The holiday time of New Year's Day varies from place to place, generally from the second day of the first month to Qingming, but there are also some places that have been on holiday until the end of 65438+February of the lunar calendar. The prescribed length of time varies from place to place, ranging from one day to two or three days. According to the older generation, before the reform and opening-up, apart from killing a few pigs by the production team, every household got back a few kilograms of meat and fish, so it was a very rich year at that time. Now, with the improvement of people's living standards, people are more and more picky about New Year's dishes. Eating is no longer just chickens and ducks, flying in the sky, running on the ground, swimming in the sea, unspeakable delicious. There are all kinds of special dishes everywhere, such as stir-fried, cold salad, hot and sour ... Many wealthy families will also ask the professional chef of the hotel to cook and make a table of "star"-level New Year dishes. Just like this, many restaurants launched a "one-stop" service package during the New Year, which can be described as "keeping pace with the times"!
A year has no boundaries. On this day every year, every household is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and people from neighboring towns and villages will come from all directions to watch the excitement. Friends, relatives and friends will come in waves. They are all guests of the host, and there is no distinction between knowing and not knowing. The host family is hospitable, invites tea for dinner, feasts guests and pays dividends to the children who have given birth. It's really "happy to come and go!"
Tracing back to the chronology history, it is actually an expanded festival such as Lantern Festival, Temple Fair, Friendship Association, and the anniversary of ancestors' relocation. It originated in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and has a history of hundreds of years. Ancient Zhanjiang people were influenced by Fujian Putian culture. Every year from early spring to Qingming, every village will choose a fixed day to carry out many activities, such as lion dancing, visiting gods, performing big plays, setting off fireworks, etc., in order to get rid of vicious disasters and pray for good weather, bumper crops, personal health and national security in the new year. Because there were basically no recreational facilities in the countryside at that time, the farmers in the village who had worked hard for a year had to take advantage of the spring leisure season to choose an auspicious day to release them, and relatives and friends gathered together to pray for a good time. Over time, it has formed an annual example.