What are the customs of Chinese New Year s Day, and what are the main customs of Chinese New Year s

New Year's Day is now only used as a sign of the beginning of the new year, and all the customs related to New Year's Day have been transferred to the Spring Festival, that is to say, the New Year's Day of the Gregorian calendar and the Spring Festival of the lunar calendar are actually a festival in ancient times, so the customs of New Year's Day are the customs of the Spring Festival. Let's take a look at the customs of New Year's Day.

Dust sweeping is something that Chinese people must experience every year, and it is also a traditional custom that has been passed down from ancient times to the present. At the end of the year, every household has to clean the place where they live, clean all kinds of kitchen utensils, wipe down doors, windows and floors, and change bed sheets and bedding. The meaning of sweeping is to drive all the bad things of the year out of the house and usher in the good luck of the new year.

Firecrackers were first set off on New Year's Day to ward off evil spirits. According to traditional folklore, it is said that firecrackers are set off on New Year's Day to expel "mandrills". The mandrill is a vicious one-horned ghost in ancient times, but it is most afraid of sound, and people use the explosion of burning bamboo to scare it away.

After having gunpowder, people used gunpowder to fill bamboo tubes to make firecrackers, and then used paper cylinders, also known as blasters or cannonballs. In addition, setting off firecrackers on New Year's Day can create a festive atmosphere, and the red color on the ground after the firecrackers represents festivity, happiness and auspiciousness. Therefore, on this festive holiday, firecrackers will be set off to celebrate.

On New Year's Day, people will also tear off the old couplets that have been pasted for a year and replace them with new ones. Some calligraphers write couplets by hand, writing their hopes for the next year in the hope that the next year will come true. The custom of sticking the door god generally appears in the countryside, and the people are accustomed to standing on their thick wooden gate with a big door god sticker, which plays a role in expelling bad luck and opening the door to welcome the god of wealth.

Lion dance can be regarded as a relatively traditional folk art behavior, and it is a relatively unique culture in China. In ancient times, people danced lion to ward off evil spirits. On New Year's Day, people perform lion dances as a celebration.

The lion dance is generally more lively, and there are professional lion dance teams who will perform the lion dance.

The above is the customs about New Year's Day that I introduced to you today, do you feel that these customs also appear in your hometown after reading it?

Chinese New Year's Day customs mainly include setting off firecrackers, worshiping ghosts and gods, and worshipping ancestors.

Top 3 ways to celebrate New Year's Day.

1. The whole of China and even the world has set New Year's Day as a legal holiday, and it is a holiday on New Year's Day. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, New Year's Day was also stipulated as a legal holiday, with a one-day holiday.

2. It is more common to organize activities organized by groups, such as New Year's Day parties, hanging slogans to celebrate New Year's Day, or holding collective activities. In the past, there were organized gongs and drums and group dances, but in recent years, there have been tours, gatherings and other programs.

3. The traditional Chinese celebration method lies in the folk, especially in the countryside. Every New Year's Day, every household will set off firecrackers, kill chickens and geese, and worship the gods of all parties, it is a family reunion and a meal.

1.Welcoming the New Year: Welcoming the New Year is one of the most important customs of the Chinese on New Year's Day, and every household will prepare a big meal, paste the Spring Festival and hang lanterns before the arrival of the New Year, and then welcome the arrival of the New Year.

2.Small window: A small window refers to opening the window of the God of Wealth for the New Year so that the God of Wealth can enter the home and bring good luck.

3.Travel: In China, there is generally a seven-day holiday, and people will use this time to travel and vacation, which is also a good way to relax.

4.Gift-giving: Gift-giving is a common custom in Chinese New Year, during which people give gifts to each other to express their blessings to each other.

5.Firecrackers: Firecrackers are a common custom in Chinese New Year, which can bring a festive atmosphere and can also be used to drive away evil omens.

<>1. Eating rice cakes: flourished in the north during the Ming and Qing dynasties. As recorded in Shen Bang's "Miscellaneous Records of Wan Administration" during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Wanping County, a suburb of Beijing, visited the wilderness on New Year's Day for several years"As a flat food, it is long and longevity"。

Eating rice cakes on New Year's Day was popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties, especially in the south. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the second volume of "Dijing Jingwulu" recorded that on the New Year's Day of the first month"Dream of the alliance, eat jujube cakes, New Year's cakes"。In Jiajing, Hebei Province in the north, "Wei County Chronicles" said that it was eaten locally"Steamed lamb cake"。

Rice cakes have the meaning of being high every year, and eating rice cakes on New Year's Day means that life is getting better and better, and that the days are getting more and more prosperous.

2. Eat dumplings: Dumplings are a must-have food on New Year's Day, which has a history of more than 1,800 years"More old friends"meaning. Dumplings are a representative of Chinese cuisine.

3. Drink Tusu wine. Tusu wine is a kind of wine to be drunk on New Year's Day, so it is also known as New Year's wine. Tusu is a kind of house in ancient times, because it is a wine made in this kind of house, so it is called Tusu wine.

Among the few historical and cultural wines in China, Tusu wine stands out and has unparalleled cultural connotations.

4. Eat soup cakes: In ancient times, wheat flour products were boiled in water. Soup cakes are noodles. In the Song Dynasty, it was popular to eat foods such as noodles on New Year's Day.

5. Send greeting cards: According to relevant historical records, during the Tianshun period of the Ming Dynasty in China, New Year's cards have appeared among the people. Every New Year's Day, it is the time to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, and relatives and friends give each other New Year's cards to wish each other a happy new year.

During the Ming Dynasty, some people used two-inch-wide and three-inch-long notepaper to print beautiful and delicate plum blossom patterns on it, and wrote their names and addresses neatly and sent them to relatives and friends to bring blessings. Ode to the Quarrel.

Also known as playing dragon lanterns and dragon lantern dances, it has been spread in China for a long time. The dragon symbolizes power, dignity, and auspiciousness. It is believed that the dragon is in charge of rainfall, and the dragon dance can bless the coming year's wind and rain, and the five grains are abundant. It is a form of expression 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 broadly divided into two types:

Northern Lion Dance and Southern Lion Dance. It is believed that lions have the ability to ward off evil spirits and attract good fortune. Every Spring Festival, the gongs and drums are beaten, and the lion dance is erected to celebrate the New Year, which has an auspicious meaning.

Chinese love to be lively, and this folk custom can add to the joyful atmosphere of the festival.