1, give lucky money

It is a traditional folk custom in China to give children some lucky money during the Spring Festival. The lucky money is full of blessings from the elders to the younger generation. In China, there are some popular stories about the origin of lucky money. For example, in ancient times, there was a demon with black hands and white body called Chong, who came out to harm children every New Year's Eve. So people burn lights all night and put copper coins on children's pillows to ward off evil spirits. This is called "protecting the special" and "suppressing the special", and later it is called "protecting the old" and "suppressing the old".

2, do not kill, do not sweep

During the Chinese New Year, there are many established habits to be observed, commonly known as the annual ban. Because the first month is the beginning of a year, people often regard it as a sign of the fortune of the New Year, so there are many "taboos" during the New Year. For example, on the first day of New Year's Day, killing is forbidden, because killing is considered to lead to disasters such as knife disaster, soldier disaster and blood disaster.

You can't use a broom on the first day of the first month, otherwise you will sweep away your luck and break your money. If you must sweep the floor, you must sweep it from the outside to the inside. You can't smash furniture during the New Year. Breaking it is a sign of bankruptcy. You have to say "Peace through the years" or "Flowers bloom on the ground, wealth and splendor" as soon as possible.

On New Year's Day, there are many taboos: you can't carry water (fill the water tank on New Year's Eve), you can't sweep the floor (even if firecrackers and scraps of paper are scattered all over the floor, you can't sweep away the God of Wealth), you can't scold each other, you can't fight, you can't break utensils (meaning "harmony"), and you must say auspicious New Year greetings when you meet. ...

3. Open the door and set off firecrackers

When the door is opened in the morning of the Spring Festival, firecrackers are set off first, which is called "opening the door to set off firecrackers". Put three pieces called "Lianzhong Sanyuan"; Put four pieces called "Flo Xi Shou"; Put five pieces called "Five Blessingg"; Put six pieces called "66 Dashun" ... After the firecrackers, the ground is broken red, which is called "full house red". At this time, the streets were full of anger and joy. Everyone meets and says "Happy New Year" to each other, and this new year begins.

Step 4 worship god

At the same time, the first day of the first month is also a day of worship. Friends with religious beliefs can burn incense and pray in the temple to ensure a safe and smooth year.

On the first day of the first month of the first month, Guangzhou Neighborhood Association worships ancestors and gods early in the morning, and gets up to burn incense and set off firecrackers, which means "grabbing spring". Haikou people are also very particular about the first day of ancestor worship. Put wine and tea first, and prepare chicken, chicken blood, squid, pork and other foods in advance. Chicken blood should be put on chickens. After giving three sticks of incense to your ancestors, you can begin to worship them. After the ancestor worship, the prosperous New Year began.

5. Fast food

In the thirtieth year, I ate big fish and meat, and the first meal on the first day of the first month, the whole family wanted to be vegetarian.

"Fasting" is homophonic with "disaster", and fasting also means "eating disaster", which will "eat up" all kinds of disasters and bless family members in the new year. Eat vegetarian food for lunch on the first day of the New Year, and cook a pot of "Luohanzhai" with vermicelli, yuba, Nostoc flagelliforme and mushrooms. I ate all the vegetarian dishes I should eat this year on this day. I can eat big fish and meat in the future and pray for good luck in the coming year. Therefore, there is a saying that "it is better to eat vegetarian food on the first day of the first year than to eat vegetarian food for one year".

6. Eat rice cakes

Eating rice cakes on the first day of the Lunar New Year is a tradition in China, which means "getting higher and higher". The styles of rice cakes are square yellow and white rice cakes, which symbolize gold and silver and express the meaning of making a fortune in the New Year.

7. Eat jiaozi

It is a custom for northerners to eat jiaozi on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, but now many Renye Fang and South Renye Fang have joined the ranks of eating jiaozi. Eating jiaozi on New Year's Eve means "good luck in the coming year", while eating jiaozi on New Year's Day means good luck in the coming year.

8. Eat glutinous rice balls

Jiaozi, the breakfast on New Year's Day, must have a more special meaning. It means: everything goes well and the whole family is happy. Eating jiaozi in the New Year is not called "jiaozi" or "Yuanbao", and eating jiaozi is not called "eating jiaozi" but "getting Yuanbao". Because in the hometown dialect, "making trouble" is often called "breaking the' sweet dumplings'".

9. Eat noodles

Long noodles, also called longevity noodles, are eaten on the first day of the new year, which means "every year" and I wish you a hundred years of longevity. Many old people still keep this custom.

10, drink "Yuanbao Tea"

People in Shaoxing, Zhejiang have the custom of drinking "Yuanbao tea" in the teahouse on the first day of the New Year. On the one hand, the so-called "Yuanbao tea" is that the tea used here is higher than usual, and a "kumquat" or "green olive" is added to the tea jar at home to refer to "Yuanbao", which symbolizes "Yuanbao makes a fortune in the door". Second, there is a "gold ingot" cut out of red paper on the tea urn, which roughly means "the way to make money".

1 1, drink chicken soup

Drinking chicken soup on New Year's Day symbolizes "peace". In addition, the main laborers in the family have to eat chicken feet, which means "catching money in the New Year".

12, Happy New Year

An important activity of the Spring Festival is to congratulate the New Year at new friends and friends' homes and neighbors, which used to be called New Year greetings.

New Year greeting is a traditional folk custom in China, and it is a way for people to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, and express their best wishes to each other. Generally speaking, New Year greetings begin at home. On the morning of the first day, after the younger generation gets up, they should first pay a New Year call to their elders, wishing them a long and healthy life and all the best. After the elders worship, they should distribute the "lucky money" prepared in advance to the younger generation. After paying New Year greetings to the elders at home, people go out to pay New Year greetings.