Traditional customs of the new year

general cleaning: on the 28th of the year, every household cleaned the house in order to get rid of the bad luck of the old year and welcome the new year.

Sticking Spring Festival couplets and waving spring: Couplets, also known as Spring Festival couplets, have many kinds, but there are generally couplets and spring strips. Each couplet has a horizontal shawl and the word "Fu", while the Spring Festival couplets, like "Everything goes well", are simply stuck in appropriate places, such as doorposts. In fact, Spring Festival couplets (including couplets and Spring Festival couplets) were written by special people in ancient times (with a brush), so they are commonly known as "waving spring". However, in Guangdong, spring strips are called waving spring, which is different from Spring Festival couplets. Twenty-nine, in order to show the new year, new weather, and increase the atmosphere of Chinese New Year. Some people put couplets on both sides of the door, while the lintel is put with a horizontal shawl. Some people put up red papers such as "Fu" and "Spring" indoors and outdoors, and even put these words upside down to indicate "Fu has arrived" and "Spring has arrived".

handling new year's goods: the goods and food that should be saved in the new year are also the most important business in the new year.

Steamed rice cakes: New Year's Eve, commonly known as "New Year's Eve", is the last day of the lunar calendar every year. At this time, every household is busy steaming rice cakes. The "rice cake" has auspicious meaning, symbolizing the annual promotion. Housewives should also pay attention to the skills of steaming rice cakes, because the success or failure of steaming rice cakes is related to the fate of the next year.

New Year's Eve: On New Year's Eve, after worshipping the ancestors, the whole family eats New Year's Eve together, indicating family reunion. China people also call this custom "around the stove", because the ancients all ate around the stove. In the dishes that night, you can't eat all the fish, but you have to have a surplus, which means "more than one year."

lucky money: also known as "New Year's money" and "red envelope", Guangdong area is called "profit market". After the New Year's Eve dinner, the elders will send lucky money to the younger generation, so that everyone can have a good luck.

Shounian: On New Year's Eve, families sit around, chatting and staying up all night, praying for a long life for their parents, also known as "longevity night".

Setting off firecrackers: "The old year is removed with one sound". When firecrackers sound, it means that the old year has passed and the new year has come. Legend has it that Nian is a terrible monster. Firecrackers are set off during the Chinese New Year to scare away the cannibal Nian beast and protect the safety of family members.

wear new clothes and shoes: everything from clothes and hats to shoes and socks is brand-new, which means everything is new. This is a particularly exciting thing for children.

offering sacrifices to ancestors and gods: things to be done on the morning of the first day of the Spring Festival. Pray for the safety of believers and future generations.

Bao jiaozi: Eat jiaozi for the first meal of the New Year. jiaozi is shaped like a big gold and silver ingot in ancient times. Eating jiaozi means

making money into treasure. If you eat coins in jiaozi,

means you will get rich in the new year.

New Year's greetings: On the first day of the lunar new year, every family goes to their relatives and friends' homes to pay a "New Year's greetings". Everyone meets and congratulates each other and says, "Congratulations on making a fortune! ",wishing each other all the best and good health in the new year.

Tooth-making: On the second day of the new year, ordinary businessmen worship the landowner with sacrificial rites.

Pick up the God of Wealth: On the fifth day of the new year, picking up the God of Wealth early in the morning indicates a good sign of hard work.

year-end: on the fifth day of the new year, ordinary businessmen choose an auspicious day to open their business and return to normal business. The boss issued a "red envelope" for all employees to get lucky.

Lantern Festival: On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there are activities of Lantern Festival and solve riddles on the lanterns, which are very lively.

Dragon dance: also known as "playing with dragon lanterns" and "dragon lantern dance", has been circulating in China for a long time. The dragon symbolizes power, dignity and auspiciousness. People think that dragons are in charge of rainfall, and dragon dancing can bless the good weather and a bumper harvest in the coming year. It's a manifestation of every festive festival.

lion dance: also known as "playing the lion" and "lion dance". There are many different forms of lion dance, which can be roughly divided into two types: northern lion dance and southern lion dance. People think that lions can ward off evil spirits and ghosts, and the town house is lucky. Every Spring Festival, gongs and drums will be played, and every household will be visited to dance the lion to celebrate the New Year, which means auspiciousness. China people like to be lively, and this folk custom can increase the festive atmosphere.