1, the kitchen god
Sacrifice to the stove on December 24 in the southern lunar calendar. Folk sacrificial stoves originated from the ancient custom of worshipping fire. "Interpretation of Name": "Kitchen. Make it, create food. " The kitchen god's duty is to take charge of the kitchen fire and manage the diet. Later, it was expanded to investigate the good and evil in the world, so as to reduce good and evil. Sacrificing kitchen stoves has a history of thousands of years in China, and the belief in kitchen god is a reflection of China people's dream of "having enough food and clothing".
2, paste couplets
Sticking New Year's Red is a general term for sticking Spring Festival couplets, door gods, New Year pictures, blessings, horizontal approvals and window grilles. Because these are red festive elements pasted during the New Year, they are collectively called "Sticking New Year's Red". Sticking New Year's Red is a traditional Chinese New Year custom, which reflects the customs and beliefs of the people, adds festive atmosphere, and places people's good expectations for the new year and new life.
3. New Year's Eve dinner
New Year's Eve is one of the customs of New Year's Day, also known as New Year's dinner, reunion dinner, reunion dinner, etc., especially the family dinner on New Year's Eve. The New Year's Eve dinner originated from the ancient year-end sacrificial ceremony, which was a reunion dinner after worshipping the gods and ancestors. The reunion dinner is the highlight of the year before, which is not only colorful, but also very particular about meaning. Worship the gods and ancestors before the reunion dinner, and eat after the worship ceremony.
4, do new year's goods
Buying new year's goods, including food, clothes, clothes, use, stickers (New Year's Eve) and gifts (New Year's Eve), are collectively called "new year's goods", and the process of purchasing new year's goods is called "buying new year's goods". It is an important activity for China people to celebrate the Spring Festival.
5. Sweep the dust
At the end of the year, I officially began to prepare for the New Year. Dusting is year-end cleaning, which is called "house cleaning" in the south. Whenever the Spring Festival comes, every household should clean the environment, clean all kinds of appliances, tear down and wash bedding curtains, sweep the six yards, dust cobwebs and dredge open channels and culverts. Everywhere is filled with the joyful atmosphere of engaging in sanitation and welcoming the Spring Festival cleanly.
Reference to the above content? Baidu Encyclopedia-Sticking Couplets, Baidu Encyclopedia-Sacrificing the Kitchen God, Baidu Encyclopedia-New Year's Eve, Baidu Encyclopedia-New Year's Eve, Baidu Encyclopedia-Sweeping the Dust.