"The New Year is the first one", Hakka people regard the New Year as the most solemn and joyful festival of the year.

People start preparing for the New Year very early.

In September and October, sweet potato slices and rice cake slices are dried for frying and stir-frying during the New Year.

As soon as the "Winter Solstice" arrives, wine begins to be steamed.

On the thirtieth day of the new year, every household will steam sugar cakes, make rice crackers, butcher pigs, make tofu, slaughter chickens, etc. to welcome the new year happily.

The Hakka people's Spring Festival is generally divided into three stages. The first stage is the preparation stage from December 24th to New Year's Eve; the first to fifth day of the first lunar month is the New Year stage; and the sixth day to the Lantern Festival is the after-party stage.

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Sacrifice the Stove on December 23. The stove must be cleaned on the evening of the 23rd, the old Stove Lord must be taken down and burned, and the new statue must be put up on the morning of the 30th.

Arrange wine and meat, candies, sugar cane, rice crackers, etc., burn incense, light candles, and set off paper cannons in front of the stove.

Entering the New Year World On the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, we enter the "New Year World" and we step up preparations to celebrate the New Year. People who go out have to rush home to celebrate the New Year.

After reaching the age limit, children should be taught not to curse each other or say unlucky words.

Before and after entering the new year, you should choose an auspicious day to sweep and clean the house.

It is necessary to clean the kitchen tables and benches, wash and dry the bedding and mosquito nets, and celebrate the new year cleanly.

Celebrating New Year's Eve New Year's Eve, also known as New Year's Eve, is the most lively and joyful day during the New Year.

On this morning, every household will worship Bodhisattva and worship gods.

On New Year's Eve, portraits of ancestors should be hung in every hall, bright red Spring Festival couplets should be pasted on the door, and red notes should be pasted on barn doors, in front of poultry stalls, on furniture, beds, and beside water tanks, which is called "Signing the New Year."

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Both adults and children should take a bath, put on new clothes, and celebrate the new year cleanly.

Each hall must also display an offering table, an incense table, chickens, fish, meat, fruits, etc. to worship the ancestors.

On New Year's Eve, we have a reunion dinner with sumptuous dishes.

A few extra sets of bowls and chopsticks should be placed on the table to invite the ancestors to come back and celebrate the New Year together.

Before the meal, the ancestors should sift the wine first, sprinkle the wine on the ground, and then start eating.

During the banquet, the elderly and children ate chicken drumsticks to show respect for the elderly and the young.

After the reunion dinner, the stove should be washed clean in preparation for a vegetarian meal on the morning of the first day of the first lunar month or throughout the day.

In the evening, we must stay up late to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new year. Every room must be brightly lit all night, which is called "lighting the new year's fire." In some places, cattle pens and pig houses are also lit with lights.

Parents need to give lucky money to their children, and in some places, they also give lucky money to the elderly.

Receive the God of Wealth. We must receive the God of Wealth in the morning on the 30th of the year. There is a specific time for the God of Wealth to come every year. Open the door. Open the door at the auspicious time specified in the "Tongshu" on the first day of the first lunar month. Suddenly, the sound of firecrackers comes one after another, resounding through the sky. Happy New Year. Eat vegetarian food on the morning of the first day of the first lunar month.

After the meal, people greet each other and say auspicious words to each other.

The children are wearing new clothes and playing happily, and some are vying to pay New Year greetings to the elders: "My father-in-law and uncle's family are getting rich, so give the candy cakes and fruits to Ya (me)." "My sister-in-law's family" On the second day of the first lunar month, relatives visit to pay New Year's greetings.

The second day of the Lunar New Year is the day when married daughters return to their parents' homes. The roads are bustling with people. Women carry chicken arms, candies and other items to honor their parents. They go to their parents' homes to have a happy gathering with their parents, brothers and sisters, especially the newlywed son-in-law (the in-laws' family will use book stickers to express their gratitude to their parents).

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Usually the young couple goes together, and sometimes the son-in-law goes alone; some come back on the same day, and some stay for five or six days.

When you go, you should bring little hens, rice crackers, candies, incense candles, firecrackers, etc. When you arrive, you should burn incense, light candles, and set off firecrackers in front of the ancestors of the Yue family.

At noon, the Yue family entertained guests, and the son-in-law had to get drunk. He would not be enthusiastic if he was not drunk.

Eat "New Year's rice" on the morning of the third day of the Lunar New Year (some steam it on the evening of the 29th day of the first lunar month, and some steam it on the evening of the second day of the first lunar month). Put chopsticks on the rice. If there are several people in the family, insert a few pairs.

Put a branch with leaves on it, and some even put oranges, pomelos and other fruits on it.

Before eating the New Year's meal, the meal should be placed on the "that day" altar to worship the gods and ancestors.

There are a lot of dishes to prepare for New Year's Eve dinner, including chicken and meat, which is similar to having a reunion dinner on New Year's Eve.

No killing is allowed on the third day of the lunar month. Chickens should be killed on the second day of the lunar month or kept during the Chinese New Year.

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, the year comes out.

The portraits of ancestors in the hall must be put away, the paper door curtains must be removed and burned, and those who go out to work can start their journey.

Lantern Festival and Lantern Festival on the 10th day of the lunar month. The Lantern Festival is also called the "Shangyuan Festival" on the 15th day of the first lunar month. Every household prepares dishes and drinks to celebrate the New Year.

The Lantern Festival is about to take place, and the New Year's entertainment activities reach their climax.

From the beginning of the Chinese New Year to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, recreational activities continue in various places, mostly dragon lantern parades and lion dances. Some activities start on the first or second day of the first lunar month.

Before the dragon lantern and lion teams arrive, they will post a message in advance, and they will give them red envelopes and snacks after they arrive.