1, please go to the grave and ask your ancestors to say, "On the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, please go to the grave and ask your ancestors to make great contributions". Ancestor worship has a long history in China. Death is not only an important symbol of filial piety, but also a virtue of respecting the elderly. The Spring Festival is a big festival, and the ceremony of paying homage to one's ancestors is particularly grand. In most areas, ancestors were invited on the morning of the 29th. As early as the Han Dynasty, ancestor worship in China was already a very important activity in the Spring Festival.
2. In fact, the highlight of New Year's Eve is "New Year's Eve", also called reunion dinner, reunion dinner and so on. No matter whether the family is rich or poor, we should prepare a sumptuous "New Year's Eve". It is a very happy thing for the family to sit around and eat jiaozi and rich dishes, recall the past and look forward to the future.
In the south, the New Year's Eve dinner is usually dominated by seafood and vegetables, while in the north, big fish and big meat are put on the table. At the end of the year, families get together for a reunion dinner, which is actually one of the most worthwhile customs in the Spring Festival.
In ancient times, observing the old age on New Year's Eve had two special meanings: the elderly were called "resigning the old age" to comfort the old and cherish the time, and the young and middle-aged kept the old age to prolong their parents' life. Since the Han Dynasty, the time of alternation between the old and the new is usually midnight.
It has been recorded in the Wei and Jin Dynasties that on New Year's Eve, the whole family stayed up all night, got together, drank a meal and shared the happiness of family, which is an annual custom that the Chinese nation still attaches great importance to. This is a traditional custom since ancient times. On New Year's Eve, the whole family will get together for a reunion dinner, and everyone will stay up all night or even stay up all night.
According to the ancient calendar, the day of the twelfth lunar month is called "New Year". Get up in the morning on New Year's Day, you need to stick a door god and paste Spring Festival couplets. Spring Festival couplets are unique folk symbols in China. Sticking Spring Festival couplets is a very grand project. The so-called "Spring Festival couplets" are made of red paper and then beautiful blessing words are written on the red paper. Sticking Spring Festival couplets can also be called "Sticking Year Red" in ancient times, including not only the Spring Festival couplets on both sides of the gate, but also the scarlet letter "Fu" on the gate. Regardless of posting Spring Festival couplets or the word "Fu", it is actually to express people's good wishes for the New Year. In some places, two "door gods", Qin Qiong and Wei Chijingde, are labeled, believing that families can ward off evil spirits and avoid disasters.
There is a saying among people who set off firecrackers 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". Its origin is very early, and it has a history of more than two thousand years. Setting off firecrackers can create a festive and lively atmosphere. It is an entertainment activity during the Spring Festival and can bring happiness and good luck to people. With the passage of time, firecrackers are more and more widely used, and there are more and more varieties and colors. Every major festival and happy celebration, as well as marriage, building, opening, etc. We should set off firecrackers to celebrate and make good luck.
The above is the custom of Spring Festival that I am familiar with. What else do you know, my friend?