What is the custom of holding a feather duster? Three words

From the eighth day of the lunar month to the first lunar month, in just a few dozen days, the traditional Chinese benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith have been gathered. I believe that this is the world's largest cultural heritage, and it should be discovered and passed on to the next generation as early as possible. Yang Xin, the author of "New Year's Flavor", said.

Children, children, don't be greedy, it's the New Year after Laba'er. Laba porridge, drink it for a few days, and it will be twenty-three; Twenty-three, sugar melon sticky; twenty-four, sweep the house; Twenty-five, make tofu; Twenty-six, buy New Year's meat; Twenty-seven, slaughtering chickens; Twenty-eighth, put the face hair; Twenty-nine, steamed steamed buns; Thirty children stay up all night at night, and twist and twist ...... on the first day of the new year”

This is a folk song about the Chinese New Year in Beijing. On January 13, the eighth day of the lunar month, the starting point of "New Year's Flavor", Yang Xin's new book "New Year's Flavor" published by the Commercial Press was held in the First Library of Dongcheng District, Beijing.

Yang Xin is known as a "Beijing-flavored" painter and has been engaged in painting old Beijing themes for more than 20 years. His original idea was to bring the eating, drinking and entertainment of old Beijing to the audience who loved Beijing culture through art. In 2000, he made a concentrated display of old Beijing paintings created over the past few years.

Subsequently, he created a collection of paintings such as "Reading Hutong", "Old Lines in Beijing", and "Outside Zhengyang Gate".

The feather duster is made of the beautiful feathers of the rooster, and the rooster has been used as a mascot since ancient times, with all the beautiful meanings of the rooster, warding off evil spirits, and playing the role of relieving evil spirits in the house.

Every Spring Festival is coming, every household has to clean the environment, clean all kinds of utensils, dismantle and wash bedding curtains, sprinkle and sweep the courtyard of Liulu, dust and cobwebs, and dredge nullah culverts. The north and south of the river are filled with the atmosphere of joy, joy and hygiene, clean and clean to welcome the New Year. However, there are many theories about the custom of sweeping the house on the 24th day of the lunar month!

The main exhibition hall is divided into seven exhibition areas, which present seven areas of Shanghai residential houses. Walking through it, you can admire the arrival of Shanghainese from the first day of junior high school.

Ten. 5. The ubiquitous Spring Festival custom from outside the gate to the courtyard.

Find the New Year's flavor at home The sea New Year's customs exhibition that opened in the morning was full of spring.

Caption: Lion dance performance Photo by Xinmin Evening News reporter Guo Xinyang.

Passing through the preface hall, a Jiangnan-style "courtyard gate" comes into view, and in front of the "door" is the door god produced in Suzhou Taohuawu, which is the most commonly used style of Shanghainese. Entering the "door", the delicate panes are decorated with flaming red window grilles. Paper-cutting artist Wang Jindi introduced that this is a work that she spent a whole day to complete.

Walking further inside, you will come to the "kitchen" of "Twenty-four, Sacrifice to the God of the Stove". The stove is placed with a feather duster for dusting, the wall is painted with the unique stove flower in the south of the Yangtze River, and the portrait of the king of the stove is also enshrined on the side, and the book "Dingfu Palace" is written on the top of the head, which is the name of the god of the stove in Shanghai, and the five dolls under the robe of the king of the stove take the meaning of "five sons of Dengke". Later, in the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, a sumptuous Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was placed on the table of the Eight Immortals in the "Middle Hall", and the family gathered together to celebrate the New Year.

Turn around and go out of the "door", on both sides are the God of Wealth to be worshiped on the fourth day of the first lunar month, and all kinds of red envelopes also evoke the joyful memories of the citizens when they were children begging for New Year's money; In the "courtyard outside the house", it is already the time of the Lantern Festival, and firecrackers and lanterns embellish the festive and lively scene.