Foshan is located in the hinterland of the Pearl River Delta. Historically, Foshan has accepted the influence of foreign cultures earlier. Moreover, due to its superior geographical environment, convenient water and land transportation, and developed handicrafts and commerce, after long-term development, Foshan has formed a distinctive characteristic , rich and colorful customs, among which the Spring Festival customs are particularly prominent. If you don’t believe it, let’s take a look.

Foshan’s Spring Festival customs can be roughly divided into three categories according to different forms of expression and custom time: welcoming the spring in the twelfth lunar month, celebrating the New Year, and praying for blessings from the gods.

From the end of the twelfth lunar month to the thirtieth of the twelfth lunar month, there are customs to welcome the spring, including thanking the stove, sweeping the house, celebrating the spring festival, opening the oil wok, walking on the flower street, selling laziness, lighting up lights on New Year's Eve, and taking responsibility for the year ("responsibility for the year"). " means "pressure") etc.

From the first day of the first lunar month to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it is the new year. New Year customs include: burning firecrackers to celebrate the new year, welcoming the God of Wealth, buying big clams for making a fortune, singing dragon boat songs, carp songs, and New Year greetings To celebrate the new year, walk on the bank road, wake up the lion to celebrate the new year, etc.

The main customs during the Spring Festival to reward gods and pray for blessings include: visiting ancestral temples on the first day of the lunar month, visiting gods and praying for blessings, Lantern Festival and Lantern Festival, Lantern Festival outings, lettuce parties, burning fireworks and performing dramas, and the sixteenth line of the first lunar month, etc. .

The following mainly introduces the more common customs during the Chinese New Year in eastern Guangdong:

1. Wash off the filth. "On the 28th of the year, wash away the filth." I think many people in Foshan have forgotten this custom. I didn't even know this saying at first. Cleaning up the mess is mainly to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. On the 28th day of the year, people will clean the incense burners, rooms and everything except the toilet in their homes to welcome the new year with a clean appearance. At the same time, people will also put on new clothes and wash their feet to welcome the New Year with a brand new look.

2. Set off firecrackers. This custom is very common. People set off firecrackers together at 12 o'clock on the New Year's Eve to drive away unlucky ghosts - "New Year's Eve". Every family competes to set off firecrackers to see whose firecrackers are the loudest.

3. Make snacks. A few days before New Year's Eve, many old ladies begin to make traditional foods such as fried dumplings, fried dumplings and sponge cakes, and give them to relatives and friends. Relatives and friends will also give each other home-made snacks, and everyone happily welcomes the New Year.

4. Have New Year’s Eve dinner (reunion dinner). On New Year's Eve, every family member will gather together to have dinner. Regardless of whether they are old or young, whether they are at home or working outside, they will rush home and help make home-cooked meals together, and then watch TV and chat together happily until late at night... 5. Get the "God of Wealth" . On New Year's Eve, some beggars on the street made some "God of Wealth Stickers" by themselves and knocked on doors one by one to distribute "God of Wealth stickers". Because it is Chinese New Year, the owner who opens the door will give a small red envelope to the beggars.

6. Worship ancestors. On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, people will go to the mountains or cemeteries to worship their ancestors, pray for good weather in the new year, bless themselves and their families, and have success in the new year. They burn incense and worship Buddha to pray for blessings. Foshan people believe that their ancestors can protect them and make them successful. They really don’t forget their ancestors!

7. Love flower complex. Before the Chinese New Year, people have a strong love for flowers and have the habit of "walking through flower streets". On the streets of Foshan, many people go to the Flower Street, buying a peach tree in one shop, and a pot of budding narcissus or a pot of kumquats in another shop... Shopping in the Flower Street has always been a tradition for Foshan people. traditional customs.

8. Dance to wake up the lion. In the traditional Foshan New Year customs, lion dance is an indispensable program to celebrate the Spring Festival. Starting from the first day of the Lunar New Year, you can hear the sound of gongs and drums in front of many village ancestral halls or in the streets of small towns, and you can see dancing lions jumping up and down. It’s so exciting!

9. Decorate your home. During the Chinese New Year, many people write Spring Festival couplets themselves or ask others to write Spring Festival couplets. Foshan people call them "Hui Chun", and they also paste the word "Fu" and a statue of the God of Wealth on the door to welcome the God of Wealth, making the New Year atmosphere even stronger.

10. Happy New Year. On the first day of the new year, people get up early. After worshiping the gods to welcome the spring, the family holds a New Year greeting ceremony in the hall. After the New Year greetings, people can go out to visit relatives and friends, pay New Year greetings to each other, and wish each other good luck in the New Year.

Some of them brought some small thoughts, and some made a special trip to reminisce about the past and their feelings last year... 11. "Return to the mother's home" at the beginning of the new year. On the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year, every household worships gods and sets off firecrackers, and then eats the "New Year's dinner". "New Year's Eve" must include "raw chicken" (rooster), which means good luck and vitality in the new year. After eating the "New Year's dinner", married women "return to their wives' homes" with their husbands and children, usually bringing New Year's Eve delicacies such as fried dumplings, fried rice cakes, and rice cakes.

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