Spring Festival customs are closely related to geographical factors. The Spring Festival customs in various regions are generally different, but there are also certain similarities. The specific relationship is as follows:
1. Northeastern region: Northeastern people are accustomed to calling the Spring Festival the "New Year". They like to eat dumplings, and during the Laba Festival, they start to pickle Laba garlic, which is an essential condiment for dipping dumplings. After the Laba Festival, people start preparing for the New Year. The most important thing is to kill the pig. When killing the pig, people will stew the fat, blood sausage and sauerkraut in a big pot. This is a famous thing in Northeast China. "Pork-killing vegetables".
2. Northwest Region: Taking Shaanxi as an example, in the twelfth lunar month, people begin to press cake noodles, grind tofu, steam yellow steamed buns, make rice wine, roll out mixed noodles, and fry fried cakes to prepare New Year delicacies . During the Chinese New Year, people in Shaanxi make a "Jujube card" for their children and hang it on their backs as a mascot to ward off evil and provide blessings. They are made of red dates and grain grass threaded with red thread, with a copper coin hanging on top and a firecracker hanging on the bottom. Some people use red thread to thread a "thimble" used for needlework and hang it around the child's neck. It is also a mascot for blessings. It is called a "thimble for increasing age". From birth to 12 years old, one will be added every year. In addition, "Yangko New Year" is the most unique custom among the New Year customs in northern Shaanxi. During the Spring Festival, every village organizes a Yangko team to pay New Year greetings one by one. They call this "Yangmenzi".
3. Southwest region: Taking Sichuan as an example, after the Laba Festival, a wide variety of cured products such as bacon, sausages, and heart and lungs must be prepared. They are usually cooked and eaten until the end of the New Year. Firecrackers are set off on the night of New Year's Eve, and glutinous rice balls are eaten on the morning of the first day of the lunar new year. People visit during the day from the first to the third day of the lunar month to visit older and senior relatives. They should bring gifts such as milk, wine, and leaf tobacco (tobacco leaves). The teahouse is very lively during the day, with many Sichuan opera, storytelling and other performances. There is also the Lantern Festival. For Sichuan people who love liveliness and peace, "lanterns" are indispensable during the New Year. The Lantern Festival has become an indispensable "program" for Sichuan people during the New Year.