The customs and historical origin of the Spring Festival in my hometown and its connotation

The door god rode a red horse and stuck it on the door to guard the house. The door god and the door god carried a big knife, and the big ghost and the little ghost hurriedly ran away. From this folk proverb, it can be seen that the Chinese stick to the door god to prevent sneaky entry.

In my hometown, the Spring Festival is usually spent on Chinese New Year's Eve, watching the Spring Festival Gala, and paying New Year's greetings. The Spring Festival means the end of the year and the beginning of another year for the people. How much is the harvest in a year, and what are the plans for the coming year, so this day of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new year is particularly important for the people, and it is also very lively and festive.

Especially for people nowadays, the Spring Festival is a rare day for family reunion, and the family cherishes this time very much. In our place, we have to prepare the New Year's goods four days before the Chinese New Year. Then the day before Chinese New Year's Eve, the ingredients for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner will be prepared.

We pay special attention to the amount of food on the table. A good number represents good luck in the coming year. Therefore, the dishes at home are generally even numbered, and they are generally eight, ten, and twelve.

Eight means that eight is inseparable from the hair, and the next year will be rich, ten means perfect, and twelve means that every month of the coming year will be prosperous. During the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, there was a particularly interesting thing. That is, whether it is chicken feet or duck feet, you must give them to the pillar of the family, because eating more claws can catch more wealth in the coming year.

Of course, during the meal, there is also a part of the New Year's money that children especially like.

After eating, I will basically talk to the neighbors and talk about what each family eats for Chinese New Year's Eve. Then when it gets dark, it's time for the family to sit together and watch the Spring Festival Gala, which is especially precious for people who go out to work. Many families don't spend much time together throughout the year.

When watching the Spring Festival Gala, parents can ask their children how they work, and children can also accompany their parents well, which may be the biggest significance of the Spring Festival Gala. The next morning, every child would be knocked on the door with a bag in his hand. It's a New Year's greeting.

When the children knock on the door with their bags, the first thing they have to say when the owner opens the door is, "Happy New Year, I'm here to greet you." The host would give the children some candy or fruit, and each child's bag would be full in the morning. That's a lot of fun for kids.

China has a long history of celebrating the New Year, and some relatively fixed customs have been formed in the inheritance and development, many of which are still passed down to this day, such as buying New Year's goods, sweeping dust, sticking New Year's red, eating Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, keeping the New Year, worshiping the New Year, greeting the New Year, dragon and lion dance, worshipping the gods and ancestors, praying for blessings and disasters, traveling gods, boats, temple fairs, gongs and drums, flying flags, lighting wine, and so on. Traditional festival ceremonies and related customs and activities are an important part of the festival elements and carry a rich and colorful festival cultural heritage.

Twenty-three, sugar melon sticky; Twenty-four, the day of house sweeping; Twenty-five, grinding tofu; Twenty-six, cut the white meat; Twenty-seven, slaughter the rooster; Twenty-eighth, put the face hair; Twenty-nine, steamed steamed buns; Thirty children stay up all night; The first day of the new year twists and turns!

After entering Laba, every day is a good day, and many neighbors are married and married, and the nursery rhyme will say: "Laba Laba has a good life, how many aunts have changed to sisters-in-law." ”

The children were happy for the Spring Festival, and they were all singing on the street at that time: "Close the big saw, pull the big saw, sing a big drama in front of the grandmother, the silly girl invites her son-in-law, and the little grandson also follows." Laughing, laughing, singing, making trouble, jumping, the New Year is coming.

The girl wants to wear flowers, the boy wants to set off the cannon, the little girl is startled, run away quickly, and the cannon will hurt people without leakage. ”

The girl is cute and skillful, the boy loves to climb high in the house, the grandfather wears a felt hat for the New Year, the grandmother wears a cotton jacket for the New Year, the little girl wears saffron for the New Year, and the little boy raises incense to set off the cannon. The New Year is safe to rent back and go by the way, and the old and young are happy. ”

When it comes to the customs of the New Year, I believe that every place and every ethnic group has its own different customs, so I will talk about what are the customs of the New Year in my hometown.

First, the twenty-third day of the lunar month, also called Xiao Nian, this night, make a bowl of glutinous rice, put it on the stove table, commonly known as "send the stove". It has been passed down from generation to generation, which means to invite the king of the stove to eat a bowl of glutinous rice, eat enough to go to heaven, and ask the king of the stove to go to heaven to pray for the blessings of the people, and pray for good weather and abundant grains in the coming year.

Second, on the twenty-ninth night of the lunar month, to be exact, on the morning of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, even after midnight, the land temple on the pig's head was served to worship the land lord, which was to ask the land lord to protect the peace of the party and protect his own happiness.

Third, on the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, sticking the Spring Festival is a unique custom of the Chinese New Year, and my family will not be an exception to lead socks.

