In many places in our country, there is a custom of eating glutinous rice balls on the morning of New Year's Day (vegetarian breakfast), which means reunion and family happiness. In addition, when making glutinous rice balls, people are very particular about it. For good luck, people will wrap coins, peanuts, sesame seeds, sugar and red dates in glutinous rice balls. Eating glutinous rice balls with sugar symbolizes the sweetness of life, while eating glutinous rice balls with coins means "prosperity", which means that they will make a fortune.
Second, get up early and fire the door cannon
The first thing to get up on New Year's Day is to set off firecrackers, commonly known as "opening firecrackers", which means opening the door, which is also an expression to welcome the new year. At the arrival of the new year, people are looking forward to a safe, healthy and healthy new year in the crackling sound of firecrackers. In addition, getting up early and firing the cannon is also a way to greet XiShen and the God of Wealth, which means that fortune has arrived and happiness has arrived.
Third, get up early on New Year's Day to pay New Year's greetings
Many places pay New Year's greetings on the second day of New Year's Day, but some places are used to paying New Year's greetings on the first day of New Year's Day. On this morning, people put on beautiful new clothes and dress up neatly, and go out to visit relatives and friends and congratulate each other. In ancient times, it was also popular to send people with "posts" to pay New Year greetings, which mainly included congratulations on a happy New Year and greetings on life.