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The twenty-third day of the lunar month (February 8), commonly known as "Xiao Nian", legend has it that this day is the day of "the king of the stove goes to heaven".
On the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month (February 9), dust and sweep the house, which is the customary day of sweeping.
On the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month (February 10), push and grind to make tofu. Legend has it that the Jade Emperor would visit the lower realm and eat tofu dregs to show his bitterness.
On the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month (February 11), the pig is killed and the meat is cut, and people can only eat the meat in the annual New Year's Festival.
On the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month (February 12), slaughtering New Year's chickens, catching up with the big gathering, and the items needed for the Spring Festival are being purchased.
On the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month (February 13), the cake is steamed and appliquéd. The ancients used peach wood as a wood to ward off evil spirits, and was later replaced by red paper.
On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month (February 14), go to the grave to ask the ancestors to make a big offering. The worship of ancestors has a long history in our country.
On the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve (February 15), one night and two years old, five and two days. The cold leaves the winter snow, and the warmth brings in the spring breeze.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year (February 16), the golden rooster announced. The younger generation pays New Year's greetings to the elders, and the elders give New Year's money to suppress the evil spirits.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year (February 17), the golden bark heralds spring. Relatives and relatives go to pay New Year's greetings, the east family stays for dinner, and the west family has a wine feast.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year (February 18), the Fat Pig Arch. The son-in-law visits the father-in-law and the daughter-in-law to return to her parents' house, and the gifts are brought with even numbers.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year (February 19), Sanyang opened Thailand. The prince of the stove wants to check the household registration and welcome the god of the stove back to the people.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year (February 20), Genniu ploughs spring. Five roads to the God of Wealth, east, west, north, south, middle, wealth five roads.
On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year (February 21), the horse arrived successfully. In the middle of the street. Thousands of households and thousands of doors are seen, and no one is not sent to the poor.
On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year (February 22), life expectancy is abundant. Spread pancakes and eat Qibao soup to settle down and recuperate.
On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year (February 23), release life to pray for blessings. On the day of the stars in the lower realm, small lamps are made and sacrificed, and every inch of time is golden.
On the ninth day of the Lunar New Year (February 24), the Jade Emperor was born. He is the supreme god who rules the universe, and people hold festivals to celebrate.
On the tenth day of the Lunar New Year (February 25), the stone is grateful. There is heaven and earth, and the houses of man and animal husbandry, rice, wheat, and all grains are born on the earth.
On the eleventh day of the first lunar month (February 26), Zigu was worshipped. Deeply oppressed women, worship her as the protector of weak women.
On the twelfth day of the first lunar month (February 27), a lantern shed was built. The Lantern Festival is approaching, and preparations for the Lantern Festival are begin.
On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month (February 28), the lamp is lit under the stove. Pre-release Lantern Festival, since the thirteenth, lanes and bridges, are made of bamboo lanterns.
On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month (March 1), Linshui Niangniang's birthday, also known as "Our Lady of Shuntian". It is a god who saves women who have difficult births.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month (March 2, the Japanese Festival), the night shines on the silkworm (god). Judging the harvest of the year by looking at the color, it later evolved into the Lantern Festival lantern viewing.
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There are many customs, and here are five points that are briefly summarized:
1. Sweep the dust. On the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, dust and sweep the house", according to the record of "Lu's Spring and Autumn Period", China has the custom of sweeping dust during the Spring Festival in the Yaoshun era. According to the folk saying:
Because of the homonym of "dust" and "Chen", the Spring Festival dust sweep has the meaning of "removing Chen Buxin", and its intention is to sweep all the poor luck and bad luck out of the door. This custom entrusts people with the desire to break the old and establish the new, and to leave the old and welcome the new. 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.
Everywhere is filled with joy, hygienic, clean and joyful atmosphere to welcome the New Year.
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, expresses good wishes, and is a unique literary form in our country. Every Spring Festival, whether in the city or in the countryside, every household should select a big red Spring Festival couplet and paste it on the door to add a festive atmosphere to the festival. This custom began in the Song Dynasty, began to prevail in the Ming Dynasty, to the Qing Dynasty, the ideological and artistic nature of the Spring Festival couplets have been greatly improved, Liang Zhangju compiled the Spring Festival couplets monograph "Threshold Couplet Cong Words" on the origin of the couplets and the characteristics of various works have been discussed.
3. Paste the window grille and paste the word "Fu" upside down.
In the folk, people also like to paste various paper-cuts on the windows - window flowers. Window grilles not only set off the festive atmosphere, but also set decoration, appreciation and practicality. Paper-cutting is a very popular folk art in our country, and it has been loved by people for thousands of years, because it is mostly pasted on the window, so it is also called "window flower".
With its unique generalization and exaggeration, the window flowers vividly express the auspicious mascots and good wishes, and decorate the festival with prosperity and magnificence.
4. New Year's paintings. Spring Festival posters are also very common in urban and rural areas, and the thick black and heavy color New Year pictures have added a lot of prosperity, joy and festive atmosphere to thousands of households. New Year paintings are an ancient folk art in China, reflecting the simple customs and beliefs of the people, and pinning their hopes on the future.
New Year's paintings, like Spring Festival couplets, originated from the "door god". With the rise of woodblock printing, the content of New Year's pictures is not limited to monotonous themes such as door gods, and has become colorful, and in some New Year's painting workshops, classic color New Year's paintings such as "Fu Lu Shou Three Stars", "Heavenly Official Blessing", "Five Grains Harvest", "Six Animals Prosperous", "Spring Blessing" and so on, to meet people's good wishes for the New Year. There are three important production areas of New Year paintings in China
Taohuawu in Suzhou, Yangliuqing in Tianjin and Weifang in Shandong; Three major schools of Chinese New Year painting have been formed, each with its own characteristics.
5. Keep the year. Chinese New Year's Eve is one of the most important New Year's celebrations, and the custom of keeping the New Year has been around for a long time. The earliest record is found in the Western Jin Dynasty Zhou "Chronicles":
On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, each phase and gift are called "Gift Year"; Wine and food are invited, called "farewell year"; The young and old gather to drink, and the blessing is complete, which is called "dividing the year"; Everyone stays awake all night long, waiting for the dawn, and is called "keeping the year".
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On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the golden rooster announces. The younger generation pays New Year's greetings to the elders, and the elders give New Year's money to suppress the evil spirits. On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the golden bark heralds spring. Relatives and relatives go to pay New Year's greetings, the east family stays for dinner, and the west family has a wine feast.
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What are the usual customs of the Chinese New Year?
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What are the usual customs of the Chinese New Year?
What are the customs of the Chinese for the Chinese New Year?
What are the usual customs of the Chinese New Year?
What are the usual customs of the Chinese New Year?
I don't know the taboos of the New Year's diet, but I do know a dish that must be eaten during the New Year. When I was a child, a table full of chicken, duck and fish meat dishes during the Chinese New Year, but there was only one vegetarian dish - green vegetables. Children don't like to eat vegetables, but they are sure to be forced to eat a bite.
The Chinese New Year is the most important thing for Chinese, and tens of thousands of people return home every year before the Spring Festival, just to be able to spend the Spring Festival with their families. The Spring Festival is "going home".