Fourth, on the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, a meal is placed in the hall, candles are lit and incense is burned, and five heads are kowtowed to the position of the middle hall or the ancestral tablet, and everyone in the family has to kowtow, which is called "ancestor worship", and after worshipping the ancestral grave of the ancestral family, come to the grave of relatives and kowtow to burn the ticket.

Fifth, on the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, we have to go to the field in the field to light the dead grass, called "releasing the joyful fire", meaning that the next year will be prosperous, this thing children like to do the most, on the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, people see that there is dead grass on the side of the road that can be lit, and they can't help but ignite it, which is a major custom in my hometown.

Sixth, on the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, families set off firecrackers and conditional fireworks, in addition to adding to the atmosphere of the New Year, but also wishing for prosperity and good luck in the coming year!

Seventh, on the night of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the elders give the juniors "pressure money", no matter how much, they must be given.

Eight, eat rice balls on the morning of the first day of the new year, meaning that the new year will be reunited, and the beauty of harmony! On this morning, the juniors must greet the elders for the New Year!

Nine, the second day of the new year, the couple, especially the young couple, bring their children, gifts, go to the father-in-law's house to pay New Year's greetings, or uncle's house, in short, the daughter-in-law's maiden family, not married, but determined the man who has a good relationship, on the second day of the new year, no matter how important things can be done, only to go to the future father-in-law's house to pay New Year's greetings, the gift has to be heavy, of course, when you come back, the future father-in-law will give you a red envelope of almost the same value, if you do not go to your girlfriend's house on the second day of the new year, it directly means that you do not agree to this marriage.

Ten, on the fifth day of the first month, this is a big pig's leg on the desk, burn incense and kowtow to set off firecrackers, commonly known as "worship the God of Wealth", pray that in the new year, the God of Wealth will bless and the wealth will roll!

After the fifth day of the first lunar month, those who should go to work go to work and those who go out to work are basically over the year

The above ten are the customs of my hometown during the New Year, which have been passed down to this day and have a great tendency to be further carried forward. If there are any other strange customs in your hometown, you might as well share them together! The Pure Land is here, take this opportunity to give friends a first greeting to the early years, and wish everyone all good luck!

The Spring Festival festival customs are as follows:

1. Sweep the dust: In the folk, on the eve of the New Year, there is the custom of "the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, sweeping the dust (also known as sweeping the house)." The folk proverb is called "twenty-four, sweep the house".

Folks call it "Dust Day". Sweeping is the year-end cleaning, every household should clean their own home, clean all kinds of utensils, dismantle and wash bedding curtains, sprinkle and sweep the courtyard of Liulu, dust and cobwebs, and dredge open channels and culverts.

2. Paste Spring Festival couplets: Spring Festival couplets are also called door pairs, spring stickers, couplets, pairs, peach symbols, etc., it depicts the background of the times with neat, dual, concise and exquisite words, and expresses the good wishes of the spring, which is a unique literary form in our country. Every Chinese New Year, every household will put up couplets to celebrate the arrival of the new year.

3. New Year's goods: China's New Year's customs and sedan chairs have a long history, and a variety of New Year's customs have been derived from all over the country, which are very different from north and south, and have their own characteristics. Although the customs are different from place to place, it is a "must-have" for almost all parts of the country to prepare New Year's goods and give New Year's gifts.

Purchasing New Year's goods, including eating, wearing, wearing, using, pasting (New Year's red), giving (New Year's greetings) gifts, etc., are collectively called "New Year's goods", and the process of purchasing New Year's goods is called "New Year's goods".

4. Ancestor worship: The most important thing in the New Year is ancestor worship, which is also a traditional custom of the Chinese. Due to the cultural differences in each place, the form of ancestor worship in each place is also different, some are to go to the field to sweep the tomb, some are to worship in the ancestral hall, no matter what the form, this is to commemorate the ancestors.

The Spring Festival is approaching, and my sense of ritual is to worship the New Year.

Every year on the first day of the new year, our family will go to the village to pay New Year's greetings one by one, and I feel that it should be the most ceremonial.

The most important thing on the first day of the Lunar New Year is to pay homage to the New Year. Adults connect with each other, and children ask for red envelopes. On this day, parents take the New Year's gift and lead the juniors out to visit relatives, friends, and elders to congratulate the New Year.

Now we refer to the New Year's greetings as New Year's greetings. In the old days, New Year's greetings and New Year's greetings were two different things: New Year's greetings were for younger generations to bow to their elders, and New Year's greetings were for equals to congratulate each other.

New Year's greetings generally start at home. On the morning of the first day of the new year, the younger generation should first greet the elders after getting up, wishing them health and longevity, and all the best. After the elders are worshipped, they should distribute the New Year's money prepared in advance to the younger ones.

After greeting the elders in the family, people should also congratulate the New Year with a smile on their faces when they go out, and say auspicious words such as Wishing you prosperity and Happy New Year to each other, and neighbors or relatives and friends will also come to each other's homes to celebrate the New Year, or gather together for entertainment.

