What are the traditional folk customs in the Spring Festival?

1, the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month-Laba porridge: Laba Festival, commonly known as Laba, is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. The ancients had a tradition of offering sacrifices to ancestors and praying for a good harvest, and some areas had the custom of drinking Laba porridge. Laba porridge was cooked with adzuki beans and glutinous rice in ancient times, and then the materials were gradually increased.

2. Twenty-third of the twelfth lunar month-honeydew melon stick: Twenty-third of the twelfth lunar month, also known as off-year, is the day when people worship the stove. There is a folk custom, men don't Yue Bai, women don't offer sacrifices to stoves, so the owner of offering sacrifices to stoves is limited to men. Among the folk gods in China, the qualification of Kitchen God has a long history.

3. Sweeping the house on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month: After the Kitchen Festival, the preparations for the New Year officially began. Cleaning day, that is, the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, means year-end cleaning, and every household should clean up the cobwebs, raise dust and clean them up. In addition, pay attention to wearing masks, hats and glasses when cleaning. Change clothes in time after sweeping the dust.

4. Twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month-Meeting the Jade Emperor (grinding bean curd): The old custom holds that the kitchen god went to heaven (twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month) and the Jade Emperor himself went down the mountain on the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month to inspect the good and evil on earth and decide the fortune for the coming year. Therefore, it is called meeting the Jade Emperor and praying with sacrifices.

5. Twenty-six of the twelfth lunar month-killing pigs and cutting annual meat: Twenty-six of the twelfth lunar month refers to the common name of twenty-six of the twelfth lunar month in China; One of the customs of the Han nationality during the Spring Festival. On this day, we will cut annual meat and start buying new year's goods.

6. Twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month-Killing the Year Chicken: the common name on the eve of the twenty-seventh twelfth lunar month. This is a traditional custom of the Han nationality during the Spring Festival. Han folk proverbs call it the 27th of the twelfth lunar month.

7. Twenty-eight of the twelfth lunar month-Twenty-eight of the twelfth lunar month Han folk songs have twenty-eight of the twelfth lunar month, and the dough and the twenty-eight of the twelfth lunar month are decorated with cakes and buns. The traditional folk custom of the Han nationality has reached the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. Whether it's mixing noodles or making buns, every household should start preparing the staple food for the New Year.

8. Twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month-steamed buns: The day before New Year's Eve of the twenty-ninth twelfth lunar month is called New Year's Eve, which is a folk culture of the Han nationality. On this day, there will be a banquet at home and people will visit each other to celebrate the New Year. Burning incense outdoors is called Tianxiang, which usually takes three days.

9. Stay on the 30th of the twelfth lunar month: The 30th of the twelfth lunar month, also known as New Year's Eve, is one of the traditional festivals in China. The evening of the last day of the twelfth lunar month is connected with the Spring Festival (the first day of the first month) every year. On this day, the main traditional folk activities are offering sacrifices to ancestors, putting up doors, setting off firecrackers, giving lucky money, eating New Year's Eve and sending the God of Wealth.

10, the first day of the first month: In traditional customs, it is necessary for elders or neighbors to pay New Year greetings on the first day of the first month, and generally they will not go far away to pay New Year greetings. Folklore experts told reporters that it is actually directly related to New Year's Eve.

1 1, the second day of the first month: the second day of the first month is also a New Year call, but prostitutes who get married on this day are going with their son-in-law. Among them, there are many rules for newlyweds to go home. For example, bring gifts in pairs. The bride's family can't accept it all, and she has to take some back when she goes back to her husband's house.

12, the third day of the first month: In traditional customs, the third day of the first month is considered as the day when mice marry their daughters, so they should rest early at night and don't disturb mice to marry their daughters. There are many mice that don't let me live a good day, and I make them feel bad for a whole year. If I disturb the mouse to marry his daughter, the mouse will harm this family.

13, the fourth day of the first month: the fourth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar is a day to worship the god of wealth. In the past, the boss wanted to fire someone, but he was not invited to worship God this day. The other party knew it well and packed up and left. There is also a legend that Kitchen God will come to check the household registration this day, so it is not advisable to travel far.

14, the fifth day of the first month: the fifth day is also called the fifth day. This day is a big day for businessmen, a day to pray for a good harvest and meet the god of wealth. On this day, the store will open the door and set off firecrackers.

15, the sixth day of the first month: the god of wealth just entered the door on the fifth day, and the poor god will be sent away on the sixth day. On the day of sending the poor god, we will do a general cleaning at home and throw away all the rubbish, useless rags and the like. In addition, you should also drink a vegetarian soup, which is made of seven kinds of vegetables such as spinach and green vegetables.

16, the seventh day of the first month: also known as People's Victory Day, People's Celebration Day, Population Day, People's Seventh Day, etc. Legend has it that Nu Wa created chickens, dogs, pigs, cows, horses and other animals at the beginning of creation, and then created people on the seventh day, so this day is the birthday of mankind.

17, the eighth day of the first month: Folk-made lanterns are burned and sacrificed on the eighth day of the first month. As the lower limit of the stars, it is called Shunxing, also known as offering and receiving stars. Some people say that the eighth day is Xiaomi's birthday. If the weather is fine, there will be a bumper harvest of rice.

18, the ninth day of the first month: the ninth day of the first month is a day, commonly known as Tiangong Sheng. It is said that this day is the birthday of the Jade Emperor. The main customs are offering sacrifices to the jade emperor and Taoist temple to heaven. In some places, when the weather is fine, women will prepare incense sticks and fast rice bowls and put them in the open air at the entrance of patio lane to worship heaven and pray for God's blessing.

19, the tenth day of the first month: On this day, all stone tools such as grinding and grinding can't be moved, and even sacrifices are set to enjoy the stones, for fear of hurting crops. Also known as stone does not move. Henan custom: On this day, every household pays tribute and burns incense on stones.

20, the eleventh day of the first month: There is a folk saying that the eleventh day of the first month is the son-in-law day, and the father-in-law entertains the son-in-law on this day. According to legend, this is because the food celebrated on the ninth day will not be eaten until the tenth day. Therefore, on the eleventh day, it is used to invite the son-in-law to dinner, and the bride's family does not have to spend any more money.

2 1, the twelfth day of the first month: From the Spring Festival to the eleventh day of the first month, most of the food people eat is greasy. So from this day on, people began to eat lightly, clearing intestines and moistening dryness. More importantly, since the Lantern Festival will be celebrated in three days, we should start making preparations from this day. At home, we will buy lanterns and build a light shed.

22, the thirteenth day of the first month: Today is the thirteenth day of the first lunar month. Preparations for the Lantern Festival are still going on. In the south of China, people enjoy lanterns on this day. On this day, an endless stream of China people will go to the Chenghuang Temple to enjoy the lanterns. And this is just the prelude to the Lantern Festival.

23, the fourteenth day of the first month: Today is the fourteenth day of the first lunar month. In most parts of China, everything on 14 is for the Lantern Festival the next day. On this day, the Lantern Festival is open for people to buy lanterns.

24. The 15th day of the first month: Eating Yuanxiao on the 15th day of the first month, as a food, has a long history in China. In the Song Dynasty, a novel Lantern Festival food was popular among the people. This kind of food was originally called Zi Yuan, then Yuanxiao, and merchants also called it Yuanbao.