Although the customs around the country are similar during the Spring Festival, there are still some differences in subtlety and facilities. Let's take a look at how the rural areas in the south are doing.
Dust removal, generally from the 25th day of the lunar calendar, every household begins to carry out a thorough cleaning outside the house, and every household is bound to do a big job, making it look brand-new inside and outside, welcoming the New Year with the latest look, and having a different atmosphere for the New Year.
For oranges, in the south, especially in Guangdong and Hainan, during the Chinese New Year, people use oranges at home, which is called "for oranges" because "oranges" are homophonic with "auspicious". Therefore, every household will buy a pot of oranges, or tie up bundles of oranges and put them in the living room. Generally, pots of other ethnic groups will paste the word "Ji" in red paper and black.
In the 30-year-old Spring Festival couplets, every family goes out early to buy Spring Festival couplets and or paper, and brings their own incoherent ink. Usually, they customize or choose to write couplets on the spot and paste them when the ink is dry. The content of Spring Festival couplets is often based on making a fortune and auspicious celebrations. In addition, people will put up all kinds of pictures, and their homes will be decorated with these couplets and posters. Of course, the gatekeeper is an indispensable treasure of the country people. The original intention of expelling evil spirits is to suppress evil spirits and protect peace. Usually, Qin Shubao and Wei Chijingde invite gatekeepers.
When worshipping, in many areas in the south, before eating a big meal, ancestors should be worshipped first. People will start to worship their fathers in their father's hall or at his home, light candles, burn delicious things, and put on rich dishes. The parents of bearers at home will take the lead, kowtowing and burning incense to their ancestors. Respectfully request and pray that my father will enjoy the peace and prosperity of the family. In some places, gold paper will be burned for the ancestors. Later, the fireworks dispersed, and Qingyi was already ready to start eating a big meal.
It is very important to have a family reunion dinner. People who work in other places, no matter how far away, will try their best to get home and reunite with their families during the New Year. New Year's Eve is very particular. jiaozi is generally not eaten at New Year's Eve in the south, and rice cakes are eaten in some places. In Fujian and some areas, people eat "Jade Horn" (or esculenta schott Angle) instead of jiaozi. Jade Horn and jiaozi are added together, but instead of flour as skin, cassava starch or sweet potato powder, or cassava starch and sweet potato powder plus pesticides, are used to replace the festive package of jiaozi without ancestors before the New Year. Now some places are also called Dijiao. Chicken, duck and goose are indispensable for the New Year's Eve dinner, and there will be squid and leek, which will grow as long as it is said, and there will be fish every year. There can also be carrots and peppers, which means that life is thriving. ...
Setting off firecrackers, on the first day of New Year's Day, at 12 o'clock, firecrackers crackled in the village, and bits and pieces of firecrackers gradually became dense until it was bright and lively. In Jiangsu area, during the Spring Festival, people set off firecrackers called "Sheng", which means "rising steadily". In Guangdong and Hainan, after firecrackers are set off, children must speak auspicious words in order to get good luck. What about adults? Wherever he went, Ye held the child's head and gently lifted it up, meaning "getting taller every year", hoping that the child would grow up in the new year.
On New Year's Eve, after dinner and firecrackers, every household began to observe the new year's eve. We sit around together, or play cards, or mahjong, or chat, or watch TV. But the children can't sit still. They run up and down, call friends, play in the open air in the yard, set off firecrackers and set off fireworks. In short, people are smiling and quite lively. After setting off firecrackers, the younger generation will salute the elders in turn, and the elders are all "lucky money" among the younger generation. In the early years, people began to prepare sacrifices. Fifth, put fruits, biscuits, sweets, etc. on candles, pour green tea, greet God and pray for good luck. Before going to bed, children put "lucky money" under their pillows or in their pockets.
On New Year's Eve, in Hainan and Chaoshan areas, farmers' water tanks should be filled with water, rice tanks should be filled with rice, and lights should not be put out to symbolize "happiness" and "more than enough cooking every year".
On New Year's Day, early in the morning, the adults open the door that was closed last night, which means to welcome the new year and have a prosperous business. On this day, the children are very happy because they can finally put on new clothes and play with their friends. During the day, adults will specially tell children to speak good words, not auspicious words, not right and wrong, and add a joy, peace and solemnity to the Spring Festival. On the morning of New Year's Day, in the south, in some areas, killing is not allowed, while in Chaoshan area of Hainan, people are vegetarian this morning, and there are often celery, eggplant and onions.
During the Chinese New Year, from the kick-off, people began to walk the streets and cross each other's lanes. The annual school starts in Zhengzhou, and the daughter begins to take her son-in-law to get married and go to the disco to pay New Year's greetings with the children. Third, fourth, people began to go home to entertain relatives and friends.
Lion dance is a way for people to celebrate lions during the Spring Festival. Southern lion is popular in Guangdong, so it is commonly known as Guangdong lion. Guangdong lion is a lion and a lion with one or two Buddhist faces on its head and tail, and performs lion dance and solo dance with the big lion. Bushizhe wears all kinds of knickerbockers and Tang lantern sleeves or vests with many buttons.