wrapped dumplings,
playing snowball fights,
eating hot pot,
Launching firecrackers,
Cutting window decorations,
Walking in the Temple Fair
Pasted Spring Festival couplets
There is another scenario in Shanghai, which is a lot more than that. Stringing relatives
Twisting rice-planting songs
Hanging lanterns to have fun and laugh happily, there is another scene in Shanghai!
The 24th of the year is said to be the day when the gods return to heaven to report their duties, and Zaojun is the god in charge of food and clothing on earth, so people have risen up to thank Zao's rituals. The offerings for Zaojun include fruits, roasted meats, and some fasting vegetables, and the soup pills and maltose are a must-have, and it is said that these desserts can seal Zaojun's mouth to prevent him from going to heaven to report to the Jade Emperor. For the rituals, after placing all the offerings on the stove, incense is burnt and worship is performed to pray for good food, clothing and health in the coming year. Afterwards, clothes are burnt and wine is sprinkled, and it is best to place some soup balls on the stove or put maltose on the gold lacquer characters of Zaojun's monument to get a better effect.
The 28th day of the Chinese New Year is a good time to clean up your home. Traditionally, the whole family should clean up on this day to sweep away the bad luck of the past years and to clean themselves, including washing their hair, taking a shower, and getting a haircut, etc. It is said that by doing so, they will be able to get rid of illnesses and calamities in the New Year.
Choose a good time to stick the spring:
Every year there is a good time to stick the spring, you can check the Tongsheng know, and stick the spring also has some taboos to pay attention to, people like to stick a fortune upside down at the door, said "fortune to the door". The sticker spring do not stick four, because the word four harmonic unlucky, the best sticker enough eight, representing the head "hair" to the end.
In addition, we should also pay attention to the words of the Spring Festival, and family members of the Chinese Zodiac, such as "Dragon" and "Dragon Horse Spirit" of the "Dragon" and the dog people clash, "Horse" and the rat people clash, such as people at home belonging to the Chinese Zodiac, it is best not to post this.
The night of the 30th day of the year to send the New Year:
The night of the 30th day of the year is the last day of the year, this day has the meaning of thanksgiving and reunion. In the afternoon, the ceremony of New Year's Eve begins, with the opening of the sacrificial table, the setting up of the five sacrificial animals and various kinds of rice cakes to be offered to the gods, followed by the worship of ancestors to thank them and the gods for their care over the past year, and to pray for continued peace and prosperity in the coming year.
In the evening, the family gathers together to eat their New Year's Eve dinner, which consists of chicken, fish, and vegetables, and the richness of the meal is the characteristic of the New Year's Eve dinner, especially when eating vegetables, you have to eat them from the beginning to the end, which represents a long time and a long time, and when eating fish, you have to intentionally eat some of the leftovers, which represents the surplus of the year, and after having the New Year's Eve dinner, it is the time for the elders to hand out the New Year's Eve money, which, according to the folk custom of the olden times, is packed with 100 pieces of copper coins threaded with a red thread, which has a good effect of the red thread. According to ancient folk custom, the red coins would be filled with a hundred copper coins threaded with red thread, which has the meaning of a long life, but nowadays it is replaced by currency, but the red coins must be even numbered, in order to have a good fortune. Many people will not sleep on New Year's Eve, and will keep watch until dawn, which is traditionally regarded as praying for a long life of the parents. At twelve o'clock on the night of the new year, they start burning firecrackers to celebrate the arrival of the new year.
On the first day of the first month, it is appropriate to worship ancestors:
Worshiping ancestors on the first day of the year is a very important custom. Put some red dates, sweetened winter melon, peanut candies and fruits on the ancestors' shrine, and then the family burns incense and clothes. Ancestor worship is completed, the start of the New Year's activities, the younger generation to the elders or friends and relatives to pay tribute to each other, arching each other congratulations, such as friends and relatives to visit the New Year, we have to smile to meet the people, say some auspicious talk, the first day of the year, do not lose your temper or the mouth black face black.
In addition, the first day of the year should not sweep the floor or pour garbage, according to legend, this will send away the wealth, some unlucky words can not be said, otherwise the year will not be good luck, and try not to break the dishes or pots and pans, such as really accidentally broken, say some words of good will, such as "broken (years and years of) peace" or "fall into blossom, wealth and honor" and so on.
The second day of the Lunar New Year:
The second day of the Lunar New Year is the time for married daughters to go back to their mother's house, why they can't go back on the first day of the Lunar New Year but have to go back on the second day of the Lunar New Year? In addition, you can't go back to your mother's house empty-handed, you have to prepare some gifts, such as candies or fruits, and so on.
The third day of the Lunar New Year:
Everyone stay at home, do not go out to worship, fear of inviting the mouth is wrong.
The fourth day of the year to receive the God of Fortune:
It is said that on the 24th day of the year to send the gods back to heaven, the fourth day of the year is when the gods from the heavenly realm re-visit the human world, the so-called "send the gods early, to receive the gods late," so to send the gods to start early in the morning, and to receive the gods in the afternoon of the fourth to receive it is also not too late. In terms of offerings, three animals, fruits, wine and food should be ready, and incense should be burned and candles should be lit to burn the golden clothes, and in terms of the golden clothes, the "divine horse", "armored horse" and "heavenly soldiers" are indispensable, in order to welcome the gods to come back to the earth.
The fifth day of the first lunar month:
The fifth day of the first lunar month is commonly known as the "fifth day of the first lunar month". This is the time to put away the offerings to the gods. Business people can worship the gods to open store, a large handout to the staff to start work, in order to work smoothly, and some of the New Year's taboos, such as washing hair, taking out the garbage and sweeping, etc. can be unblocked, back to the usual days.