In Fujian and Taiwan Province, many people, especially businessmen and farmers, will make sacrifices to landlords on the second and sixteenth day of the second lunar month, commonly known as "beating their teeth". In the traditional "tail-tooth banquet", the boss will decide to dismiss employees next year in a "head-to-tail" way, so there is also a ceremony of "head-to-tail, guys go", which is a euphemism for the boss to "fire".

2. On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, it is necessary to "send the gods" and "dust".

According to the old custom in Xiamen, only after the deities such as "Kitchen God" worshipped at home were sent away on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, can they all be excused and kept clean, thus forming the custom of "sending gods" and "removing dust". There are many kinds of new year goods in Xiamen. Spring Festival couplets, window grilles, sacrificial supplies, etc. It is essential, as well as candied fruit, fried things and so on. Also be prepared.

3. New Year's Eve "add bowls and chopsticks"

Due to the geographical characteristics of Xiamen, many people in history went to Taiwan Province to save Nanyang tourism, and it was not easy to cross the ocean when they returned to Xiamen for the Spring Festival. So there are always some people who can't come back, and at this time, there is still a place at home for him to put a pair of chopsticks to show that people have not returned and their hearts have returned.

4, New Year's Eve to "surround the stove" family fun

On New Year's Eve, both sides of Fujian and Taiwan are called "year", "29 degrees" or "year fight". In Xiamen, every household attaches importance to sitting around the stove, or cooking at home, or booking tables in restaurants. Eating New Year's Eve dinner around the stove indicates a family reunion in the coming year. On New Year's Eve, in addition to posting Spring Festival couplets, locals will also put two sugar cane wrapped in red paper on both sides of the door, which is called "door cane".

5. "Send the poor" on the fifth day of the first lunar month.

Fujian and Taiwan have the custom of "sending the poor". The main activity is to offer sacrifices to poor ghosts or gods. On the fifth day of the first month, people set off firecrackers in every house at dawn, clean them up and put them outside every room. When they let them out, they walked outside the door and said that they would blow all unlucky things and monsters as far away as possible.