What are the customs of Xi 'an?

In rural Shaanxi, the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month is the Lunar New Year, and the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month is called "off-year". In some places in the countryside, it is called "offering sacrifices to stoves", that is, offering sacrifices to the "kitchen god" who dominates good and bad luck in order to have ample food and clothing.

Step 2 clean the house

Two days before New Year's Eve, Shaanxi, whether it is Guanzhong, southern Shaanxi, northern Shaanxi or urban and rural areas, must "sweep the house", and people in the city call it general cleaning. Before and after every house, outside the kiln, even the corners should be cleaned.

Step 3 sit at the root of a year

On New Year's Eve, the whole family gather at a table to have a "reunion dinner", which is commonly called "reunion year". In the evening, all the houses are brightly lit, the fires are blazing, the young and the old stay up all night, and the furnace is "guarding the old", commonly known as "sitting on the roots of the year".

Step 4: keep your age

At the same time, the whole family should take a bath, change clothes and pack jiaozi in turn to prepare for the Chinese New Year. At midnight (equivalent to today's 23: 00- 1: 00), thousands of firecrackers rang in unison, meaning "catching stars" and "welcoming the god of wealth", and some even put on incense tables and bowed down.

5, Zhang Deng

On the fifteenth day of the first month in Xi 'an, "Zhang Deng" can be traced back to the Han Dynasty. On the fifteenth day of the first month, this day was called Shangyuan Festival in ancient times, and the night of this day was called "Yuanxiao", also called "Yuanxiao". Every night, Emperor Wendi decorated lanterns and went out to enjoy them with people.

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