1 Apple

Apple means "peace, health and longevity", and the homonym of "apple" is "ping", which indicates a happy life. White apples symbolize purity and red apples symbolize "prosperity".

2. orange

Oranges covered with branches are yellow, orange and gold. Gold symbolizes happiness and wealth. It is very festive to look at them. Put a plate of oranges on the table, which means "all wishes come true, sincerity is full" and everything goes well in the New Year.

3.pitaya

Pitaya tastes sweet and has high nutritional value. It is shaped like a burning flame. Its flesh is bright red and delicious, and its taste is mild and fragrant. Pitaya means "thriving". In the new year, life is getting more and more prosperous.

What are the customs on New Year's Day?

1, dust removal

The custom of sweeping dust was very popular in the Yao and Shun dynasties, because dust is homophonic with Chen, and the New Year is a festival to welcome new weather, so sweeping dust means "getting rid of the old and not being new".

It means to sweep away all unlucky things and make the new year full of good luck, so on the night before the new year, almost every household has to clean the environment, clean all kinds of electrical appliances, remove and clean bedding curtains and so on.

Step 2: keep your age

The custom of observing the old age has a long history, which was first recorded in the Local Records of the Western Jin Dynasty, that is, on New Year's Eve, all parties gave gifts to each other, which was called "giving back the old age"; Wine and food are invited, which is called "not old"; Young people and old people get together to drink and wish a complete song. This is called "age division".

Everyone stayed up all night, waiting for dawn, saying that one day is "keeping the old age." Since the Han Dynasty, the time for the alternation of the old and new years is generally at midnight.