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Every year from the 23rd day of the lunar month to the 30th day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the people call this period of time "Spring Day", also called "Dust Day", sweeping dust before the Spring Festival, cleaning and hygiene, is a traditional habit of the Chinese people. Then every household prepares the New Year's goods, about ten days before the festival, people begin to be busy with the purchase of goods, including chicken, duck and fish, tea, wine, oil sauce, north and south roasted goods, sugar bait and fruits, all have to buy enough, but also to prepare some gifts when visiting relatives and friends during the New Year, children to buy new clothes and hats, ready to wear during the New Year. Before the festival, the New Year's message in red and yellow should be pasted on the door of the house, that is, the Spring Festival couplets written on red paper.
The house is posted with bright colors and auspicious New Year's paintings, the ingenious girls cut out the beautiful window flowers and paste them on the windows, hang red lanterns or paste the word blessing in front of the door and the god of wealth, the god of the door (Zhong Kui, Qin Qiong, Jingde) statue, etc., the word blessing can also be pasted upside down, passers-by think of the blessing down, that is, the blessing arrives, all these activities are to add enough festive atmosphere to the festival. Another name for the Spring Festival is Chinese New Year. In the legend of the past, the year was an imaginary animal that brought bad luck to people.
The year is coming. The trees are withered, and the grass does not grow; As soon as the year passes, everything grows and flowers are everywhere. How can the year pass?
It is necessary to use firecrackers, so there is a custom of lighting firecrackers, which is actually another way to set off the lively scene. The Spring Festival is a happy and peaceful festival, and it is also a day for family reunions, and children who are away from home have to go home for a happy reunion during the Spring Festival. The night before the New Year, is the 30th night of the old year's lunar month, also called Chinese New Year's Eve, also called reunion night, in this time of alternation of the old and the new, keeping the New Year is one of the most important annual activities, Chinese New Year's Eve night, the whole family stay up together to keep the year, gather and drink, share the joy of family, the northern region has the custom of eating dumplings on Chinese New Year's Eve, the practice of dumplings is to first and noodles, and the word is together; The dumplings of dumplings are homophonic, and they have the meaning of getting together, and they also take the meaning of changing the age of the children.
In the south, there is the habit of eating rice cakes during the New Year, and the sweet sticky rice cakes symbolize the sweetness of life in the new year. When the first rooster crows sounds, or the New Year's bell rings, the firecrackers on the street are ringing one after another, the sound comes and goes, the family is jubilant, the new year begins, men, women and children are dressed in festive costumes, first to the elders in the family to celebrate the New Year's birthday, and there are also New Year's money for children in the festival, and eat the New Year's dinner, the beginning.
2. 3 New Year's greetings for the year of Gengyin.
They began to visit relatives and friends, greet each other, congratulate each other, say some words to congratulate the new happiness, Wishing you prosperity, congratulations, good New Year, etc., and worship ancestors. The warm atmosphere of the festival is not only permeated in every household, but also fills the streets and alleys of various places. In the market in some places, there are also customs such as dancing Zhong Kui, lion dance, playing dragon lanterns, performing community fires, visiting flower markets, and visiting temple fairs.
During this period, the city is full of lanterns, the streets are full of tourists, the excitement is extraordinary, the grand occasion is unprecedented, and it is necessary to make trouble until the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month, and the Spring Festival is really over. During the Spring Festival, setting off firecrackers, posting calligraphy and paintings on doors and windows to pray for blessings and decorate the residence are the most common customs of this festival.
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1. Paste Spring Festival couplets.
According to the ancient calendar, the 30th day of the lunar month is called the "Great Year". When you get up in the morning on the day of the New Year, you need to paste the door god and the Spring Festival couplets. Spring Festival couplets are a unique folk symbol in China, and it is a very grand project to paste Spring Festival couplets during the Spring Festival.
2. Set off firecrackers.
The custom of setting off firecrackers on Chinese New Year's Eve has a history of more than 2,000 years. Although this custom has been largely banned in many places for environmental protection, it is still preserved in some remote areas. Legend has it that on Chinese New Year's Eve, firecrackers are set off to drive away the "Nian" beasts.
