The content of the handwritten report on Chinese New Year customs is as follows:
The Spring Festival generally refers to New Year's Eve and the first day of the first lunar month. But among the people, the Spring Festival in the traditional sense refers to the period from the twelfth lunar month on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, or the twelfth lunar month on the 23rd or 24th of the twelfth lunar month, until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, with New Year's Eve, the first day of the first lunar month and the Lantern Festival as the climax. During the Spring Festival, my country's Han and many ethnic minorities hold various activities to celebrate. These activities mainly focus on offering sacrifices to gods and Buddhas, paying homage to ancestors, eradicating the old and bringing in the new, welcoming the new year and receiving good fortune, and praying for a good harvest. The activities are rich and colorful with strong national characteristics.
On Tibetan New Year's Eve, people put on colorful clothes and strange masks, play music with suona, conch shells, and drums, and engage in a grand and grand "Tiao Shen Festival." The young men dance and sing wildly, which means to get rid of the old and welcome the new, and to drive away evil spirits and bring blessings. On New Year's morning, women carry "lucky water" to wish them good luck in the new year.
The Manchu people are divided into four banners: red, yellow, blue and white. During the Spring Festival, people with red flags put red flags on their doors, people with yellow flags put yellow flags on their doors, people with blue flags put blue flags on their doors, and people with white flags put white flags on their doors. These hanging flags have beautiful patterns and bright colors, symbolizing the auspicious beginning of the year.
During the Spring Festival of the Dong people, a popular mass activity of "Dong Year" (also called the Lusheng Festival) is popular. This kind of activity is similar to the "group worship" of the Han people, but it is more joyful and enthusiastic than the "group worship". This kind of activity is usually organized by consensus between the two village leaders. The two teams officially held a Lusheng singing and dancing competition in the square. At this time, the audiences in the two villages danced to the music and had fun.
During the Spring Festival, the Tujia people hold a grand waving dance. The hand-waving dance is a popular ancient dance of the Tujia people. It includes more than 70 dance movements such as hunting, military, farming, and banquets. It has a distinctive rhythm, graceful movements, simple dance postures, and a healthy mood. It does not use props and has distinct ethnic characteristics and strong breath of life.
The Water Splashing Festival is the New Year festival of the Dai people and the most grand traditional event of the year for the Dai people. The day when Guyu begins is designated as the "Water Splashing Festival". During the three- or four-day festival, people splash water on each other to wash away the old dirt on their bodies and wish them happiness and peace in the new year.