What was the Chinese New Year like in ancient times?

Celebrating New Year’s Eve is called New Year’s Eve in modern times and staying up late on New Year’s Eve in ancient times. Time flies so fast, and half of the year has passed in the blink of an eye. It feels like the New Year has just passed, but now it has already passed half of the year. I still remember that the last New Year’s Eve was during the outbreak of the new coronavirus, which You can’t go either. In the past, there were no gatherings, singing, or disco dancing that were necessary for New Year’s Eve. Everyone just stayed at home, played cards, and watched the Spring Festival Gala. Modern people's New Year's Eve celebrations are rich and there are many programs. You can watch the Spring Festival Gala at home with your family, or you can go out to celebrate New Year's Eve with classmates and friends. Moreover, modern people call New Year’s Eve the New Year’s Eve. In ancient times, the New Year’s Eve was not called the New Year’s Eve, but the New Year’s Eve.

Shou Sui is a traditional folk custom in China for thousands of years, which is to welcome the New Year on New Year's Eve. In ancient times, keeping the year old was not as exciting as it is today, but ancient people also had customs on New Year's Eve. After the ancient people had the New Year's Eve dinner, the family would sit together and chat, and then stay up all night, which symbolized the All bad things last year drove away the plague and evil spirits. 1. Light candles to light up the New Year

It is said that the ancients would light candles in all the rooms at home on New Year’s Eve to make the whole house bright. They would light candles until the next morning. The family will be rich and wealthy in the coming year. 2. Stay up for New Year’s Eve

On New Year’s Eve, after the New Year’s Eve dinner, adults will gather the children together to chat and tell stories around the stove. Then they will put fruits and candies on the table for everyone to eat together. Holding things and waiting happily until after twelve o'clock, this will be a year of keeping up with the New Year, which indicates that everyone will be safe and healthy in the new year, and the family will be harmonious and beautiful. 3. Entertainment

There are several hours on this night, and not everyone can sit by the fire and listen to stories and chat. Some young people would play popular games at the time with their elders, such as dice, pai gow, mahjong, etc.

Although ancient times were not as colorful as modern life, ancient people also had a lot of fun during the New Year. They would also go around to pay New Year greetings and collect New Year's money during the New Year.