Customs of the Han people during the Spring Festival: Generally speaking, they mainly eat rice cakes, jiaozi, Ciba, glutinous rice balls, fried eggs, big meatballs, whole fish, wine, tangerines, apples, peanuts, melon seeds, sweets, tea and dishes; Accompanied by many community activities, such as dusting, washing bedding, maintaining socks, pasting couplets, pasting pictures, pasting paper-cuts, pasting blessings, lighting candles, lighting fires, setting off firecrackers, celebrating the New Year, paying New Year's greetings, visiting relatives, going to the grave, visiting the flower market, making fire circles and so on, they did things for their children and grandchildren. For example, during the Chinese New Year, special attention should be paid to: First, family members must get together. For those who have not returned for some reason, they must leave a seat and a set of tableware, which means reunion; The second big meal,
Pay attention to "oral color", making rice cakes is called BBK, jiaozi is called Jueshun, wine is called Changshui, eggs are called Dajinbao, and goldfish is called Nianying. The fish can't see anything that is allowed to eat, which is called "look at me". It depends on who starts to eat. There are no fish in the north, mostly fish, and wood is used instead of carving; The third seating order is mainly grandparents' home. Grandchildren are in the middle and live under their parents. Men and women, old and young, should drink alcohol. The meat is at our door. Enjoy it. 1. Eating jiaozi in northern jiaozi during the Spring Festival means reunion, good luck and farewell to the old and welcome in the new. In order to increase the atmosphere and fun of the festival, people in the past dynasties have made great efforts to package jiaozi. People keep their wallets in jiaozi. Whoever eats them will make a fortune next year. Wrap honey in jiaozi, and whoever eats it will represent the sweetness of life in the coming year and so on. China has the custom of sticking door gods during the New Year. At first, the janitor carved mahogany into a human shape and hung it next to people. Later, it was painted as a janitor and posted on the door. The legendary brothers Shen Tu and Lei Yu specialize in ghosts. They guard the portal, so evil spirits dare not enter the portal to do bad things. 3. Spring Festival couplets Spring Festival couplets are derived from the word peach. "Fu Tao" is a rectangular red wooden board hanging on both sides of the door in the Zhou Dynasty. According to the Book of Rites, the peach symbol is six inches long and three inches wide, and the words "Shen Tu", "Lei Yu" and "Ershen" are written on the mahogany board. "On the first day of the first month, a peach symbol was made for this family, which was called immortal wood. All ghosts were afraid of it." Therefore, the Qing Dynasty's "Yanjing Shi Sui Ji" said: "Spring Festival couplets, that is, Fu Tao." Posting blessings, stick grilles, New Year pictures, and hanging thousands of pictures-all these have folk functions of blessing and decorating residence. It is not a custom to watch the Spring Festival Gala, but since 1980s, due to the popularity of TV, it has become an indispensable cultural feast for China people! Every year, more than 654.38 billion people watch the Spring Festival Gala on TV or the Internet! 5, Shounian China folk have the habit of Shounian on New Year's Eve, commonly known as "Enduring the Year". Watching the new year begins with eating New Year's Eve dinner. This New Year's Eve dinner should be eaten slowly, starting with lighting lanterns, and some families have to eat it until late at night. According to Zonggu's record of Jingchu's age, there was a custom of New Year's Eve dinner at least in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. The custom of observing the old age not only includes the feeling of farewell and nostalgia for the fleeting time, but also expresses the good hope for the coming New Year. 1, eat jiaozi
In the North, jiaozi is celebrated during the Spring Festival, symbolizing reunion and indicating good luck and the New Year. In order to enhance the atmosphere and fun of the festival, people in the past dynasties have made great efforts to wrap jiaozi. People wrap jiaozi in money, and whoever eats it will be in lucky strike in the coming year; Wrapped in honey in jiaozi, who lives to eat means sweet in the coming year, and so on.
