Jiangnan people will prepare the following dishes and practices during the Chinese New Year: 1. The 24th day of the twelfth lunar month is when the "gods" go to heaven to "report their duties."

Starting from this day, every household will do a general cleaning, and all utensils and bed sheets will be cleaned, which is called "collecting and hoarding".

One or two days before New Year's Eve, every household makes various kinds of cakes to prepare for the New Year.

On New Year's Eve, you will go to the flower market and walk along the flower streets. Lily, orange trees, chrysanthemums, peach blossoms, etc. are essential because flowers are the most good-luck flowers in the flower streets.

Day is the first day of the new year and the beginning of spring.

The sound of cannons is heard at dawn in the sky. On the big tables in the halls of every household, red plates are filled with tangerines (tangerines are larger than tangerines, so they are called tangerines), green olives and various exquisite candies. Lanterns are decorated in front of the door, and the younger generations offer tea to their elders.

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On this day, most people eat vegetarian food, at least not eating meat for breakfast; 3. On the morning of the first day of the lunar month, many lion dance troupes and English singing groups beat gongs and drums to visit every household in the village to pay homage to the New Year, and the hosts set off firecrackers to welcome them; 4. On the second day of the lunar month,

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, many rural towns organize cultural and entertainment activities to celebrate the New Year. In addition to setting up theaters to perform Teochew operas, mountain operas, and shadow puppet shows, there are also large gong and drum troupes, tiger and lion troupes, English singing troupes, dragon dance troupes, etc. that parade along the streets and villages.

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Sending lucky money is an important part of the Spring Festival customs in Jiangnan. Elders should give money to their younger generations, and younger generations who can make money should also give money to their elders.

The money should not be given away in a blank manner, but should be carefully packed in a profit bag or wrapped in a piece of red paper.

This is commonly known as "pressing the belly and waist", which means that from beginning to end of the year, the pockets will be full and rich.