What is the custom of the Spring Festival?

The custom of the Spring Festival is the custom of China people during the Spring Festival. Due to the different regional cultures, the customs in different parts of China are different in content or details and have strong regional characteristics. Common Spring Festival customs include: greeting the New Year, posting Spring Festival couplets, hanging New Year pictures, stick grilles, setting off firecrackers, giving out red envelopes, wearing new clothes, eating jiaozi, celebrating the New Year, dancing lions and dragons, and hanging lanterns. During the Spring Festival, there are different customs every day, and the customs in each region are also different. Born in Fujian, we call the Spring Festival "Celebrating the Year", which is the biggest and longest festival in a year. At dawn, every household opens doors, burns incense and shoots guns to welcome the New Year. There are many taboos in this festival tradition. When you say the first sentence and do the first thing, you should pay attention to your good complexion in order to look forward to a safe year. At the beginning of the new year, everyone should say auspicious words such as "Congratulations on getting rich", "Getting rich" and "Peace" in the first sentence, and the other party will respond with corresponding good words. Next, I'll talk about the unified custom of the Spring Festival in China. Come and have a look with me. One of the Spring Festival customs: cantaloupe stick?

On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, honeydew melons are sticky. This day is what people call a small year. As the name implies, it is the day when the Chinese New Year officially begins. On this day, people will buy candy, peanuts, melon seeds and other foods needed for the New Year. From this day on, children are happiest because there are enough sugar tubes. According to folklore, Kitchen God was originally a star in the sky. Because he made a mistake, he was demoted to the world by the Jade Emperor and became an "oriental chef". It sits in the middle of every kitchen, watching how people live and act, recording all the good and bad things in detail, and turning to heaven on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, reporting the good and evil of every household to the Jade Emperor. On the night of the twelfth lunar month, he returned to earth to punish evil and promote good according to the jade emperor's will. Therefore, on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, people will offer sacrifices to the kitchen god and give him sticky and sweet honeydew melons, so that he can "speak well in the sky and keep peace underground". Children regard this day as a prelude and "rehearsal" for the Spring Festival. Set off firecrackers as soon as it gets dark. In the sound of firecrackers, the host put a plate of honeydew melon and a bowl of green tea in front of the kitchen god statue, lit candles and incense, prayed and saluted, then took the kitchen god statue off the wall and burned it, then poured tea on the paper ash, and the honeydew melon was eaten by the children. On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, honeydew melons offer sacrifices to the stove, which is lively, grand and humorous, so it is called "Chinese New Year". ? The second custom of the Spring Festival: Dust removal? On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, dust removal: On this day, every household should clean the house, clothes and quilts, corners of the roof and dirt on tables, chairs and benches, which is called "dust removal". Dust removal is one of the new customs of removing old cloth in the New Year. The folk proverb says, "On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, dust and sweep the house". 23/24 ended, and officially began to prepare for the New Year. Sweeping dust means year-end cleaning, which is called "sweeping the house" in the north and "sweeping the house" in Guangdong in the south. Whenever the Spring Festival comes, every household should clean the environment, clean all kinds of electrical appliances, remove and wash bedding curtains, sweep six yards, dust cobwebs and dredge culverts in open channels. Everywhere is filled with the joyful atmosphere of cleaning and welcoming the Spring Festival cleanly. According to the folk saying: Because "dust" and "Chen" are homophonic, sweeping dust in the Spring Festival means "getting rid of the old and replacing the new". The purpose of sweeping dust is to sweep away all "bad luck" and "bad luck" in order to pray for the coming year; This custom places people's prayers and wishes to ward off evil spirits, avoid disasters, bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new year. Legend has it that it began in ancient times and is a superstitious ceremony for people to eliminate epidemics and disasters. This custom prevailed in the Tang Dynasty. Song was written by Wu and recorded the folk customs of Suzhou and Hangzhou. It says, "At the end of1February, ... all ordinary people, big or small, swept their doors. Last year, they were dirty and clean ... pray for the new year. " ? The third custom of Spring Festival: grinding bean curd?