2. Door God
There is a custom of sticking to the door during the Spring Festival. The original door gods were carved in the shape of cherry wood and hung around people. Later, portraits of door gods were painted and pasted on the doors. The legendary gods and brothers specialize in hiding ghosts. With them guarding the portal, evil spirits, big and small, dare not enter to destroy them.
3. Spring Festival couplets
Spring Festival couplets originated in Fu Tao. ",weeks hanging on both sides of the door rectangular cherry wood panels. According to the "later Korea? 6? 1 According to the Book of Rites, Fu Tao is six inches long and wide, and he writes "God Tu" on the blackboard in silver and cherry wood, among which "Touching the Base" is Er Shen. "Oh, the residents of the building are all scared by Sen Mu, 100." So, The Old Story of Harvard-Yanjing in the Qing Dynasty said, "Spring Festival couplets, that is, Fu Tao."
Fu Zi paste, post paste, hanging picture paste, and link paste1000-these are the folk characteristics of blessing and home decoration.
4. Watch the Spring Festival Evening
Although this is not a custom, in the 1980s, the Spring Festival was an indispensable cultural feast in China because of television! Every year, more than/kloc-0.0 million people watch the Spring Festival Gala on TV or the Internet!
5, shou sui
On New Year's Eve, there is a folk custom in China, commonly known as "endure the new year". From the beginning of dinner, you should eat dinner slowly and sit down by candlelight. Some people always want to eat late into the night. According to the venerable Chronicle of Jingchu's Years, at least in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there was a custom of eating New Year's Eve. The custom of observing the old age not only has nostalgia and farewell to the passing years of running water, but also has the implication of holding good hopes for the coming New Year. 6. Setting off firecrackers in Chinese New Year There is a saying in China called "setting off firecrackers". That is, when the new year comes, the first thing for every household to open the door is to set off firecrackers to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. Firecracker is a specialty of China, also known as "Firecracker", "Firecracker" and "Firecracker". Eating New Year's Eve is the most lively and enjoyable time for every household in the Spring Festival. On New Year's Eve, a table is full of rich New Year's dishes, and the family get together, sit around the table and have a reunion dinner. The sense of accomplishment in my heart is really indescribable. People not only enjoy the delicious food on the table, but also enjoy the happy atmosphere. There are big dishes, cold dishes, stir-fried dishes and snacks on the table. Generally, two things are indispensable, one is hot pot and the other is fish. The hot pot is boiling, steaming, warm and sultry, which indicates that it is thriving; "Fish" and "fish" are homophonic, symbolizing "more happiness and more celebration" and also meaning "more than one year". There are also radishes, commonly known as vegetable heads. Good luck. Lobster, fried fish and other fried foods, wish your family prosperity, such as "cooking oil with fire." Finally, I want a dessert. I wish you a sweet life in the future. On this day, even if I can't drink, I will drink a little. 6. Fireworks set off firecrackers in the New Year
One person said that China people have "opened the door of firecrackers". Then, when the new year is coming, the first thing that every household opens is to set off firecrackers to get rid of the old and welcome the new with the sound of firecrackers. Firecrackers are a specialty of China, also known as "firecrackers", "firecrackers" and "firecrackers"
7. Have dinner
Eating New Year's Eve is a happy Spring Festival and the busiest time for every household. New year's leaves Full of sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner, family reunion, sitting around a table and having a reunion dinner together, it is really difficult to express the fullness in my heart in words. People can not only enjoy the delicious food on the table, but also enjoy the happy atmosphere. There are dishes, cold dishes pots and stir-fried snacks on the table, and generally two things are indispensable, one pot. A fish. The boiling pot is boiling, steaming, warm and sultry, which indicates that it is thriving; "Fish" and "I" are homophonic, which is a symbol of "good luck", and "fish" is also characterized by "having" turnips commonly known as radishes.
Good luck; Lobster, fish and other fried foods explode, wishing the family prosperity, such as "cooking oil with fire". Finally, most of them are sweet, and sweet honey wishes the future. On this day, if you don't drink, you are a little drunk.