: the old man's observing the age means "resigning from the old", which means cherishing time; Young people keep their age in order to prolong the life of their parents. Since the Han Dynasty, the time for the alternation of the old and new years is generally at midnight. On New Year's Eve, men, women and children will be brightly lit and get together to watch the New Year. Therefore, observing the age is one of the customs of the Spring Festival.