Chinese New Year's Eve is the last night of the year. The last day at the end of the year is called "dividing the year", which means that the old year is divided here and the new year is replaced.
As the saying goes, "stay up for one night in the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve".
Let's talk about it today.
What are the customs on the day of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve?
Sticking to the New Year's RedNew Year's red is a general term for the red festive elements pasted during the New Year, such as Spring Festival couplets, door gods, window flowers, New Year paintings, and blessing characters. Chinese New Year's Sticker (Wave Spring) is a long-standing custom of Chinese folk, which entrusts people's yearning for a happy life and wishes for a better future.
Chinese New Year's Eve dinnerThe Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is also known as the "reunion dinner". The annual reunion dinner reflects the mutual respect and love of the family members of the Chinese nation, and it is also the most lively and happy time for every family during the Spring Festival. On Chinese New Year's Eve, a table full of sumptuous New Year's dishes is set up, and the family is reunited and has a reunion dinner. There are many famous restaurants for Chinese New Year's Eve dinners, with southerners often having rice cakes or rice cakes for Chinese New Year's Eve, while northerners eat dumplings. "Dumplings" is the meaning of alternating between the old and the new, and "changing the age of Jiaozi". And because the white-flour dumplings are shaped like silver ingots, a pot is served on the table to symbolize"Make a fortune in the New Year, and the ingots roll in"meaning.
Worship ancestorsChinese New Year's Eve ancestor worship is one of the traditional customs of the Han people. On the one hand, it originates from the traditional concept of "filial piety first" and "chasing the distance in the end", expressing filial piety and nostalgia to the ancestors on the occasion of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new; On the other hand, it is due to the belief that ancestral gods can bless future generations and make them prosperous.
This traditional custom has been passed down from generation to generation, and people always hold a sacrificial ceremony every Chinese New Year's Eve to give thanks and pray for blessings. In the past, ancestor worship ceremonies were generally held on the afternoon of Chinese New Year's Eve, with the participation of clans of the same surname dressed in costumes, and the ceremony was more solemn.
The main sacrifices of the common people are carried out at home, and the time is mostly around the reunion dinner on Chinese New Year's Eve, which is called "taking the ancestors home for the New Year". Because legend has it that the spirits of the deceased cannot move during the day, they have to wait until after dark.
Keep the yearShou Nian, commonly known as "staying up for the year", is a sleepless night for Chinese. For the elderly, there is a sense that time is fleeting, and there is a sense of cherishing time. For teenagers, there is a sense of new sprouts and a sense of hard work.
The custom of keeping the New Year has been around for a long time. Shou Sui is also called Shou Tianmen, this custom originated very early, Tang and Song dynasties. On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, families reunite, talk, communicate, recount, and reminisce together, and Chinese New Year's Eve is the night with the most rules in our national folk activities.
Keeping the New Year is a station in life, not only people's nostalgia for the old year that is about to pass away, but also the longing and yearning for the new year.
New Year's moneyWhen keeping the New Year, the elders also have to give the younger generations New Year's money. "Sui" and "Zhen" are homophonic, and the elders hope that the New Year's money can drive away evil spirits and avoid disasters, and bless children with peace and healthy growth. This custom originated from the Han Dynasty and has become a unique Chinese culture. However, the "New Year's money" of ordinary people in ancient times was not real gold, but something similar to a talisman.
Hang lanternsHanging lanterns during the Chinese New Year is an ancient Chinese custom, red represents festivity, round lanterns symbolize reunion, and red lanterns symbolize peace, peace and prosperity. Chinese lanterns, also known collectively as lanterns, are said to have originated in the Western Han Dynasty more than 1,800 years ago. Every year around the Chinese New Year's Eve, people hang red lanterns symbolizing the meaning of reunion to create a festive atmosphere.
The order of the year is replaced, and the old is said to welcome the new.
On the most important day at the end of the year.
No matter how far away they are, they have to rush home to reunite with their families.
Savor the happiness of life.
Welcome the New Year's good.
*: Compiled from China Education Daily, People's ** Social Minsheng Weekly.
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