On the first day of the Lunar New Year, before Fuzhou people go out to pay New Year greetings, they must first offer sacrifices to the sky, and rice with bamboo strips is a must-have sacrifice.

On the first day of the first lunar month in Fuzhou, every household will open their doors, burn incense and fire cannons to welcome the New Year. On the second day of the first lunar month, according to Fuzhou folk custom, this day is the day when a married daughter returns to her natal family, and her husband must also accompany her. Aojiu Porridge The 29th day of the first lunar month is the Aojiu Festival. This is a traditional festival unique to the Fuzhou language family. The custom is to eat Aojiu porridge, which comes from the story of the filial son "Mu Lian saving his mother". In the early morning of this day, each household uses glutinous rice to cook porridge, accompanied by peanuts, longan, red dates, water chestnuts, sesame seeds, brown sugar, etc. to make Aojiu porridge. First, they recommend their ancestors, then honor their parents, and then have breakfast together as a family. In the past, Fuzhou people would add a peeled water chestnut to the cooked Aojiu porridge. The head of the water chestnut should be left on, which means more children and grandchildren. On the night of the Lantern Festival, every household in Fuzhou lights up lanterns and hangs them in front of the door to watch each other.