Chinese New Year Customs in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province

On the first day of the first month, people in Zhenjiang are used to eating jujube tea and cooking jiaozi for breakfast, which means "getting up early" and "Tong Yuan". Tangyuan is usually made of glutinous rice flour, and the fillings are fat sugar, jujube paste, bean paste, vegetable meat and so on. From the first day to the second day of the Lunar New Year, people usually don't cook raw food, but eat overnight meals, which means "getting old". During the Spring Festival, every family will prepare some fruits, and at the same time, they will get some lucky amulets, such as candy means "sweet honey", orange means "go away", red dates mean "early birth" and peanuts mean "long life".

Starting from New Year's Eve, it is essential to set off firecrackers. In addition to firecrackers, Vientiane updated the beginning of the new year. Firecrackers also mean "Gao Sheng". In the past two years, people have been arguing whether fireworks should be banned. However, fireworks and firecrackers, as a traditional folk custom, have long been inseparable from the significance of the year and can be given a strong flavor of the year. However, the safety of setting off fireworks cannot be ignored. When I was a child, I remember there was a kind of fireworks called "Kowloon". After it was ignited, it soared and flew around, which was very dangerous.

In addition, many people will ask someone to write or buy a pair of Spring Festival couplets and stick them on the door.