3. Chinese New Year's Eve celebration.
In many areas of our country, the Chinese New Year's Eve "observance" is actually the whole family, regardless of age or age, does not sleep on the night of the New Year. And you must wait until after eight o'clock on the first day of the new year to go to bed. The main implication is to hope that the family is safe and healthy.
Especially for children, only on Chinese New Year's Eve can they grow up healthily.
4. Chinese New Year's EveChinese New Year's Eve and dinner activities.
In fact, the highlight of the Spring Festival night is the "Chinese New Year's Eve Dinner", also known as the reunion dinner, reunion dinner, etc. Whether the family is poor or rich, on Chinese New Year's Eve, prepare a sumptuous "Chinese New Year's Eve dinner".
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The origin, customs and main celebrations of the Spring Festival.
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The activities during the Spring Festival are as follows:
1. Do New Year's goods.
Buying New Year's goods for the New Year is definitely a top priority, and New Year's goods are an indispensable event for our Chinese to celebrate the New Year, eating, drinking, wearing, wearing, playing, and giving gifts. New Year's goods are not only the façade for visiting relatives and friends and emotional exchanges during the New Year, but also the best way to treat yourself all year round.
2. Paste Spring Festival couplets.
Thousands of households always replace the new peach with the old one. When the Spring Festival couplets are pasted, it means that the Spring Festival has officially begun, and in a sense, it is not an entertainment activity. But the Spring Festival couplets generally need to be pasted together by the family, and the children will be around the adults at this time, and the atmosphere of the Spring Festival couplets is very harmonious, and it also represents the good wishes of Yingxiang Nafu.
3. Dragon and lion dances.
The dragon and lion dance is not exclusive to the Spring Festival, as long as it is a festive day, you can dance the dragon and lion. In the Spring Festival, the dragon dance is used to represent the blessing of the dragon, and the wind and rain will be smooth and the five grains will be abundant in the coming year. The lion dance is the same, with a majestic appearance, and people believe that it can ward off evil spirits and pray for good luck.
4. Set off firecrackers.
Firecrackers are also called firecrackers, fireworks and firecrackers are the Spring Festival custom since ancient times, and it is said that they are produced in order to drive away the "year beast". Nowadays, in order to protect the environment and avoid fire hazards, most cities have begun to reduce the use of fireworks. In the countryside, it is still the most atmospheric activity for Chinese New Year's Eve and visiting relatives and friends.
5. Play mahjong.
Playing mahjong is just a synonym, of course, there are some entertainment activities such as poker during the New Year. Playing mahjong and other chess and card games have also become an important pastime and entertainment during the New Year. I also want to remind you that the so-called harmony makes money, but don't be anxious because you don't have a winning card when playing mahjong!
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1. Sweeping: Sweeping, also known as sweeping, sweeping, dusting, residue removal, dusting, dusting, dusting, etc., is one of the traditional customs of the Chinese New Year. Before the busy sedan chair year, the main theme is to remove the old cloth and the new, sweeping the dust is the year-end cleaning, the south is called "sweeping the house", the north is called "sweeping the house".
2. Paste Spring Festival couplets: Spring Festival couplets, also known as "spring stickers", "door pairs" and "couplets", are a type of red festive elements pasted during the New Year. It depicts a beautiful image and expresses good wishes in neat, concise and exquisite words, which is a unique literary form in China and an important custom for us to celebrate the New Year.
3. Paste New Year's Paintings: New Year's Paintings, a kind of Chinese painting, began in ancient times as the "Door God Painting", which is one of the Chinese folk arts and one of the common folk crafts.
4. Keeping the New Year: Chinese folk have the habit of keeping the New Year on Chinese New Year's Eve, commonly known as "staying up for the year". The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner begins with a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, which is eaten slowly, from the time of the lamp, and some people have to eat until late at night.
5. New Year's greetings: An important activity in the sedan chair Spring Festival is to go to relatives, friends and neighbors to congratulate the New Year, formerly known as New Year's greetings.
6. Set off firecrackers: On the morning of the Spring Festival, the door is opened, and the firecrackers are released first, which is called "opening the door to the firecrackers". After the sound of firecrackers, the broken red is all over the ground, bright as a cloud brocade, called "full of red". At this time, the streets were full of vigor and joy.
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During the Spring Festival in my hometown, the whole family would play poker together, and then they would have a good time, and then the family didn't get together for a long time, and they were very happy.