Grinding bean curd on the 25th of the twelfth lunar month: The custom of this day comes from legend. It is said that the Kitchen God will report the sufferings of the world to the Jade Emperor the day after tomorrow, and the Jade Emperor will visit the world on the 25th of the twelfth lunar month to see if the world is as the Kitchen God said, so people make and eat tofu on this day to show their poverty and escape the punishment of the Jade Emperor. On the 25th of the twelfth lunar month, the folk proverb says "grinding bean curd on the 25th of the twelfth lunar month", and the homonym of tofu is "Du Fu", which means everyone is blessed. In addition, tofu is as white as jade, which means jade food in ancient times. During the New Year in China, it is called "luxury food" to wear new clothes and eat white and tender tofu, which means that the new year is full of blessings and wealth. In addition, on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, there are customs of pasting windows, receiving jade emperors, driving away chaos and raising silkworms. Some ethnic minorities also designated today as the "Thousand Lights Festival" to express their yearning and longing for a better life. ? The fourth custom of the Spring Festival: to cut meat (stew big meat)?

Twenty-six of the twelfth lunar month, to cut meat (stew): 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 kill pigs and cut their annual meat, and start buying new year's goods. According to the old theory, "stewed meat on the 26th of the twelfth lunar month" is believed to be a festival for all children, and finally "year meat" can be eaten. On this day, every household prepares pigs, cattle and mutton for the Chinese New Year. People cut the meat into large pieces and stew it slowly in a big pot. In ancient times, there was no refrigerator, and stew could be kept until the fifteenth day of the first month, which was the day when everyone was fragrant. In the past, people's lives were poor, and there were many people in their families. They often ate meals without meals, and the conditions were slightly better, but they could only eat steamed corn and wild vegetables. The Chinese New Year is finally coming, and the laborers at home have started to kill pigs. People who don't raise pigs go to the market to cut a piece of meat and go home. Therefore, the stew on the 26th of the twelfth lunar month is also called "the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, killing pigs and cutting meat for the coming year". ? The fifth custom of the Spring Festival: Killing chickens?

On the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, the rooster is slaughtered: "Chicken" and "Auspicious" are homophonic, which means good luck. Killing chickens on the 27 th of the twelfth lunar month is also exquisite. Killed chickens can only be eaten on New Year's Eve, but they can't be finished on New Year's Eve. You should always keep some. Because the chicken itself represents good luck, it is complete to see the chicken on the table every day during the festival. In addition, the old manager pays attention to the fact that one knife can't be used at the beginning of the month, and these foods need to be prepared in advance. On this day, people slaughter domestic poultry for later use, because there are not only animals running on the ground, but also flying animals on the dinner table for the New Year, which means a successful career in the coming year. Of course, this day is also a good day to catch up with major events. Every household will prepare enough new year's goods on this day, such as firecrackers, Spring Festival couplets, Shenma, incense sticks, toys and gifts for children, and headdresses for girls. ? The sixth custom of the Spring Festival: hair?

On the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, put your face on it: The 28th of the twelfth lunar month is the common name of the 28th of the twelfth lunar month in China, and it is one of the traditional customs of the Spring Festival in China. China folk songs on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month include "the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, mixing noodles" and "the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, steamed cakes and decorative flowers". China's folk tradition 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. Meat is prepared on the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, and staple food is prepared on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month. Because the shops are closed from the first day of the first month to the fifteenth day of the first month, everyone must prepare enough meals before the new year. In traditional customs, the meat to be eaten in the New Year should be prepared on the 26th and 27th of the twelfth lunar month, and the pasta should be prepared on the 28th. In the past, the social development was low and there was no modern convenient baking powder. Ordinary flour is easy to deteriorate a few days in advance, but dough is not easy to deteriorate, so on the 28 th, dough is prepared to be the staple food from the first day to the fifth day of the first month. At the same time, it is also because of the old custom that steamed buns cannot be steamed with fire from the first day of the first month to the fifth day of the first month. ? The seventh custom of the Spring Festival: Steamed steamed bread?

On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, steamed buns: on the 28th, dough was made, and on the 29th, steamed buns were made. Steamed steamed bread is not made casually, but carefully prepared, because steamed bread is to be exchanged with neighbors, and it must be made beautiful and delicious, so that it will have face and good luck. On this day, every household steamed noodles cooked on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, and the more the better. This is the staple food for the guests who will come after the Chinese New Year. Some big families have many guests, so they may start steaming steamed buns on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month. There are five red dots on the steamed bread, which means "good luck". The red dot is to dip a small piece of red paper in water, then tie five sorghum stalks together, then dip the red paper in water and finally point it on the steamed bread. The steamed bread in the Spring Festival can be rolled into various shapes, with the bergamot-shaped flour cake as "Fu" and the peach-shaped bean bag as "Shou", and all kinds of carefully carved flour molds can be used to make pasta, such as the five-child school doll cake, the festive and bumper-harvest Pisces cake and the rich and full Fu Yuan cake. This is a process full of joy, hope and creativity. ? The eighth custom of the Spring Festival: Stay overnight?

