What are the folk customs in the Spring Festival?

Festival is the first day of the first lunar month, also known as Lunar New Year, commonly known as "Chinese New Year", which is the most solemn and lively traditional festival among the people in China. The following are the folk stories I compiled for you during the Spring Festival. You are welcome to learn from them, which will certainly help you.

What are the folk customs in the Spring Festival?

According to legend, there was a monster named Nian in ancient China, with long tentacles and a ferocious face. Nian lived on the seabed for many years, and climbed ashore every New Year's Eve, devouring livestock and killing people. Therefore, every New Year's Eve, people in the village fled to the deep mountains to avoid the harm of the "Nian" beast.

On New Year's Eve this year, people in Taohua Village were taking refuge in the mountains when an old beggar came from outside the village. He was leaning on crutches, carrying a bag on his arm, with elegant silver whiskers and staring at Matthew. Some villagers sealed windows and locked doors, some packed their bags, some herded cattle and drove sheep, and people shouted hisses everywhere, which was a scene of panic. At this time, who still has the mind to take care of this begging old man? Only an old woman in the village east gave the old man some food and suggested that he go up the mountain quickly to avoid the "Nian" beast. The old man said with a smile, if my mother-in-law lets me stay at home for one night, I will definitely drive the Nian beast away. When the old woman looked at him carefully, she found that he was young, healthy, energetic and had an extraordinary world outlook. But she continued to persuade and begged the old man to laugh without saying a word. My mother-in-law had no choice but to leave home and take refuge in the mountains.

At midnight, Nian beast broke into the village. It found that the atmosphere in the village was different from previous years: the old woman's house at the east end of the village had red paper on the door and bright candles in the room. The beast Nian trembled and let out a long whistle. Nian stared at her mother-in-law's house for a while, then screamed and rushed over. As we approached the door, there was a sudden explosion in the yard, and Nian trembled and dared not go any further. It turns out that Nian was most afraid of red, fire and explosion. At this time, my mother-in-law's door was wide open, and I saw an old man in a red robe laughing in the hospital. "Nian" was frightened to disgrace and fled in confusion.

The next day was the first day of the first month, and the people who came back from refuge were very surprised to see that the village was safe and sound. At this time, the old woman suddenly realized and quickly told the villagers the promise of begging for the elderly. The villagers flocked to the old woman's house together, only to see red paper on her mother-in-law's door, a pile of unburned bamboo still exploding in the yard, and a few red candles still glowing in the house ... The ecstatic villagers put on their clothes and hats to celebrate the auspicious arrival, and went to relatives and friends' homes to congratulate and say hello. The story soon spread in the surrounding villages, and people all knew the way to drive away the "Nian" beast.

Since then, every year on New Year's Eve, every family has posted red couplets and set off firecrackers. Every household has a bright candlelight, so it is better to wait for the New Year. In the early morning of the first day, I want to say hello to my relatives and friends. This custom has spread more and more widely, and has become the most solemn traditional festival among the people in China.

Inventory of Spring Festival customs

Custom 1: Sweep the dust

As the name implies, cleaning the dust is cleaning the dust. Before the Spring Festival, we should clean the house inside and outside, welcome the Spring Festival with the latest look, and express the meaning of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new. The custom of cleaning dust began on the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, and some places started cleaning dust very early.

Custom 2: paste Spring Festival couplets.

Spring Festival couplets are usually posted on New Year's Eve. Spring Festival couplets must not be posted until the New Year, otherwise it will be meaningless and will not achieve the festive effect. Spring Festival couplets are very particular. The order of Spring Festival couplets and different styles of Spring Festival couplets should have rules to follow, so that the whole family can be safe and happy in the new year.

Custom 3: Setting off firecrackers

Setting off firecrackers is a custom since ancient times. At first, there was a legend to drive away Nian beast, but now it is to add auspiciousness and let firecrackers bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new year. But now most cities prohibit residents from setting off firecrackers at will, so people have come up with many ways to simulate firecrackers for the New Year, which is quite interesting.

Custom 4: Shounian

In fact, it is also very meaningful to keep the old age, that is, the family get together to cross from New Year's Eve to the Spring Festival, welcome the arrival of the Spring Festival, and make good wishes for the new year.

Custom 5: New Year greetings

The custom of paying New Year greetings is very popular among children. Every New Year, they will put on new clothes and hats, and then happily go to their families and elders to say auspicious words and ask for Chinese New Year red envelopes, and then go to play with friends.

The moral of Spring Festival couplets

It expresses the good wishes of the working people of the Han nationality to drive away evil spirits and avoid disasters and welcome good luck.

The year is approaching, and there are many Chinese New Year customs. Sticking Spring Festival couplets is one of them. Spring Festival couplets: Spring Festival couplets are commonly known as "door couplets", "spring stickers", "couplets" and "couplets". The festive red couplets posted on the door are a kind of couplets and should be posted during the Spring Festival, so one source of Spring Festival couplets is Fu Tao. At first, people carved figures out of mahogany and hung them by the door to ward off evil spirits. Later, they painted the door god on the mahogany, simplified it and wrote the door god's name on the mahogany board. Another source of Spring Festival couplets is spring stickers. The ancients posted the word "Yichun" more and more at the beginning of spring, and gradually developed into Spring Festival couplets.

Spring Festival couplets are a kind of couplets and a unique literary form. It depicts the background of the times and expresses good wishes with neat, dual, concise and exquisite words, which is China's literary form. Every Spring Festival, no matter in urban or rural areas, every household should choose a pair of bright red Spring Festival couplets and stick them on the door to add a festive atmosphere to the Spring Festival.

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