Our country has a vast territory and abundant resources, which has given rise to unique ethnic groups. It is also divided into the south and the north based on differences in terrain. The South and the North have their own unique "styles" during the Spring Festival, and the differences in customs add to the unique atmosphere of the Spring Festival. Let's take a look at the differences between the Spring Festival customs in the South and the Spring Festival customs in the North.

1. "Little New Year" at different times

On the eve of the Spring Festival, Little New Year is indispensable. People will sacrifice and pray to the Kitchen God on the day of "Little New Year" To wish for good weather in the coming year, people also sweep the dust to clean away all the dirt and bad luck of the year and prepare for the arrival of the Spring Festival. Xiaonian has special meaning to people, but what you don’t know is that Xiaonian in the south and Xiaonian in the north are not on the same day! In the north, the small year is the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, and in the south, the small year is the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month.

2. "Breakfast" with different characteristics

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, southerners get up very early and start boiling water to cook glutinous rice balls. The breakfast of southerners is round and glutinous rice dumplings. The glutinous rice balls in the morning herald the coming of wealth in the coming year. Northerners get up early to boil water and cook dumplings. Dumplings are breakfast for northerners. In the Song Dynasty, Jiaozi meant banknotes. Jiaozi and dumplings have similar pronunciations. Eating dumplings means There is endless money to collect in the new year. On the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year, northerners will cook a bowl of steaming noodles for breakfast, which means "everything goes well". Anyone who eats noodles will have everything going well in the new year, while in the south, people who eat noodles on the second day of the Lunar New Year will have everything go smoothly. Breakfast is not so particular.

3. Surrounding the stove in the south and staying up late in the north

In the south, there is a custom of surrounding the stove on New Year’s Eve. After the New Year’s Eve dinner, the whole family sits around the stove and prays over and over again. While eating melon seeds, chatting, watching TV, and talking about the ups and downs of the past year and the vision for the new year. In the north, the whole family sits together to watch the Spring Festival Gala while making dumplings. In order to seek good luck, northerners often put coins, sugar, peanuts, dates, chestnuts, meat fillings, etc. into the New Year's dumplings. .

4. Different "New Year's Money"

Northerners have the custom of giving out red envelopes during the Chinese New Year, while in the south, many people call this custom "Leishi", and it is also a gift to relatives and friends. Southerners pay more attention to the exchange of gifts, and the etiquette of profit is relatively complicated. Generally speaking, people in the north stuff stuff into your pocket very casually, while in the south they wrap it up into a red envelope and give it to you. Children in the north and south will habitually refuse it anyway, but they will still get it in the end, but they will definitely come back in the end. From my parents.

5. Different Celebrations

In northern areas, temple fairs are often held during the Chinese New Year. Temple fairs are usually held during the Spring Festival, Lantern Festival and other festivals, and are usually held by the whole family or by young people. Two friends went shopping together to have fun. Dragon lantern dance is performed during the Chinese New Year in the southern region, which integrates "lion dance, dragon dance, colorful boat racing, bamboo horse racing, stilt walking, fish lanterns" and other forms. As soon as the Chinese New Year comes, people dance from house to house, which is very interesting.

6. Different decorations

In the past, people in the north and south would put up window grilles during the Chinese New Year. Most of the window grilles were cut by the women at home, and the patterns often used festive words and animals. Or plant, stick it on the window to get good color. Nowadays, many people in northern areas still put up window grilles or the words "Fu" on their homes. In southern China, people usually put up window grilles when they get married and the Chinese character "Fu" during the Spring Festival.

The differences in annual customs between the north and the south are actually the result of the combined effects of various factors such as political and economic activities, humanistic customs, geographical environment, climate characteristics, and historical influences where both sides live. Differences in taste, form, and habits not only reflect the individuality of various regions and nationalities, but also recognize the uniqueness of Chinese traditional culture. Home, the lingering ancient flavor, country, the spirit of prosperity. The difference in celebrating the New Year is the integration of family and country. Only with the feelings of family and country can we have a sense of belonging to our family and a sense of pride in our country.