Extended Materials. In terms of traditional etiquette, there are three types of New Year's greetings:

1. Kneel and bow: The child pays New Year's greetings to the elders with higher seniority and bows to the head.

2. Bow down: The younger generation pays New Year's greetings to the elders, commonly known as Jibainathan

3. Hug your fists and bow your hands: This gift is often used for the New Year among the generations.

Kneeling and bowing, bowing and pointing are rare now, and it is still common to clasp fists and salute. Pay attention to the details of the fist salute, which is quite exquisite.

The traditional habit is still to degrade the left and be cautious with the right, the auspicious thing is still left, and the evil thing is still right. The "Tao Te Ching" says: "If a gentleman lives in a house, he will be on the left, and if he uses soldiers, he will be on the right." Therefore, when holding a fist, you should wrap your left hand around your right hand, which is called Jibai.

Sacrificial stove] Sacrificial stove is also known as "sending stove" or "resignation stove". In ancient times, people believed that a few kind words from the Lord of the Stove in front of the Jade Emperor would bring happiness to the family and bless the family in the coming year. Therefore, every year on the twenty-third day of the lunar month, every household has to sacrifice to the god of the stove, asking him to say more good and auspicious words after going to heaven.

Wait until Chinese New Year's Eve to bring back the "Vesta".

Dusting] folk proverb called "the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, dust and sweep the house". After the festival is held, preparations for the New Year begin in earnest. Sweeping is the year-end cleaning, which is called "sweeping the house" in the north and "dusting" in the south.

On the day of dusting, the whole family works together to clean the house and courtyard, scrub the pots and dishes, disassemble and wash the bedding, and welcome the New Year cleanly.

Catch up with the big market] during the Spring Festival, although there are also the same as the previous bazaar**, the purchase chain is short of surplus content, but more is to buy and sell New Year's items, such as: firecrackers, Spring Festival couplets, gifts for children's various toys and gifts, girls' various head flower ornaments and so on. In short, the items needed for the Spring Festival are all in the process of being purchased, so the markets everywhere are very busy on this day.

Dough] Dough hair on the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, ready for the staple food. Noodles, in the past, there was no fast-acting powder, ordinary noodles it is not easy to rest, noodles do not love to be bad, so on the twenty-eighth day, prepare the staple food from the first to the fifteenth day of the first month.

Ancestor worship] year's rumor said: "On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, go to the grave and ask the ancestors to make a big offering." The worship of ancestors has a long history in China. Treating death as life is not only an important symbol of filial piety, but also a virtue of respecting the elderly. The Spring Festival is a big festival, and the ceremony of going to the grave to invite ancestors is particularly solemn.

The original door god was carved into a peach wood in the shape of a human being, hung next to the person, and later was painted as a door god portrait and posted on the door. After the Tang Dynasty, there were also paintings of the fierce generals Qin Qiong and Wei Chi Jingde as the door gods, and there were also paintings of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei as the door gods. Later generations often painted a pair of door gods as a text and a martial arts, which entrusted the Han working people with a kind of good wish to ward off evil spirits and eliminate disasters and welcome auspicious blessings.

Keeping the New Year] Chinese folk have the habit of keeping the year on Chinese New Year's Eve, commonly known as "staying up for the year". The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner begins with eating the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, which is eaten slowly, and some people have to eat until late at night.

The Spring Festival is the most grand traditional festival of Chinese folk, and it is a folk festival that integrates blessings and disasters, celebrations, entertainment and food.

The Spring Festival has a long history, which evolved from the first year of prayer in ancient times, and carries a rich historical and cultural heritage in the inheritance and development.

The New Year celebration activities are centered on the sacrifice and prayer for the New Year, in the form of removing the old and clothing the new, worshiping the gods and ancestors, driving away evil spirits and disasters, praying for a good year, etc., with rich and colorful content, lively and festive, and a strong flavor of remembering the wisdom of the New Year, which embodies the essence of the traditional culture of Chinese civilization.

During the Spring Festival, there are various New Year's celebrations held all over the country, and there are differences in the content or details of customs due to different regional cultures, with strong ethnic characteristics.

China has a long history of celebrating the New Year, and some relatively fixed customs have been formed in the inheritance and development, many of which are still passed down to this day, such as buying New Year's goods, sweeping dust, pasting couplets, eating Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, keeping the New Year, paying respects to the New Year, greeting the New Year, dragon and lion dances, worshipping gods and ancestors, praying for blessings and disasters, setting off firecrackers, setting off fireworks, traveling gods, boating, temple fairs, traveling gongs and drums, vernary flags, hanging on the lamp, and viewing lanterns.

Traditional festival ceremonies and related customs and activities are an important part of the festival elements, carrying a rich and colorful festival cultural connotation. Ancestor worship not only covers all the ancient traditional festivals in China, but also the eternal theme of Chinese folk festivals.