What are the folk customs in Zhejiang?

Generally speaking, on the 20th day of the end of the year or before and after the kitchen festival, every family chooses auspicious day to clean the doorways. From the rafters to the ditches, brooms should be tied to every corner and side of the building, and all the utensils should be washed to prepare for a clean New Year, which is also called "dusting new". In the old society, in Cangnan, long-term workers went home for the New Year, so there was a saying that they didn't eat 24 meals a year.

Now, around the 24th of the twelfth lunar month every year, we still follow the custom of "dusting the ashes to welcome the new" in the twelfth lunar month, and carry out general cleaning activities centered on dusting the ashes to welcome the new in the whole city.

2. Off-year. Rural people generally have to clean up, buy new year's goods and send the kitchen god bodhisattva to heaven. There are also places to worship ancestors on this day. The New Year has begun in China.

3. New Year Drum:

During the Spring Festival, there are many folk entertainment activities, such as New Year drums and percussion. At the beginning of the new year, children in groups beat gongs and drums along the street, which is called "New Year Drum". Some villages gather villagers to play all kinds of music, including percussion and oratorios, which are lively and joyful.

4. New Year's "opening the door".

In the early morning of the first day, every household is scrambling to play the "opening gun". It is generally believed that the earlier the better. Accompanied by firecrackers, sending out the old and welcoming the new, and receiving blessings, commonly known as "receiving the year." Playing "opening the door" is very particular. Generally, a string of small firecrackers is set off first, which is called "Hundred Firecrackers". Setting off two firecrackers and three rounds means that one year's disease disaster can be alleviated, and it also means welcoming the new year.

The louder the three firecrackers, the more auspicious they are. Generally, firecrackers and Lippi's skins are all red, and after they are set off, red flowers are all over the ground, beaming. The flavor of the year is the strongest at this time.