Stay on the 30 th night of the twelfth lunar month: the 30 th of the twelfth lunar month, the last night of the twelfth lunar month, is called New Year's Eve, which is also the most solemn and festive part of the whole Spring Festival, also called New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve and so on. As a big festival to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, New Year's Eve was formally established in the Han Dynasty. In the first year of the early Han Dynasty (BC 104), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty promulgated the taichu calendar, and decided to take the first day of the first month of the first month of the summer calendar as the beginning of the year, and the last day of each year was correspondingly New Year's Eve. "Divide" means to remove; "Night" means night. After twelve o'clock on New Year's Eve, it will be a new year of unifying Vientiane. The proverb "thirty nights without a sleep" is about a vigil on New Year's Eve. Folk also called "endure the year". ? The earliest record is that in the Western Jin Dynasty, people lit candles or oil lamps to keep vigil all night. 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 age is one of the most important customs in the Spring Festival. According to historical records, on the night before the New Year, the ancients beat drums to drive away the "plague god", which is the origin of the New Year's Eve Festival. New Year's Eve is a nostalgic moment of "every day, month and night is new" and "one night for two years, five minutes for two years", so at this time, everyone should sit together and talk about the past all night. There are many legends about the origin of the New Year's Eve dinner, among which the most representative and widespread one is the legend about "Nian Beast" that we talked about earlier. On New Year's Eve, "Nian Beast" will haunt the world. In order to ensure safety, when it appears on New Year's Eve, people will stay indoors, put red paper on the door and set off firecrackers to drive it away. Everyone sat around and stayed up all night, waiting for Nian Beast to leave. Today, our customs of posting Spring Festival couplets, observing the New Year and setting off firecrackers all come from this. In Japan, Vietnam, Thailand and other countries, there are also customs and habits of keeping watch on New Year's Eve, which shows that the tradition of keeping watch on New Year's Eve has a long history and far-reaching influence. This is the most important day. I am busy from morning till night. In the morning, I got up to prepare noodles, dumpling stuffing and ingredients for the New Year's Eve dinner in jiaozi. The men at home are posting Spring Festival couplets, setting off firecrackers, posting blessings and so on. It is called "Shounian" on New Year's Eve. Every family, old and young, sits in front of the TV and watches the Spring Festival Gala. The children set off firecrackers until after twelve o'clock to welcome the New Year. ? The ninth custom of the Spring Festival: Give a twist to celebrate the New Year?

On New Year's Day, Twist: On New Year's Day, everyone gets up very early. After breakfast, they begin to pay New Year's greetings from door to door at dawn. The custom of paying New Year's greetings varies from place to place throughout the country. Setting off firecrackers before opening the door in the morning is called "opening firecrackers" to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. After the firecrackers, there are broken reds and colorful everywhere, which is called "full house". On the first day of the new year, we pay New Year greetings and welcome the new year. In the morning, families burn incense to worship heaven and earth and ancestors, and then congratulate their elders on the New Year in turn, and then congratulate each other with relatives and friends of the same race. Since ancient times, New Year's Day has been a very important day in a year, and many places have different customs on New Year's Day. "Twist" actually means to let everyone relax on the first day of the new year. Let's have a look. "Waist twisting on New Year's Day", the "waist twisting" here is not really waist twisting, but going to various temple fairs outside to watch performances, taste snacks and relax. On the first day, most people had a good time at home, didn't go out for activities and went to bed early at night. Later, there was a custom of climbing mountains for good luck in the morning of the first day of junior high school. On New Year's Day, until dawn, the younger generation in the family should pay New Year greetings to their elders and wish them well. From the first day to the fifth day, it is a day for visiting relatives and friends to celebrate the New Year, get together, or go out to visit temple fairs. At that time, the streets were full of girls wearing red flowers, boys with windmills and children with large bunches of hawthorn and diabolo. During the Chinese New Year, there was a scene of peace and prosperity. When the door is opened in the morning of the Spring Festival, firecrackers are set off first, which is called "opening the door to set off firecrackers". Put three pieces called "Lianzhong Sanyuan"; Put four pieces called "Flo Xi Shou"; Put five pieces called "Five Blessingg"; Put six pieces called "66 Dashun" ... After the firecrackers, the ground is broken red, which is called "full house red". At this time, the streets were full of anger and joy. Everyone meets and says "Happy New Year" to each other, and this new year begins. When I get up in the morning, I see my parents, brothers and sisters, relatives, etc. You should say hello at once. On the first day of the first year, you always go to the oldest elder's house to pay a New Year call!