My hometown, Yueyang Pingjiang, is an ordinary county. In addition to Pingjiang dialect, Pingjiang still retains a particularly old custom of the Spring Festival-resigning the old year.
What is the year of resignation? Resignation is a national carnival on the 30th. Children have children's programs, adults have women's programs and men's programs.
Of course, the taste of the New Year's Eve depends on the children. Generally, after the reunion dinner, the children can't wait to start. In the past, we all started after dinner. Now, to be on the safe side, we also started after lunch. The friends in the small basin shouted "Congratulations on your bright red year" (meaning "prosperous year") from door to door, and the host family happily agreed to "resign the year". One night, I resigned everywhere and finally got a big bag full. Of course, children are happier now. Most families began to give "red envelopes", one yuan, two yuan, a small amount of five yuan, ten yuan. The bag has become relaxed, and everyone has the joy of counting money!
Most of the friends in the small basin can outrun all the villagers and surnames far and near, and some make a determined effort to run all over the village. Of course, it is not necessarily the whole village. They will be warmly received at any one of them on the evening of the 30th. This year, Xiaowu made a determined effort with his cousin. It took him more than three hours to run half the village. Moreover, there are obviously more children and older children who go home to resign in the New Year than in previous years. It is estimated that they all want to enjoy this special New Year flavor. The night sky echoed with the voices of children calling for friends.
After returning to China, there are various programs, such as an old house in the lobby, collective bonfires, gossip, playing cards and cracking melon seeds. In recent years, barbecues have become popular, and there is no one to watch the Spring Festival Evening. Every year, the Spring Festival Gala is basically reduced to background music, and it is always late at night. This is, Pingjiang's exclusive midnight snack has begun, and Chao (sound) radish stewed pig's head is super delicious. ...
? Near 12, there was basically no countdown in the village, and firecrackers and thunder fireworks began to be set off (in recent years, due to environmental problems, this reserved program was cancelled, and the old people were very disciplined, so they stopped fighting for fireworks and used short firecrackers to represent it).
? Then the lights are on all night, and the spirit of playing cards stays up all night, but let's wash and sleep early! Because, on New Year's Day, there are more lively programs waiting for us!