Fifty-six flowers of famous clans are in full bloom in China. Different regions and different ethnic groups have their own unique folk customs. Different festivals, different clothes, different foods, different houses... Every bit of life reflects the rich and colorful regional characteristics, and all displays the unique charm of national culture.
“The winds are different a hundred miles away, and the customs are different across a thousand miles.” In my hometown, Jiangxi, there are also different festival customs from here!
The New Year’s Eve dinner we eat during the festival is made from home-grown rice, which is plump and big. We also eat dumplings and glutinous rice balls, which means reunion; a little sugar is put in the dumplings, which means that the life of this year will be sweet; there is also a "longevity fruit", mostly for the elderly, which is eaten in the dumplings Put some peanuts in it for health and longevity. We also cook dumplings with noodles. The dumplings are wrapped like ingots, which is called "Golden Needle Pierces Ingots".
During the Chinese New Year, we also have to post couplets, post New Year pictures, worship ancestors, beat gongs and drums... But the happiest ones are us juniors. When paying New Year greetings during the Spring Festival, the elders should prepare in advance The lucky money is distributed to the younger generation. It is said that the lucky money can suppress evil spirits. Because "Sui" and "祟" are homophonic, the younger generation can spend one year in peace by receiving the lucky money. It also expresses the elders' blessings to the younger generation in the new year. We still have to go to relatives' homes to pay New Year greetings, but when we give gifts, they cannot be in odd numbers. When New Year greeters enter the doors of relatives and friends, they should say different greetings to different people. Before leaving, the host will take out his own big orange to give each other good luck.
Year after year. The New Year just goes by in the traditional tight and fast process, in the joy of the children receiving the New Year's money, and in the joy of people eating the New Year's Eve dinner.
This also clearly demonstrates the charm of Chinese culture and customs!