May I ask, what are our traditional customs for the New Year?

Lion dance, wrapping twists, pasting couplets.

There is an ancient Chinese saying that "entering the wax moon is the new year", especially after the twenty-third year of the lunar month, it is getting closer and closer to the new year.

Lunar Twenty-Three:

Commonly known as "Xiao Nian", legend has it that this day is the day of "the Lord of the Stove Goes to Heaven". It is believed that a few kind words from the Lord of the Stove in front of the Jade Emperor will bring happiness to the family and bless the family in the coming year. Therefore, every year on the twentieth 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.

On the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, according to the old custom, it is to sweep the house, and this day is the customary sweeping day. We now generally clean according to customs, and generally on this day, the elderly who have free time in the family will also clean on this day, sweep the house, wipe the glass, and scrub everything that can be scrubbed in the house. Sweeping is the year-end cleaning, which is called "sweeping the house" in the north and "dusting" in the south.

After cleaning, the official joke began to welcome the New Year.

Lunar Twenty-Seventh:

Slaughtering New Year's chickens, catching up with large gatherings, and the items needed for the Spring Festival are all being purchased. On this day, in addition to slaughtering their own poultry, every household also has to rush to the store and purchase it centrally. Of course, there are also some places to bathe, laundry, in addition to the bad luck of the year, ready to welcome the New Year of the coming year, there is a saying in the capital that "twenty-seven wash guilt, twenty-eight wash sloppy".

On the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month, the bath is "washing Fulu".

Lunar Twenty-Eight:

Steamed buns and appliqués. The so-called applique flowers are to post New Year's pictures, Spring Festival couplets, and window flowers. Among them, the custom of pasting spring couplets originated from the ancient "peach charm". The ancients used peach wood as the wood to ward off evil spirits, and the "Classics" said: "The peach is the essence of the five trees, so the one who suppresses the evil spirit." ”

The traditional customs of these festivals are as follows:

1. New Year's Day. Nowadays, it is more common to organize activities organized by groups, such as New Year's Day parties, hanging signs to celebrate New Year's Day, or holding group activities.

Second, the Spring Festival. Sticking Spring Festival couplets, setting off firecrackers, doing New Year's goods, visiting temple fairs, each Spring Festival folk custom has a unique traditional New Year's flavor.

3. Lantern Festival, that is, the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar. "Guessing lantern riddles" is also called "playing lantern riddles.""It is an activity added after the Lantern Festival. In addition, there are also eating Lantern Festival, or boiled or fried, hot and hot, and reunited.

Fourth, Qingming. One of the most important sacrificial festivals is the day of ancestor worship and tomb sweeping. On this day, people eat cold food such as Qingtuan to commemorate Jie Zitui.

5. Dragon Boat Festival, dragon boat racing is an important activity of the Dragon Boat Festival. In addition, there are also eating zongzi, which is used to commemorate Qu Yuan.

6. The Mid-Autumn Festival is an important symbol of the festival of Chinese members.

7. Double Ninth Festival, climb high and look far away, eat Chongyang cakes, drink chrysanthemum wine, appreciate chrysanthemums, etc.