What folk culture are there in Jiuquan, Gansu? What are their legends and historical origins?

Before the Chinese New Year, we should have a general cleaning, which means to clean up unlucky things and welcome auspiciousness and happiness.

Put up Spring Festival couplets, set off firecrackers and have a reunion dinner on New Year's Eve.

New Year's Day at home on the first day, and visit relatives and friends after the second day.

Related legend:

Meaning happiness is people's yearning for a better life in the new year, hoping that the new year will be smooth, prosperous and safe!

Spring Festival couplets, commonly known as door pairs. Every Spring Festival, every household sticks red couplets on their doors, which adds to the festive atmosphere.

Spring Festival couplets originated from ancient peach symbols. Fu Tao is a rectangular red board hanging on both sides of the gate. Write the names "Shen Tu" and "Lei Yu" on it to ward off evil spirits. During the Spring Festival, people always replace the old ones with the new ones.

The origin of setting off firecrackers on New Year's Eve;

According to legend; In ancient times, there was a fierce monster named Xi who would come out to harm people at the end of each year. Later, people knew that Xi was most afraid of red and sound. So on New Year's Eve, every family posted red couplets, set off firecrackers and drove away the animals on New Year's Eve, in order to make the new year safe.

Reunion dinner: The annual reunion dinner fully shows the mutual respect and care among family members in China, which makes the relationship between families closer. Family reunion often comforts and satisfies the head of the family spiritually. The old people see their children and grandchildren all over the house, and the family is happy. The care and hard work of raising children in the past were not in vain. How happy this is. The younger generation can also take this opportunity to express their gratitude to their parents for their parenting.

There are many kinds of New Year's Eve dinners, including jiaozi, wonton, long noodles and Yuanxiao. , and each has its own emphasis. Northerners are used to eating jiaozi during the Spring Festival, which means "making friends when you are young". Because the white flour jiaozi is shaped like a silver ingot, pots and pans on the table symbolize the meaning of "getting rich in the New Year, and the ingots are rolling in". Some wrapped jiaozi and some coins sterilized with boiling water, saying that whoever ate first would make more money. The custom of eating jiaozi was handed down from the Han Dynasty. According to legend, Zhang Zhongjing, a medical saint, saw that the poor people's ears were frozen and rotten in the cold winter, so he made a kind of "cold-dispelling Joule soup" to treat frostbite for the poor. He used mutton, peppers and some herbs to drive away the cold and warm, made ear-shaped "corners" out of flour bags, cooked them in a pot and distributed them to the poor. After eating it, people feel hot all over and their ears are hot. Since then, people have followed suit and spread it to this day. Eating wonton in the New Year is based on its original meaning. Legend has it that the world was in a chaotic state before it was created, and Pangu created a universe with four long faces, also called longevity noodles. Eating noodles in the New Year is to wish you a long life.

I wish you a happy new year and a happy family! Everything goes well in the new year!